Jenny7

TL;Dr - Left the clinic, starting (hopefully) dream job Thank you all for the advise! I ended up being offered a few positions at the hospital in town but they offered even less pay than the clinic and told me there was usually a 6:1 patient ratio (which you know if they say that during an interview that is best case). No thank you! I wanted to learn and experience more but could not reason having so much more stress at work and maybe be able to afford my mortgage. I applied for an OR residency - which was my interest in nursing school. I told the recruiter about my planned 2.5 week honeymoon that would take place during the last week and a half of the residency. The recruiter confirmed I could get an exception for the PTO. The interview went OK (it was after a really bad day at work and I felt completely off) and I was told they were only hiring one person for the position. The residency is about a 2hr drive from my house and I was asked if I would move for it. I got the impression they weren't interested even though I disclosed I have relatives about 15min away that I was planning to stay with as needed throughout the residency and on call weekends. I did not think I had a shot at this whatsoever. I was shocked when they offered me the position the week before they said interviews would be finished and for reasonable compensation. I thought they probably made a mistake and waited for them to call back saying oopsy wrong person. They never did! I know this is going to be a difficult transition and comes with all kinds of complications (the distance, the schedule, the length of training) but I'm really excited to start. I am hoping this will open up more opportunities and more closely align with my goals :)

I did that program, there were a ton of people commuting from Springs who car pooled. During orientation our cohort sent around a sign up sheet if people wanted to coordinate transportation/housing. You might have more luck on facebook, they usually have a group started on there.

The supervisor for most of my time there was a nurse, then in the last month she left and was replaced with a person with zero medical experience. Among other things he tried to push policies to withhold medical care from transgender inmates, change how we gave any injections including insulin, TB skin test, etc., and tried to cover up events we were mandated to report. I had a good report with all but one of the night nurses who has been around since the ice age so that is a possibility. She was known for sabotaging people at work so I wouldn't be surprised if that carried over outside of work. I spoke to the regional hiring manager of the hospital who said I had good experience and would pass my information to the local nurse manager. Hopefully that helps!

Straight out of nursing school I was injured and physically unable to work in a hospital. I spent almost 2 years as a corrections nurse and was able to see and do all sorts of cool things (stitches, toenail removals, treating sucking chest wounds, managing shingles outbreaks, etc) but now I'm trying to go to hospital nursing and it feels impossible. After leaving the prison (the management made me feel my license was not safe), I went to a community health center and I absolutely hate it. The nurses do nothing but medication refills and prior authorizations. After sticking it out for a month I have interacted with two patients... In the last month I have submitted countless applications to the local hospital all without even the offer to interview. This is the same company I worked for during nursing school. Did I pigeon hole myself into corrections nursing? How do I make myself more marketable?