btoddrn

btoddrn has 13 years experience and specializes in ER, ICU, Resource Nurse, Hospice.

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1. New Inpatient Detox Facility

   btoddrn posted a topic in Addictions

   My name is Todd and I am starting a new inpatient detox/rehab facility just south of Pittsburgh. I have done ER/ICU nursing for 13 years along with home health hospice for 3 years. After that, I...

2. Would you work for a hospital as an Independent Contractor?

   btoddrn replied to btoddrn's topic in Agency Nurses

   How about if there was somewhere you could go that would help you get set up as an LLC or S-Corp; would help with the contracts; remind you of when your certifications and licenses were about to...

3. Would you work for a hospital as an Independent Contractor?

   btoddrn replied to btoddrn's topic in Agency Nurses

   What would be needed is for you to create an LLC or S corp. Then you would have to pay quarterly taxes instead of annual. When you work for a hospital as an employee, you pay some taxes and they pay...

4. You and the Anesthesiologist disagree on pt care. Now what?

   btoddrn posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I am currently in school for nurse anesthesia. I have been several different places with clinicals and have certainly experienced a lot of variation in "this is the right way to do it." Something I...

5. Would you work for a hospital as an Independent Contractor?

   btoddrn posted a topic in Agency Nurses

   If you were able to work for a hospital as an independent contractor and made more money, do you think it would be worth paying your own malpractice insurance, health insurance, self employment taxes...

6. Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement to hospitals

   btoddrn replied to btoddrn's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

   That was my thought, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something. However, the quote came from someone who you wouldn't think would be making crazy statements like that. But I guess anyone...

7. Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement to hospitals

   btoddrn replied to btoddrn's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

   Thank you so much for that information. Medicare/Medicaid is definitely complex, and I am sure it will be even more complex when the ICD-10 comes out. However, the question that I am really trying...

8. Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement to hospitals

   btoddrn posted a topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

   I wanted to see if anyone knows for sure if it is true that Medicare/Medicaid won't reimburse hospitals if they are using nurse independent contractors. There are some statements out there on the...

9. VCU and MSA 2013

   btoddrn replied to missnurse01's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I got in my second time applying after being waitlisted my first time. I took the GRE, got my CCRN, took the two classes listed by VCU online, and took a 400 level physiology class at GMU. It is a...

10. What kind of computer?

    btoddrn replied to hokieicurn's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I have an ipad which I love for school. I tried printing out all the slides the first semester and then got an ipad second semester. It is so much more convenient. I don't have to waste paper or pay...

11. CRNA 1099 experience

    btoddrn posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am looking for someone that worked last year as a 1099 CRNA worker. I am trying to figure out the difference between CRNAs and RNs in working as 1099 workers in the hospital setting. If you know...

12. Independent contractor vs. agency nurse in a hospital

    btoddrn replied to btoddrn's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Thanks for the information. From those I have talked with so far, I am finding that the limiting factor deals more with the federal, state and employment tax laws. If anyone can chime in on this, it...

13. Independent contractor vs. agency nurse in a hospital

    btoddrn replied to btoddrn's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Thanks for the thoughts! I'll definitely let you know what comes of it?

14. Independent contractor vs. agency nurse in a hospital

    btoddrn posted a topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I was wondering if anyone has any experience in being an independent contractor for a hospital just like an agency nurse but not going through an agency. If so, what tips can you give me and how does...

15. Anybody working at Howard University Hospital ?

    btoddrn replied to ABNI's topic in General Nursing

    I did work in the ED there and coincidently, I talked to a nurse yesterday who just worked at Howard last week and quit. I don't know how there tele unit is at all, but I can't imagine it being that...