OB6658

OB6658 has 20 years experience.

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1. RN with 4 years exp. cant find a job in San Diego!!!!

   OB6658 replied to taapple's topic in California Nursing

   try joining http://www.azteria.com/ Once you log in, you can request which areas you want to work in, your experience and what state/city. They will constantly send you email updates on all jobs...

2. Which should I take?

   OB6658 replied to NickiLaughs's topic in California Nursing

   Nikki, This is a decision only you can make...weighing the pros and cons. Corona does have a lousy rep. But not too many hospitals, especially in the IE have good ones. Look at Parkview, its been...

3. no experience? no job?

   OB6658 replied to CrammyCute11's topic in California Nursing

   try looking at the hospital websites in this link. if they have new grad programs, most will list as such or as a "versant" program. i know fountain valley regional had a listing for a versant rn...

4. Can somebody please inform if there are any RN jobs available in Southern CA

   OB6658 replied to kathy48's topic in California Nursing

   try looking at the hospital websites in this link. if they have job listings, it will be on their website. i would say about 98% of hospitals today (at least in ca.) only do "online" applications....

5. California's 2010 New Grad RN Program

   OB6658 replied to gwafuh_rn's topic in California Nursing

   Try looking at the hospital websites in this link. If they have new grad programs, most will list as such or as a "Versant" program. I know Fountain Valley Regional had a listing for a Versant RN...

6. Any one working in Barstow as a nurse.

   OB6658 replied to trulara's topic in California Nursing

   Wow! I feel awful for your circumstances. There's not much in way of hospitals within a reasonable driving time out there in the high desert. As you already checked into, it would be 1 - 1/2 hour...

7. How do you administer Mucomyst orally?

   OB6658 replied to IlovenursingRN's topic in General Nursing

   Well, we always tried the mix in Coke route first. It was a challenge when you had to fight with the 14 year old to drink it. And if she/he vomited afterward...we had to go with the NG tube route....

8. Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

   OB6658 replied to SheilaORN's topic in California Nursing

   Here's the link to the payscale at Riverside County Hospital. This is all jobs for the county, you have to look under "registered nurse" to get all the levels. Hope this helps anyone....

9. Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

   OB6658 replied to SheilaORN's topic in California Nursing

   This is the link to Arrowhead Regional Hospital pay scale. New grads would probably fall under the registered nurse I on the low end of the scale. Its true county hospitals don't pay as much hourly...

10. Hospitals in Ca are freezing their RN New Grad Program..how about LTC and SNF ?

    OB6658 replied to azalea04's topic in California Nursing

    Hi, don't know how far north or south you are in Orange County, but San Antonio Community hospital in Upland has 10 New Grad positions posted on their career page....

11. sending an email to nurse recruiter

    OB6658 replied to bodz01's topic in California Nursing

    Your absolutely right about health technology always changing. 1. I did take a CCU course (6 weeks long) to update and refresh my skills as well as a dysrhythmia course (4 weeks, in which I'm glad to...

12. sending an email to nurse recruiter

    OB6658 replied to bodz01's topic in California Nursing

    You are correct, there is a lot of advertised positions out there, asking for experience...however, most is just 1 position available for 500 applicants...its rough. Then there are those hospitals...

13. sending an email to nurse recruiter

    OB6658 replied to bodz01's topic in California Nursing

    Hi, I'm an 18 year experienced RN, struggling for a job also in this poor economy. I have sent cover letter and resumes direct to the recruiters and managers of the department and rec'd no responses....

14. An ICU With No Techs

    OB6658 replied to Sonia,RN's topic in General Nursing

    now, I'm a bit confused...is this post talking about CNA/techs or the telemetry monitoring techs. The telemetry tech do only monitoring. In any case, I've worked with neither. There are no specialty...

15. An ICU With No Techs

    OB6658 replied to Sonia,RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in 2 ICU/CCU's without techs. The 1st one (long ago) was small and only had 6 beds. Therefore, we did everything, including secretary work, tech duties, drawing blood, administering...