cosmicmama ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

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    Wellpoint/Anthem BCBS phone interview

    cosmicmama replied to cosmicmama's topic in Case Management

    Yes, the pay is very decent, especially considering that I don't have to drive anywhere or buy work clothes. It is very comparable to what I make as a staff nurse on day shift, and there are...
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    Wellpoint/Anthem BCBS phone interview

    cosmicmama replied to cosmicmama's topic in Case Management

    I spent the first 8 years of my nursing career in the ER, and the last 11 in OB/L&D/Mother-Baby. It's been a wild ride but I'm ready for a change. Culture shock, bring it
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    Wellpoint/Anthem BCBS phone interview

    cosmicmama replied to cosmicmama's topic in Case Management

    ER_RN07, I will be going to the Virginia Beach office for my training! I'm about two hours southwest of there in northeastern NC, after training I will be working from home. I'm super excited!...
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    Has Anyone Interviewed and Hired at Amerigroup?

    cosmicmama replied to DHawkinsrn's topic in Nursing Career

    I know this thread is a few months old, but apparently Amerigroup has been acquired by Wellpoint. I just accepted a CM position with them and they are sending me to the Virginia Beach Amerigroup...
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    Wellpoint/Anthem BCBS phone interview

    cosmicmama replied to cosmicmama's topic in Case Management

    I just accepted this position with a start date of 7/7. Does anyone have any experience with
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    Has anyone travelled to the UK?

    cosmicmama posted a topic in Travel

    My teenage kids are really interested in doing this. I've been on continental travel nurse.com and am thinking about starting the process. Just wondering, if anyone has done travel nursing in the UK,...
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    I have been thinking about being a traveling nurse. Is it worth it?

    cosmicmama replied to sharapatan's topic in Travel

    Whenever someone asks "is it worth it?", I want to reply "is it worth what?" Anyway, you've got a few years before you'll be a canditate for travel nursing, so read all you can in the meantime and...
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    Travel assignments New Mexico

    cosmicmama replied to Tuffnikki's topic in Travel

    I've been to both places (not to work, just to visit). I would never travel to Roswell. I just didn't get a good vibe from the area. Northern New Mexico is one of my favorite places in the world. Las...
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    Travel Nursing in CO

    cosmicmama replied to trvlngstethoscp's topic in Travel

    I have already secured a private all-inclusive, furnished apartment in the Capitol Hill area near downtown for $1100 a month. It's a 20 minute drive to UofC. It's small, but I think the location will...
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    Travel Nursing in CO

    cosmicmama replied to trvlngstethoscp's topic in Travel

    Oh yeah, I forgot, $400 travel money. The housing stipend being taxed does put a huge dent in take-home pay, but I'll recoup that when I file my taxes for 2013. No per diems, but I'll also recoup...
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    Travel Nursing in CO

    cosmicmama replied to trvlngstethoscp's topic in Travel

    I'm getting ready to leave for Denver. Going to the University of Colorado through their in-house travelers program. The pay is pretty low, $34/hr plus a $1450 TAXED housing allowance each month. I...
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    Do you scrub and/or circulate c-sections?

    cosmicmama posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi all...I have over ten years of high risk L&D experience in a medium sized community hospital, and also have done a travel assignment at a huge teaching facility in Phoenix. I have never had to...
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    Travel assignment to Duke University hospital...

    cosmicmama replied to Love1another's topic in Travel

    Durham is very hit-or-miss, as far as safe areas go. There are some areas near the hospital that you don't want to walk through after dark. There are some other areas that are very nice. I don't live...
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    Endorsing to Cali

    cosmicmama replied to strawberryfields's topic in Travel

    Yay for you! I did the mail in card because I was too far away to do livescan, I think that was the major hold-up on
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    Traveling to Phoenix for the winter

    cosmicmama replied to melissa8321's topic in Travel

    When I started at BGSMC in January, the NICU was run by Phoenix Children's Hospital and they had their own nurses etc. When a baby had to go to NICU, it was as if they were being discharged to another...
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    Endorsing to Cali

    cosmicmama replied to strawberryfields's topic in Travel

    It took about 10 weeks for
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    Labor & delivery after graduation?

    cosmicmama replied to ►that_funky♪&#'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's not hard to get into L&D right after school "because it's a popular department". It's hard to get into because it's a specialty area. New grads need time to hone their basic nursing skills...
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    Hospitals slowing down on hiring?

    cosmicmama posted a topic in Travel

    Anyone actively seeking an assignment finding that hospitals seem to be dragging their feet the past couple of weeks? I'm wondering if they are getting cold feet about hiring travelers due to the...
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    Can I travel with my dog who is a pit mix?

    cosmicmama replied to neurogirl77's topic in Travel

    I travel with my female lab mix. No one ever asked to look at her and verify the correct weight or breed. (Most apartment complexes have breed and weight restrictions). I would just say he's a "mixed...
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    Traveling to Phoenix for the winter

    cosmicmama replied to melissa8321's topic in Travel

    I spent last winter at Banner Good Sam, but I was in L&D. Can't speak about the unit, but Banner seems like a good company. You will get lots of
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    Companies with Contracts in North Carolina

    cosmicmama replied to Traveldee's topic in Travel

    travelingdorsey, sending you a
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    Kaiser L&D, SF Bay Area

    cosmicmama posted a topic in Travel

    I've just submitted to four Kaiser hospitals in the SF Bay Area: Walnut Creek, Oakland, Santa Clara, and San Jose. I work L&D. Does anyone have any experience here, (L&D or not)? Any...
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    Companies with Contracts in North Carolina

    cosmicmama replied to Traveldee's topic in Travel

    I live in NC and have been watching for contracts for a couple of years now. I'm also L&D. Cirrus had some in Matthews for an Epic conversion, but those are now full. New Hanover in Wilmington...
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    Helpful items or gadgets for travel nurses

    cosmicmama replied to ajhrn99's topic in Travel

    I second the Aeropress! I'm a coffee snob of the highest order. At home I roast my own beans, and only brew in a french press. I didn't want to drag all of my coffee paraphernalia across the country,...
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    In-house traveler programs?

    cosmicmama posted a topic in Travel

    Which hospitals have in-house traveler programs that you know of? I know about Banner. In your experience, do these pay better, worse, or about the same as going through an agency? What are the pros...