pixienurse

Being a travel nurse in hawaii sounds like a good idea. I am just worried that I couldn't learn the floor quick enough. Do they give you some time for orientation? I have been looking for nursing jobs on the Big Island and they are there. And $35 would be an ok start. I would love to find something at $40 or above if possible. pixienurse

What does the DON do and what qualifications are needed? Pixienurse

I am living on the Mainland right now and want to move back to the Big Island Hawaii or Maui Hawaii. I lived there as a kid but haven't been back since high school. So, I have some background but not as a working adult. I am an RN w/ a BSN and I have worked with home health, hospice, for the state and in the hospital. What is it like working as a nurse in Hawaii? How much do RN's with a BSN make? I am white/haole and is there predjudice against white nurses from patients or employers? I had some of that in grade school. Thanks for the help, Pixienurse

thankyou everyone!!! I have applications out everywhere I can think of. This is a huge company....so I think it's a management issue. The company I worked for before had on call one time a month for one shift. I miss that company!! I wish I knew where to fly to. pixienurse

I have been doing hospice for a few years and just moved to a new company. This company has you do on call 16 hours to 24 hours at a time. You work your regular 8 hour shift and then your on call for 16 hours and then you work your next 8 hour shift back to back. Am I crazy or does this not sound right? And you do this 2 times a week. :angryfire To me this is insane. Work full time and on call 2 times a week. If it's the weekend then you are oncall for 24 hours. I think I'm going to find a different company. What do you think??? pixienurse