SummerGarden

SummerGarden BSN, MSN, RN

ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr

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  1. Are you a happy, sad or frustrated CM?

    SummerGarden replied to Superme0101's topic in Case Management

    hospital cm here and i am far from bored. on the other hand, boring sounds like a good job with good co-workers to me.... drama free! have you thought about working part-time, on-call, or per diem...

  2. Mental/Behavioral Health CM: Does anybody do this? please help : )

    SummerGarden replied to ivyleaf's topic in Case Management

    Pay depends on the region of the country and your work experience. Thus, if the new position is close in geography to the other position, the offer will be similar and along the low end of the scale...

  3. Potential Job Offer - advice please!

    SummerGarden replied to dander625's topic in Case Management

    Since no one has responded I will do my best. I have no idea what is normal for NY/NJ. However, I performed field case management at one point in my career for a few years. I think 5-10 visits a week...

  4. Length of time a job is posted...

    SummerGarden replied to Guest321574's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Another scenario may be that the job was filled many times since being posted, but the position remained per HR or the request of the manager. This is the case in my current department. We have...

  5. Utilization Management - sending clinicals

    SummerGarden replied to Umrn1's topic in Case Management

    Do you have other UR/UM/CM nurses in your hospital? If so, talk to them about your hospital's policy. You may not need to use both for one submission, rather you may use one to submit to insurance...

  6. Job Offer: Please help!! Time sensitive

    SummerGarden replied to ivyleaf's topic in Case Management

    Do you think you can do this job without the extra support of co-workers? Do you hate the idea of working at home rather than having patient contact directly? Only you can make this choice.... On the...

  7. Relative new grad, possible clinic nurse manager (long)

    SummerGarden replied to adio's topic in Nurse Management

    The best place to receive feedback on this topic is in the General Nursing Forum. Ask admins to move this if you really want some advice quickly. Good

  8. Help returning to work as a case manager

    SummerGarden replied to lynnintn's topic in Case Management

    Congrats and

  9. Help returning to work as a case manager

    SummerGarden replied to lynnintn's topic in Case Management

    Hi. Have you been out of work all together or just out of Nursing? If you have been out of work, then you may want to revamp your old resume. A good place to start is your local library's career...

  10. Move out of CA?

    SummerGarden replied to starghadeer's topic in California Nursing

    Minot, ND hospitals and clinical facilities. Actually the other day a nurse told me that all of ND is looking for nurses, but I do not know how true that is... FYI, the housing is scarce in Minot, so...

  11. New RN, looking ahead; MPH?

    SummerGarden replied to RNuninformed's topic in Public, Community Health

    The "desk-side" nurses I worked with in the past, were nurses (RNs and NPs) that ran programs. In my experience, some PH programs are run by individuals without a professional license. However, over...

  12. New RN, looking ahead; MPH?

    SummerGarden replied to RNuninformed's topic in Public, Community Health

    Hi, I am a RN with a BSN and an MBA who has a passion for Public Health as well. I worked in PH prior to becoming a Registered Nurse. One reason I went into nursing was because I worked closely with...

  13. Whats next after doing CM?

    SummerGarden replied to RN0101's topic in Case Management

    I do not know how the world of insurance works, but in the hospital setting most of my colleagues does not want to do anything else. The few that want a change want to move into a different setting...

  14. How are you decreasing readmission rates??

    SummerGarden replied to onthego22's topic in Case Management

    Are you starting from scratch? If so, you sound like you have the right ideas (a need for programs that target comorbidities and high risk disease management issues and a need to hire CMs and MSWs)....

  15. need info please!

    SummerGarden replied to renge1's topic in Case Management

    I agree with the above poster. It reads like you are not certified. The certification in Nurse Case Management that is required by many employers of experienced Nurse CMs is not like gaining an ACLS...

  16. Terminating a contract

    SummerGarden replied to RNTRAVLR's topic in Travel

    did they actually fire her or did they pay the rest of her contract then ask her to leave? i have seen the latter occur more than once! to answer your question as to what can stop them from lying to...

  17. Any cons toward accepting a UR position and leaving bedside?

    SummerGarden replied to Heartyournurse's topic in Case Management

    the only two cons i have found of working as a cm vs. working as a bedside nurse are these: 1.) if you want to be a bedside nurse again (i do not), you may have trouble returning... i have not met...

  18. "Smart Is The New Rich" Graduate Nurses Cannot Find Work

    SummerGarden replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    although i understand the need for such a topic, i had a very hard time reading though this article. did the author get paid to write? does this publication have an

  19. Is it time to throw in the towel or what??

    SummerGarden replied to finallyRN7's topic in Nursing Career

    Look at Minot, ND and very very rual areas in Texas. Employers in North Dakota might hire you over the

  20. What are the chances of me being fired?

    SummerGarden replied to lolakbolak's topic in General Nursing

    op: if you feel like you are on the chopping block, you may be correct. instincts can speak louder than gossips. therefore you may need to be proactive and meet with your manager to discuss concerns...

  21. Interqual

    SummerGarden replied to renge1's topic in Case Management

    prior clinical nursing work experience, formal training, and lots of real world application with critique (i.e. work experience where a good ur nurse provides feedback on your work). this is how i am...

  22. Are there many health educators in medical facilities

    SummerGarden replied to tishluvnc's topic in General Nursing

    a health educator can be a non-nurse. however, you may not see this role for non-nurses in a hospital setting. outside of the hospital setting i have seen and worked with health educators that are...

  23. how important is GPA?

    SummerGarden replied to sourapril's topic in General Nursing

    op: gpa counts in order to land externships, land scholarships, and land a spot in a competitive graduate school. that is all!! i can safely say from experience that the nurse manager who suggested...

  24. which one should i pick?

    SummerGarden replied to lily1289's topic in General Nursing

    do you have time to volunteer in all three settings? if not, go with your heart. for example, if you are not dying to return to med surg, volunteering at the hospital will not get you necessarily...

  25. Ever accepted a position knowing it was a mistake?

    SummerGarden replied to Gratefulprn's topic in General Nursing

    vicedrn, i agree with everything you wrote about the nursing in the south, which is why i picked up my family and moved away. fortunately for me, i am not originally from the south and so i was not...