ORNurse_74

Thanks I truly appreciate you replying back this is so frustrating to say the least. But I will prevail in this endorsement situation. I will just jump through the hurdles as they come. @chare

I just recently moved to Kentucky from Florida. Like so many others I unfortunately was a nurse at one of the named schools in the nightingale scandal. I had to go in front of the board and prove my education was valid and it was very stressful but I did it to clear myself. I graduated in 2017 with my ADN and went on and graduated in 2019 with my BSN but from different college that is still currently accredited. I just moved to Kentucky on March 30th and they are asking me to provide a transcript from the school which is a totally legit request. With the school being closed where do I start I'm considering moving back to my parents in Florida to re-establish residency to keep my compact license and just travel like I was before I made the move to Kentucky. Any advise is appreciated thanks in advance.

This is all true I left after 7 1/2 months the facility I was at was horrible and they do prey upon new nurses who are freshly out of school and are pretty eager to get a job. I’m sorry they are trying to pursue you for repayment. I have heard depending on what areas, city, or state you live in. I worked at one in Georgia and they tried hard to get me to transfer to a facility in Florida were I’m originally from I ended up using our military PCS orders back to Florida it couldn’t have come at a better time. I would get anxiety when I had to go to work and that wasn’t good for my health so I gave it up. Over half the facility is travelers and even they are constantly quitting.

Are you going into a specialty area or are you going to med/surg patient nurse ratio in HCA’s is very high unless you are working in specialty areas like the OR, PACU, or Pre holding. But the problems for the specialty areas are HCA’s are always very under staffed and filled with travelers. The hospital I was at 80 percent of the OR staff was travelers. They only had four original workers that was there leadership team. They will lace you with travelers during your preceptorship which is not good travelers are great nurses but they bounce from facility to facility and they are constantly enduring change that’s not a good match or what I call good preceptorship. My place I work for now is advent health in the OR and I love love the culture and environment our leadership team is awesome. Good luck with whatever decision you make.

If you haven’t signed the paperwork you are good but once you sign the contract and send it back to the recruiter you are agreeing to the terms of the contract. And really the only way out of the contract is the military clause not leaving you much wiggle room. I only took the deal because I knew I had an out which the recruiter was aware my husband had pending orders. They encouraged me to still move forward I learned the hard way but I was able to walk away free and clear and not have to wonder will or if they will come after me for breaking the contract. If you decide to move forward with the contract just keep a personal diary of all the mishaps from StarRN program and it’s entirety should you find yourself in court getting sued for braking the contract. I kept a diary ? also because I didn’t trust them from day one after my big interview with the director over OR surgical services something just wasn’t right but the recruiter still persuaded me to move forward. I’m glad I kept the diary because now looking back and reading what I wrote you can’t make this stuff up I say this and I won’t change or steer from it HCA’s are horrible places to work for unless you are being hired into a leadership role. It’s takes time to get to those roles so I’ll pass.

I would really reconsider signing that scammy contract HCA hospitals are money mills and that’s their goal when they are offering all these sound to good to be true StaRN cohorts back to back. Fortunately for me I was able to use my military affiliation to get out of my contract and lord knowsThose PCS orders couldn’t have come at a better time. If you can get a job anywhere else I would definitely do it. I could have easily transferred to a HCA Hospital in Tampa Fl where I’m headed but I choose to cut all ties with this company it not what it seems to be.They will work you to death with little to no lunch breaks daily and upper management is aware but play like they aren’t aware. If you want my personal experience I’d say run for your life and protect your nursing license they way they work you is unsafe. Working unsafe puts your license at risk.

Run ??‍♀️ for your life! HCA’s are nothing less than work mills. I’m lucky my husband who’s military received PCS orders for us to relocate to Florida to a naval base. This gets me out of the contract free and clear I could have transferred but I want out of this dreadful scam if a contract. 15 min lunch breaks everyday working in the OR that mess for the birds. I have a friend that just quit over 6 months ago she worked in mother baby and she said the patient nurse ratio was awful I have also heard others from many different units complaining about one thing or another. Places like Texas’s where the money is they will take you to court and sue if you don’t complete the 2 year agreement. Other places like Georgia and Florida pay is good also but they don’t really go after folks once they quit I know of at least 6 that have quit and nothing has been done. I only did the program because I knew I had a way out of the contract just didn’t know my way out would come when I needed it the most.

Hi I totally feel you on that. Even with me loving the area I am going to be in and I loved my shadow experience within the OR. I'm starting to second guess it because I start my program on Monday and of all things stuff I completed when I first got my offer which was about a month in advance. Today going into the weekend before my start date oct 7th I'm getting emails that they are missing stuff from my chart like my PPD questionnaire, my mask fitting paperwork, and my compact license disclosure form which I explained because I am military this particular license better suit me. Then they screwed up my name on all documents and said none of my stuff matched up despite I sent them my drivers license, social security card, and nursing license which all contained my correct name. Between health trust and career builders who they use to do the background checks through they are all asking me for extra verification for stupid stuff I feel like they should be able to verify since they claim to be these pro investigators that can find whatever. I have gotten everything taken care of except one job needs to be verified for a pediatric clinic I worked for they are getting necessary paperwork I need to verify that I worked for the company. I really think they are very hard pressed about stuff that is so small. You would think I had lied about school or having a nurses license and didn't lol. Any who this whole paperwork and screening after screening only to have them screw my stuff up and now I'm having to run around like a chicken with it's head cut off trying to get them all they need for Monday because if I am made to look like a nut when I show up on Monday I won't be a very happy camper. And I really don'y like the idea of being in a 2 year contract for a HCA hospital most don't have very good reviews if you look some up. Doctor's Hospital in Augusta GA happens to have some really good reviews but I'm still a little worried but no so much because I am Military and we are expected to have orders to PCS back to Florida to MacDill Air force base Tampa. Hope all goes well for you and definitely pay attention to what you are feeling after your shadow.

I recently got selected for a StarRN apprenticeship for the OR here in Augusta GA. I only did one in person interview and it was the last and final day for interviews. I was assured after the interview that I pretty much had the spot. I was contacted the very next day with a verbal offer and then all the on boarding process began. I start my first day Monday Oct 7th. Hope you get some good news that you got in. What department did you apply for?@CierrahO

So I'm in Augusta GA and I recently just signed up for a StarRN program for the OR. I have heard from others about all the horrible experiences they have had with HCA facilities. I start my program next Monday Oct 7th. I just wan the experience in the OR because this one of the specialty areas you have to fight to get into or you have to know someone to get in so this opportunity is a hard one to pass up. Only reason I am doing so is because I am a military spouse and we will be PCS back to MacDill Air force base in Tampa June 2020 so I will have completed training and will only work two months technically under the contract. The facility is aware that I am military and also was made aware that I would be leaving in June 2020 but the recruiter and the HR director for Doctor's hospital in Augusta GA pointed out to me that their was a military clause in the contract that would release me from the contract free and clear if we got orders to return back to MacDill and we will have those orders without a doubt. So I am going to take advantage of this program and focus on finishing it. This would be great on my resume for sure. Oh one last thing they also told me about the many HCA hospitals that were scattered all across Florida so if I wanted to transfer I could do that also. I'll cross that bridge when the times comes because I really haven't heard very many good things about to many HCA hospitals. Do anyone think taking this position for the experience is wrong?