farmerRN

farmerRN specializes in ER, Oncology, Travel Nursing.

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1. Working with an Agency in Wisconsin

   farmerRN replied to javawren_23's topic in Wisconsin

   I wouldn't hold my breath on steady work in Wisconsin for travel nursing. Most hospitals have not been hiring for quite some time. As a Wisconsin native, I had to move out of the Wisconsin/midwest to find a decent full time job.

2. Searching for a good agency for travel nursing

   farmerRN replied to GoNightingale's topic in Travel

   Stay away from Intelistaf! They use to be a decent company when I worked for them several years back, but since they combined with MSN...the company totally went down the drain. I did one assignment earlier this year because the assignment was not fa...

3. Traveling Opportunities

   farmerRN replied to BellaRN2010's topic in Travel

   As an ER travel nurse who will work his last travel nurse shift tomorrow night...will be "retiring" from travel nursing and going back to staff nursing. I have been a nurse since 2000, ER nurse since 2004, started traveling Jan. 2009. I have ACLS, P...

4. Moving to MKE, how's the market?

   farmerRN replied to BeckiRN's topic in Wisconsin

   I would say you need some good luck if you want to work at Froedtert. Yes, it does have a good medical/nursing reputation. I have heard many nurses like the 7/70 program. Yes, they do have alot of CVICU positions because last year they opened up a n...

5. New Grad positions, is anyone in WI hiring?

   farmerRN replied to settinggirl's topic in Wisconsin

   Not too much hiring going on anywhere in the state for new grads or experienced nurses. And the positions that do become open are for part time. There are positions in the Milwaukee area...mostly they are with Aurora Healthcare...which I wouldn't rec...

6. American Mobile

   farmerRN replied to Smiley6's topic in Travel

   I worked for American Mobile only once, on a 6 month assignment in Florida in 2001-02 snowbird season. My information might be a bit dated, but still hopefully helpful. Deciding the best company for each person is different. In my experience, I have ...

7. How about travel nursing?

   farmerRN replied to cathy4nier's topic in Travel

   Don't get me wrong, Travel nursing is alot of fun...but the travel/agency nursing sector has taken a big hit. Not alot of jobs and pay/benefits are seriously depressed. I am coming off the road again and taking a permanent job for awhile. It is quite...

8. How do you keep your certifications active while traveling?

   farmerRN replied to Jenfire's topic in Travel

   I would look at Technical Colleges that have nursing programs. They usually have BLS, ACLS, and PALS that are very reasonally priced.

9. ?s about Green Bay job opps for LPNs

   farmerRN replied to platinum_garb's topic in Wisconsin

   Not too much action in Nursing at any level in the Green Bay area. Things are tight, there area few clinic, home care, and long term jobs here and there, but nothing that great. The hospitals do not LPNs anymore. Might have a little better luck in t...

10. How is the job market?

    farmerRN replied to eriksoln's topic in Travel

    As working the front lines of travel nursing...The travel nurse market continues to be down...(both in pay and locations) most likely will be like that for a long time to come. Of course recruiters will say there are a ton of jobs. That is their job ...

11. Working/Living in and around Madison

    farmerRN replied to javawren_23's topic in Wisconsin

    Do you work at Froedert? If so, I should get to know you! Yes, Froedert puts openings on their website, but unless you know someone who works there, they never will look at your resume! For the past 2 years I have put my name in for ICU/ER jobs...but...

12. Working/Living in and around Madison

    farmerRN replied to javawren_23's topic in Wisconsin

    St. Mary's and Meriter have the L&D units in Madison. Both are pretty decent sizes, do not remember the exact numbers. Not to put a damper on your hopes...but nursing in the Madison area is pretty well frozen over! Even the few smaller hospitals ...

13. University of Chicago Medical Center

    farmerRN posted a topic in Illinois

    Hello all, I am interested to hear about any personal thoughts, opinions, and experiences regarding the University of Chicago Medical Center. Open to all, but anything about the ER and the ICUs would be great! Thanks ahead of time!

14. Question regarding heparinized ports

    farmerRN replied to KelliD's topic in Oncology

    At the hospital based oncology clinic, our protocol is 10 ml of saline and 5 ml of Heparin for de-accessing. I never have pulled back when accessing. Heparin itself has a very short half (2-3 hours). So if you flushed it through, it really would not ...

15. Any jobs for rural nurses?

    farmerRN replied to sadiepie's topic in Wisconsin

    It is just the state of affairs of nursing in Wisconsin.....we have a nursing surplus in the state...and hospitals are not hiring...they just keep cutting staff and making the nurses who stay work twice as hard! Not going to be changing for awhile!