Mu husband wants to move to Montana

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Hello all Montana nurses. My name is Wendy and I am from West Virginia. My husband has always fantasized about moving to Montana.

Can you provide me with some information like:

What is the pay like for an RN with 2 years psych experience, 1 year critical care pediatrics, 6 months correctional nursing, 1 year of geriatiric experience?

I am a psych nurse, and would really like to remain in the field. Are there plenty of outpatient clinics for mental health?

Is there a demand for nurses in Montana?

What is the cost of living like there?

What is the weather like there, do you have 4 seasons?

Any help would greatly be appreciated.

Thank! :kiss

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Hi all, looks like this state's postings are as slow as Wyoming's ...

My family and I are looking at Montana as well, however we don't have as far to go as we are your neighbors down south. I would also like some information about nursing (smaller hospital here )but have experience in: ICU/med/surgical/tele/urology/ortho because all med and surg were on one unit when I started. I have experience in all those fields and now am in the ICU... We are looking at Great Falls, Billings, Missoula (cost of living a bit high there from what we gathered as is Bozeman), & Kalispell.

Nutty, Montana is a vast state and you will have to research a bit to find out about seasons ect. , there are definitely four seasons, however the lengths will vary just like here in WY. I currently live in Laramie which has very high elevation and approx 8 months of cold winter, mild summers ect, but travel 100 miles in any direction and you will have a completely different climate... for example in the Kalispell , Mt area they grow PEACHES!! Cherries!! Now for a wyoming girl, this is IMPRESSIVE...hell we grow corn, wheat, and sagebrush, bears and wolves...But say in the Miles City/Baker/Ekalaka area it is a completely different climate than the western areas... too big to have a good judgment unless someone knows the general area you are interested in...

Now saying all that and rereading my amazing run on sentences (sorry) Nutty and I want to hear from you Montana Nurses!!!!

Hoping none of my old nursing professors are not reading this post and wondering how i even got though writing 101! hehe

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All you need is to listen to Marie Dan Seal's song called "Meet me in Montana" Recorded with Marie Osmond. You will pack your bags after it finishes.

Here are the lyrics:

Wrote my whole life down in a notebook

Songs about you and me

I've been singing to every soul in Tennessee

Nobody seems to listen

No one ever smiles the way that you do

So I guess you'll never hear me on the radio

I'd give us this crazy dream of mine

To hold you once more

*

Chorus

Won't you meet me in Montana

I want to see the mountains

In your eyes

Oh! Oh! I've had all of this life I can handle

Meet me underneath that big Montana sky

*

I left home for Hollywood

Looking for a part to play

You always said I had such a pretty face

But I guess I'm not that pretty

'Cause no one looks at me

The way that you do

Well, you'll always be a movie star to me

Darling now I guess it's time that I let go of that dream

*

Chorus

Won't you meet me in Montana

I want to see the mountains

In your eyes

Oh! Oh! I've had all of this life I can handle

Meet me underneath that big Montana sky

*

Well, we're stuck here in these hills

That they call mountains

But Darling back home in your arms

Is right where I wanna be

*

Chorus

Won't you meet me in Montana

I want to see the mountains

In your eyes

Oh! Oh! I've had all of this life I can handle

Meet me underneath that big Montana sky

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Hey everyone,

I am a 22 yr old Canadian LPN student--will graduate October 2004 and am then planning to move to the States to work......I am not yet sure which state I'd like to go to, but am leaning towards North or South Dakota or Montana.......any suggestions???

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Hello all Montana nurses. My name is Wendy and I am from West Virginia. My husband has always fantasized about moving to Montana.

Can you provide me with some information like:

What is the pay like for an RN with 2 years psych experience, 1 year critical care pediatrics, 6 months correctional nursing, 1 year of geriatiric experience?

I am a psych nurse, and would really like to remain in the field. Are there plenty of outpatient clinics for mental health?

Is there a demand for nurses in Montana?

What is the cost of living like there?

What is the weather like there, do you have 4 seasons?

Any help would greatly be appreciated.

Thank! :kiss

We are ranked 49th in the nation for pay scale, and 26th in the nation for cost of living. Due to the poor wages and working conditions, the Montana State Hospital at Warm Springs, and Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge are both frequently looking for nurses. Both have fairly high turnover rates, and are usually understaffed for their responsibilities. There are a few outpatient facilities, but seldom do I see advertisements for staffing from them. Good luck.

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We are ranked 49th in the nation for pay scale, and 26th in the nation for cost of living. Due to the poor wages and working conditions, the Montana State Hospital at Warm Springs, and Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge are both frequently looking for nurses. Both have fairly high turnover rates, and are usually understaffed for their responsibilities. There are a few outpatient facilities, but seldom do I see advertisements for staffing from them. Good luck.

Am quiet apprehensive of your information :o ,maybe by the end of this year I'll be in Montana.I have no idea really about Montana.Anyway,thanks for it :)

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Try looking at the Indian Health Service. There are several reservations in MT. The pay is civil service or you can take a comission in the PHS if qualified. Go to http://www.ihs.gov and you should find some information.

bob

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That has always been my fantasy also..... After working in Glacier for a summer, I feel in love with it.....

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I am currently a nursing student and have lived in montana my entire life....I am a 27 year old male. Montana is a wonderful state, but has minimal call for psych, but there are a few places like Warm springs, and Billings. I currently live about 50 miles south of Billings and yes, we have 4 seasons. Winter is cold/average temp in the low 30's.....(right now it is 8 degrees) Summer is hot/average temp in the mid-80's. Saint V's hospital in Billings starts new grads out at about 22 dollars an hour and rent in billings is anywhere from 500-800 dollars a month.........Montana needs nurses, no question about that............hope this is helpful.

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Feel free to start a new thread about yourself. As you can see, it's a little slow around here ;)

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This is one of my favorite songs in the world . I am a Texas girl who has always wanted to live in Montana. If I ever make it big I want 2 homes one in Texas and one in Montana....

All you need is to listen to Marie Dan Seal's song called "Meet me in Montana" Recorded with Marie Osmond. You will pack your bags after it finishes.

Here are the lyrics:

Wrote my whole life down in a notebook

Songs about you and me

I've been singing to every soul in Tennessee

Nobody seems to listen

No one ever smiles the way that you do

So I guess you'll never hear me on the radio

I'd give us this crazy dream of mine

To hold you once more

*

Chorus

Won't you meet me in Montana

I want to see the mountains

In your eyes

Oh! Oh! I've had all of this life I can handle

Meet me underneath that big Montana sky

*

I left home for Hollywood

Looking for a part to play

You always said I had such a pretty face

But I guess I'm not that pretty

'Cause no one looks at me

The way that you do

Well, you'll always be a movie star to me

Darling now I guess it's time that I let go of that dream

*

Chorus

Won't you meet me in Montana

I want to see the mountains

In your eyes

Oh! Oh! I've had all of this life I can handle

Meet me underneath that big Montana sky

*

Well, we're stuck here in these hills

That they call mountains

But Darling back home in your arms

Is right where I wanna be

*

Chorus

Won't you meet me in Montana

I want to see the mountains

In your eyes

Oh! Oh! I've had all of this life I can handle

Meet me underneath that big Montana sky

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Specializes in ICU, PICC Nurse, Nursing Supervisor.

Mid 80's HOT... sounds like heaven to me. Im in Texas where Summer can cook your bacon on the sidewalk... I have seen it as high as a 113....

I am currently a nursing student and have lived in montana my entire life....I am a 27 year old male. Montana is a wonderful state, but has minimal call for psych, but there are a few places like Warm springs, and Billings. I currently live about 50 miles south of Billings and yes, we have 4 seasons. Winter is cold/average temp in the low 30's.....(right now it is 8 degrees) Summer is hot/average temp in the mid-80's. Saint V's hospital in Billings starts new grads out at about 22 dollars an hour and rent in billings is anywhere from 500-800 dollars a month.........Montana needs nurses, no question about that............hope this is helpful.
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