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  1. correction nurses pay scale??

    tirzo13 replied to sphz9471's topic in Correctional

    the prison pays straight LVN's very bad. the pay range is 3300-4600 a month. however if you become a MTA, which is a LVN or RN that is also a peace officer you get paid alot more, about 8k a month,...

  2. CA/ State Prison RN job question

    tirzo13 replied to mixyplixy's topic in Correctional

    who knows what will happen. at my prison the MTA's have all been gone for a month. everybody in medical got nice raises, but the LVN's. The state LVN's we hired are pissed at the pay difference...

  3. correction nurses pay scale??

    tirzo13 replied to sphz9471's topic in Correctional

    I"m a new grad, I talked to both the director and recruiting where i work, SVSP said i would start at the max rate. Depends on the prison, not all california prisons will get paid what SVSP, CTF and...

  4. CA correctional nursing for prior military?

    tirzo13 replied to LZRN's topic in Correctional

    I may go back into the military too, If i had 12 years in like you, it would be a much easier choice, but i just have 3. still, alot i miss about the

  5. CA correctional nursing for prior military?

    tirzo13 replied to LZRN's topic in Correctional

    I don't believe Federal prison is an option, as they have a age max at hire of 36. And the pay is way less. What about the VA in La Jolla?. What about working as a civilian/federal employee as a nurse...

  6. Thinking about becoming a correctional nurse

    tirzo13 replied to 82airborne's topic in Correctional

    I'm a man, i don't see any problem. I'm sure the inmates would rather look at the women nurses than me, but as the above poster stated, most of them wait till the days/shifts i work to take care of...

  7. Susanville, CA prison question?

    tirzo13 replied to surgnurse26's topic in Correctional

    i bet however you can still buy houses for less than $200,000 in the midwest. 450,000 gets a beater here, in a bad part of town. I take home 60K as a LVN, and salary wise i don't qualify for a...

  8. California Corrections

    tirzo13 replied to jassyj's topic in Correctional

    yeah its a bummer for all of the MTA that do not work close to the 2 DMH's, that way they can simply transfer over, and get a easier job. but still, do have opportunities as CO, Correctional...

  9. Not nursing related

    tirzo13 replied to banditrn's topic in Correctional

    I never worked for the county lock ups. Here at Salinas Valley State Prison it is nearly spotless. The inmates are always cleaning the place up, painting. They also take pride in their cells, they are...

  10. CA/ State Prison RN job question

    tirzo13 replied to mixyplixy's topic in Correctional

    Valley. Others here work for NMR, American Mobile, Staffpros, Supplamental. they get less than me hourly, they get $35-38, but they make more than me on OT, since all my pay is incentives that don't...

  11. Susanville, CA prison question?

    tirzo13 replied to surgnurse26's topic in Correctional

    as a new grad they will put you in the CTC or Yard clinic. I'm a new grad, and i wanted the surgical position at the mens colony at SLO, they said no, i needed experiance for that. but thats pretty...

  12. Susanville, CA prison question?

    tirzo13 replied to surgnurse26's topic in Correctional

    you won't get a long orientation like some hospitals, after my girlfriend graduated she got a 18 week orientation at one hospital, quit and then got another 18 week orientation at another hospital. at...

  13. CA/ State Prison RN job question

    tirzo13 replied to mixyplixy's topic in Correctional

    i'm an agency LVN (soon to be RN), that works for the prison. i make $40+ an hour now, my company will pay me more than $50 hour if i stay with them as an RN for the prison. It will have to be more...

  14. Susanville, CA prison question?

    tirzo13 replied to surgnurse26's topic in Correctional

    The CTC is correctional treatment center, its kind of like a mini hospital within the prison. then you have the yard clinics. ctc you work like a hospital, 24 hours. yard clinics have clinic type...

  15. Susanville, CA prison question?

    tirzo13 replied to surgnurse26's topic in Correctional

    Im a LVN working at a california prison, i will take the RN boards in a few weeks. at the prison here, RN's make about 8k a month with salary and retention rates. next year, i should get paid $100K as...

  16. Mystery illnesses

    tirzo13 replied to Lpark27's topic in Correctional

    I have had my back checked out, all negative, but a few times i have not been able to get out of bed, yet every thing appears to be fine. I have seen my mom, also a nurse, cry because of pain in her...

  17. Not nursing related

    tirzo13 replied to banditrn's topic in Correctional

    i have various views on incarceration. in some ways its like day camp, otherwise it does really seem demeaning and barbaric. anyway, the officers treat the Inmates better than i was treated in basic...

  18. Corrections Nurses: Have You Been Hit Like This?

    tirzo13 replied to Sheri257's topic in Correctional

    not happened to me, just alot of threats. we did have a nurse have his jaw fractured a few months ago. you would think it happens more, often the doctors or nurses will be alone in the treatment room...

  19. correction nurses pay scale??

    tirzo13 replied to sphz9471's topic in Correctional

    I'm a agency LVN working in a california prison. I make 42/hr, i take home $5000 a month without OT. outside of the prison, for a hospital i would make about 20-25/hr. For a hospital thru a agency,...

  20. Medication Administration in Correctional Medicine

    tirzo13 replied to sblackman's topic in Correctional

    i work in a california prison. we prepack for the night pass. what makes me mad is that we will often give meds that another person has prepared. many times the meds are wrong. sometimes the Inmate...

  21. California Corrections

    tirzo13 replied to jassyj's topic in Correctional

    check out the department of mental health, they still use and hire MTA. Prison MTA has to manage about 500 inmates. DMH inmate is only in charge of 5!!!!! all the MTA that switched over to DMH from...

  22. CA/ State Prison RN job question

    tirzo13 replied to mixyplixy's topic in Correctional

    its a salaried position. not hourly. pay is once a month. OT pay is another check. take the pay and divide by 160 hours to give you an

  23. CA/ State Prison RN job question

    tirzo13 replied to mixyplixy's topic in Correctional

    They bring in their paychecks and overtime checks in every month. they spend work hours going over it and making sure the state did not rip them off. every tax season they all bring in their paperwork...

  24. CA/ State Prison RN job question

    tirzo13 replied to mixyplixy's topic in Correctional

    MTA's are making 130,000 with OT. we had a MTA last month make 14K with OT. The base pay of the MTA is alot less than the 100,000 proposed by the receiver for the RN's. so if a MTA who has a base pay...

  25. CA/ State Prison RN job question

    tirzo13 replied to mixyplixy's topic in Correctional

    yeah, alot of money. my mom has been an RN for 30 years and I make way more than her. CA prisons pay more. I know plenty of nurses who have been in it longer than me, have more difficult jobs, yet...