Jeckrn1

Jeckrn1 ADN, BSN

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  1. How can I land an OR Job?

    Jeckrn1 replied to Nurse2bArielle4life's topic in Operating Room

    Joined the Army with preoperative school in my

  2. Sequential Concurrent Surgical Fields - Trauma

    Jeckrn1 replied to ctsurgeryscrubrn's topic in Operating Room

    Had that happen several times in Afghanistan were we had general surgeons working on the abdomen and orthopods working on the

  3. INQUIRY: Would anyone know WHY a GS employee working for the AirForce Nursing isn't paid the nights/weekend differential rate the GS civilian working in the Army side is?

    Jeckrn1 replied to GucciBeaR143's topic in Government, Military

    I did a search for DOD title 38 wages and it does list AF bases under title

  4. INQUIRY: Would anyone know WHY a GS employee working for the AirForce Nursing isn't paid the nights/weekend differential rate the GS civilian working in the Army side is?

    Jeckrn1 replied to GucciBeaR143's topic in Government, Military

    Another possible agency to contact is the HR for the whole AF. They will know if you are title 38 or

  5. INQUIRY: Would anyone know WHY a GS employee working for the AirForce Nursing isn't paid the nights/weekend differential rate the GS civilian working in the Army side is?

    Jeckrn1 replied to GucciBeaR143's topic in Government, Military

    Call the base IG or your Congressman/woman. There is no union on your base? Have you been told that nurses are not allowed to join the union? If so that is a lie since I am a GS-11 RN working at an...

  6. INQUIRY: Would anyone know WHY a GS employee working for the AirForce Nursing isn't paid the nights/weekend differential rate the GS civilian working in the Army side is?

    Jeckrn1 replied to GucciBeaR143's topic in Government, Military

    OPM.GOV has the rules about diffs. Night diff is from 1800-0600 and weekend diff is 25% on Sundays. Under title 38 rules Saturday also pays 25% diff. Do a search at Opm.gov under pay and then show...

  7. INQUIRY: Would anyone know WHY a GS employee working for the AirForce Nursing isn't paid the nights/weekend differential rate the GS civilian working in the Army side is?

    Jeckrn1 replied to GucciBeaR143's topic in Government, Military

    Are they title 38? Is it night diff or Saturday

  8. Title 38? How is this a good thing??

    Jeckrn1 replied to HarmonyRN's topic in Government, Military

    They base off what nurses make in the area. If I worked in western PA I would make about 35k less than I make in eastern N.C. My taxes are about 1/3 of what they would be there. Salaries are based...

  9. Title 38? How is this a good thing??

    Jeckrn1 replied to HarmonyRN's topic in Government, Military

    If you worked at the VA in Baltimore you would be around 90k there. So the salary scale for were you applied is the going rate for that area. According to indeed.com the average RN salary is

  10. Title 38? How is this a good thing??

    Jeckrn1 replied to HarmonyRN's topic in Government, Military

    What part of MD do you live in and where in PA is the position? The only areas that I see in MD making under 85K as a Nurse 2/5 is along the PA

  11. Title 38? How is this a good thing??

    Jeckrn1 replied to HarmonyRN's topic in Government, Military

    Go to this website and it will give you the pay scale for the VA you are looking at. You should be a nurse 2 step 5-7.

  12. Who is suppose to time anesthesia consent?

    Jeckrn1 replied to Nursejones702's topic in Operating Room

    Unless the CRNA is there st the time of the patient signature why do the times need to be the

  13. New Grad NP wanting active army-set me straight please.

    Jeckrn1 replied to skoolinyou's topic in Government, Military

    You can request your first duty station and have it written in your orders to active duty. I had it done and others that I have worked with also had it

  14. New Grad NP wanting active army-set me straight please.

    Jeckrn1 replied to skoolinyou's topic in Government, Military

    It It can be put in your contract where you are going but orders can be changed on the needs of the Army. They will ship your household goods and car but it is up to you to find a place to leave...

  15. VA Nurse Salary

    Jeckrn1 replied to kclindsay's topic in Government, Military

    Divide the 83k by 2087 and that will give you your hourly pay. For some strange reason the Federal Government uses 2087 vs

  16. VA Clinic/Military Clinic RN Scope of Practice

    Jeckrn1 replied to kerbear1969's topic in Government, Military

    Depends on the state

  17. VA Nurse Salary

    Jeckrn1 replied to kclindsay's topic in Government, Military

    Have not heard of 24 steps. Each level has between 10-12

  18. Elizabeth Warren says doctors, nurses don't treat black women same way as other women

    Jeckrn1 replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nursing News

    And what was done during that time? Nothing, just like when the Republicans had

  19. Elizabeth Warren says doctors, nurses don't treat black women same way as other women

    Jeckrn1 replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nursing News

    Would go a long way to solve a lot of problems. When did a lot of our mental health issues start increasing along with school shootings, increase in suicide etc? When we started to not let kids learn...

  20. Elizabeth Warren says doctors, nurses don't treat black women same way as other women

    Jeckrn1 replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nursing News

    She is only using this for political reasons. If she and most of the other elected officials really care about these types of issues they would have done something about a long time ago. Where was she...

  21. Elizabeth Warren says doctors, nurses don't treat black women same way as other women

    Jeckrn1 replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nursing News

    I totally agree with your statement. I just like to point out the

  22. Elizabeth Warren says doctors, nurses don't treat black women same way as other women

    Jeckrn1 replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nursing News

    Where is the liberal media on this? They should in a up roar calling all nurses racist. The system might be broken but don’t blame the workers on the front

  23. Nurse Beaten by Patient Denied Request for Unpaid Time Off and Fired

    Jeckrn1 replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    I know what FLMA is and why would she need to use it for a workers comp injury. Sounds like there is more to this story then what is being passed

  24. Nurse Beaten by Patient Denied Request for Unpaid Time Off and Fired

    Jeckrn1 replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    If she still was not able to return to work from her injuries why did she need donated or unpaid leave? We need just a little more information to know the whole story. What is federal mandatory...

  25. Downsizing Military Medicine

    Jeckrn1 replied to PMHNP Man's topic in Government, Military

    I work at an Army hospital and what we have heard the positions being eliminated are ones is that do not have a job in a deployed setting, ie OB nurses, pediatric doctors