I am a C/S 5.65 site and have only been at this for 1.5 yrs but I was fortunate that my facility had hired a consultant for an ED project before I was hired, so I have been picking his brain this...
Hello everyone, Our facility will be implementing inpatient physician ordering and documentation this summer. It's a little premature but I just wanted to ask ahead to prepare myself for what to...
Yayyy. Congrats!! I also just started an entry level position and I'm enjoying it a lot. So much to learn though. I wish I can fast forward to the day I feel comfortable with the system we are using...
Hi rninformatics, Thanks for the reply. I believe I will mostly be responsible for the PCS module. There's another clinical analyst there that is fairly new as well (1 year) but she deals mostly...
Hi Everyone! I interviewed for a clinical nurse informatics position at a smaller hospital about 1 1/2 weeks ago with the director of IT. I just found out that she is now trying to put together a 2nd...
Hi Everyone, Just wanted to give an update on my new position. Just finished my 2nd week. So far so good, I think. The IT crew is awesome. Everyone gets along so well with each other. I'm...
I will soon be in a nursing informatics position full time and was thinking about accepting a per diem position in my previous area of nursing (PACU) to keep up my clinical skills, if they offer me...
Hi rninformatics, I'm posting this message I sent to you via PM a couple weeks ago here since I'm not sure if you ever received it or not. I apologize if you have and just haven't had time to...
I just wanted to say that I had my 2nd interview last week and just found out today that I got the job!!! :yeah: Yayyyy!!! I start in about 3 weeks and was told I will also be getting sent away for...
So I contacted the IT director today and got a date for the next interview!! Next Thursday. It will be with the Director of Anesthesiology and the OB nurse who has been unofficially the go to...
BTW, what is an appropriate amount of time after an interview should I wait before contacting them for status updates? It has been exactly 2 weeks since the interview and 1 week since I was told a 2nd...
I've worked in 2 different PACU's and both have to call out ahead of time to make sure there is a spot and nurse available to take the patient. At 1 hospital, it was a strict 30 min heads up and then...
Wow, thank you so much for your input ikarus7401. I appreciate it very much. It's great to know that I can always come here to get support as I embark upon this new adventure in my career. I hope...
I remember when we went live with our bar code medication administration in the PACU, it was definitely a challenge. When we receive a patient right out of surgery, we require meds ASAP. We couldn't...
Oh, and also one other question. Are there any other questions besides work environment and level of support from superior that I can ask to help me determine if I will be supported in this role? I...
Thank you ikarus7401 & rninformatics for your very helpful information. I've actually looked at and taken notes from both of the links you suggested for my first interview. I must say it was...
I recently took the VMI course in April. I have all my marketing materials ready from my stationary, to my new suit. I started mailing out letters this week and have started to make more contacts of...
Hi all, Just a couple more weeks before I head to Orlando for the VMI seminar! I'm going over the home materials now and gosh...there sure are a lot of info. I'm glad I have the chance to go over it...
Hi Penelope1 Thanks! I wouldn't mind subcontracting at all. We'll see who I run into at the seminar. :-) I already have my business cards all ready to go. I also have about 4 lawyers in line to...
Tnbutterfly thanks for the words of confidence. It's good to know that I'm not the only one feeling this way. I guess it's always normal to feel this way when it comes to changing from ones comfort...
Thanks so much for the tips :-) I'm very excited, nervous, and apprehensive all at the same time. There are a lot more pro's than cons for me to do this and the only major con is that I fearI may...
Hi Little Tree, I am also fairly new to this board and I am going to go to the VMI in Orlando (april). I am expecting to receive my materials sometime this week so am anxious to start reviewing them....