Patton State Hospital?

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Specializes in Emergency, Trauma, Critical Care.

So I'm now 6 months into ICU...and I get a letter for an interview next week at Patton State Hospital.

Normally, I would just trash it, but I actually really liked my clinical experience here, I thought it was interesting. (somewhat of a fascination with psych/mentally ill.

Plus I know even with the budget cuts, the salaries are on the higher end and the benefits are fantastic. I was a state employee before.

Can anyone give me any info? How bad are the furloughs cutting in?

Is it usually 8 or 12 hour shifts for RNs? From what I remember it seemed like 8s back when I did clinicals there.

Thanks

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Specializes in Pediatric Nursing.

My mother works there. I also did clinicals there to. It's 8 hr shifts. She is always getting "mandated" meaning she has to do overtime. So she stays 16 hr. But she also does her own overtime a lot. They seem to be cutting her pay. Since the budgets cuts started it was I think about 2-3 times. They cut about 10% each time. The benefits and vacation is great as you may know working for the state. I don't know if u should leave but just don't rely on a good feeling. Think about long term.

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How was your interview? Did you take the job? Do you enjoy it?

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Specializes in Emergency, Trauma, Critical Care.
How was your interview? Did you take the job? Do you enjoy it?

I actually never went for it. I called and cancelled. I spoke to some more people and it seems that the salary really isn't worth it even with the overtime. Puts you into too high a tax bracket and you don't have enough of a social life. I was already in a program to complete my Bachelors and didn't want to stop school, and I would have had to to take the job.

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Ok Thanx

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