SCGreywolf

Lovelace Westside is advertising a new OB/Birthing Center. Have no idea now what the staffing will be like or the pay. I left Lovelace last fall and went to Santa Fe at St Vincents in the ER and I love the crew. Management was very undirected unt...

Try Halliburton first, then Blackwater. If you are BSN, you should try the Department of State for an embassy assignment. DOD has occasional contracts in some VERY remote places as well as some civilian contracts for bases in the ME. They don't pa...

In the grand scheme of things, it's probably good. I (unlike most of you) remember when the Medicare bill was rammed thru the Congress and the near riots that ensued. This is no different. We WILL learn to live with the law of the land. What I re...

Sorry, Don't get on here much lately. You have the answer to your question about IHS in the post immediately following yours. As far as travel nursing is concerned, you really have to ask yourself a few questions. 1. Can you handle being away from ev...

[ Are you speculating or have you actually done an assignment there or something similar in that area? I would rather have actual facts than heresay. No, I never spent any time in the sandbox. I have taken contracts for DOD and the State Department...

Sorry, haven't posted in awhile. Travel nursing is going thru the same contractions as the rest of the economy. As soon as you get some experience under your belt start inquiring. The best salaries come from the 'emergent' staffing agencies such a...

Sorry, hit the button too quick. That should be 160K, not 260. Just for those with the $$$ stars in your eyes, YOU EARN EVERY DOLLAR. There's no going out for a pizza and beer, there's no "I'm sick". There's just a BIG bunch of sick and injured fo...

Yes, I work a bunch of OT. Now on staff at a hospital in the SW and working 5 nights a week. I am just about maxed on SS deductions for the year and will max in the next two paychecks. I made in excess of 150K last year as a traveler. Yes I worke...

Why are they requiring you to BUY the uniforms? If it has the hospital logo and this is a new rule, they should provide the uniforms (OK, maybe 2 or 3) for the current employees. Usually you can't change the work rules for current employees without...

Oh, yeah. I heard that Nye County Regional got closed or something like that. Somehow I doubt that......where would the girls go for their tests? The wolf:chuckle

On a travel assignment specifically to provide more manpower during a Meditech startup. This new Meditech is the beta they are testing..and it seems to be a WHOLE lot better than 2.7. The info flows pretty well and yep, there's still a lot of F11 a...

I had the 'privilege' of working in a 14 bed hospital in the middle of Nowhere, NV. Two ER beds and NO backup. Next closest hospital was in Sparks....162 miles. Talk about stressors...... Had one heck of a doc to back me up in the ER though. Ex ...

I don't know about that. There's two female docs here that seem to take forever when it's my patient.....and 30 seconds when the nurse is female. "Course, one of them is married to Gargantua and the other one LOOKS like Gargantua. Oh, well. The wo...

After 25 years in this business, I can usually distance myself from the grief of the families enough that I can help them. Can I cry? You bet. And for those of you that cry 'wimp', I am 6'3", 210, 10 years worth of army combat medic, SF trained, e...

They actually are pretty reputable. And No, they are not part of the Evil Empire (either one of them)......at least not yet. The one thing I would make sure of with Onward is that you insist that they not submit you to a facility until you are sur...

I have been a travel nurse for 20 of the 25 years I have held a license. I have worked at one time or another for each of these companies and my reply is ......... never again. There is only one agency out of the Evil Empire that I will work for an...

OK, semantics error. Besides the fact I grouped neonate and babies as Peds, just because there isn't a Peds department as such doesn't mean they do not get care..Lovelace downtown does not have and will not have a women's services or NICU. That goe...

The agency nurses working thru agencies at Lovelace make WAY more than that. Pres and UNM the same way. We usually don't discuss wages in the unit but nobody here seems to be starving. Just as a note....I will not accept a contract with HCA hospit...

Oh, yeah. Forgot something. Womens Hospital is greatly expanding their NICU and Peds. I'm not too up on that. The Wolf

Currently as a traveler at Lovelace Downtown. Here's what's happening. Lovelace Gibson is closing as of 6/30 for sure. The building has been sold. Lovelace will maintain an Urgent Care Center there as well as many clinics. Downtown has a new ER op...

Try Bremerton, WA. Small 200 or so bed hospital just across the Sound from Seattle. If you want East Coast, try the New England states. Danbury Ct comes to mind. The Wolf

I've traveled for almost 20 years now......and don't see myself quitting this lifestyle anytime soon. Nicest places and friendliest folks don't necessarily go together. I'm an outdoor type myself so what I like may not be your idea of heaven. Scene...

Yep. At least the patients were adults. I'm not sure about some of the staff. The Wolf

Oh, yeah. Forgot to ask. Just WHAT did they cover in a WEEK of general orientation???? Should have been concentrating on computer schooling, chain of command, expectations of nurses and P&P. If not, maybe you could have some input to HR as t...

5 Days orientation???? Still not ready?? Not a good sign. I'm a ICU/CVICU/ER nurse (in other words, jack of all trades) and have NEVER had more than three days to orient in 20 years and 61 contracts....and that includes several different computer ...