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  1. Interview Panel, riddle me this?

    ORTech2RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    My apologies if this has been posted to the incorrect forum. Mods, please move if so. I was recently interviewed for a position in primary care. I currently work for the VA, so this would have...

  2. Possibly the Worst Hiring Experience Ever

    ORTech2RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Really don't know where to start, other than to say that the post title is probably misleading, since I don't even know if I *was hired.* Here's my story-I was looking for a PRN job to stay busy a...

  3. Possibly the Worst Hiring Experience Ever

    ORTech2RN replied to ORTech2RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's honestly the worst experience I've had with a hiring process. If your not interested in hiring someone, don't waste time with physicals and the like. It's really mystifying why a company would do...

  4. New Job, Did I Make a Mistake?

    ORTech2RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone ever make a job change within the field and feel like they have made a mistake? I think I have! I went from being a night shift RN in an ICU stepdown to a very useless feeling outpatient...

  5. New Job, Did I Make a Mistake?

    ORTech2RN replied to ORTech2RN's topic in General Nursing

    Update.....I'm thinking I will call my previous Nurse Manager today and try to come back, even if it's nights. I just can't deal with this level of boredom. I have done, maybe, 30 minutes of work in...

  6. New Job, Did I Make a Mistake?

    ORTech2RN replied to ORTech2RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's mental health, and kind of a new concept

  7. Too ugly to be a nurse..?!?

    ORTech2RN replied to RandomNurse2b1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a 40 something year old guy with deep acne scarring and putting on a middle aged gut. If I ever had years I looked good, they are probably long gone. Here's the thing: I don't care. I'm married,...

  8. Experience with the VA?

    ORTech2RN replied to bailey1015's topic in Government, Military

    More pros than cons, that's for sure. Best pay I've ever had. Benefits are hard to match. 5 weeks of Annual leave per year. Separate bank for Sick leave in which one accumulates 4 hours of SL per...

  9. My Experience with VA Nursing Proficiency

    ORTech2RN posted a topic in Government, Military

    Did not want to piggy back on the earlier thread, but my experience with this process is very frustrating. My Nurse manager submitted mine back in August 2017. I still had not heard from the board by...

  10. VA Proficiency Nurse III Frustration & Appeal

    ORTech2RN replied to Sarah918's topic in Government, Military

    Boy, do I have experiences in this area. I recently have been shot down for promotion to Nurse II. I wrote a very similar proficiency to another coworker (whom had less time in the VA), and was shot...

  11. Bullied? What the heck is this about?

    ORTech2RN posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    Hey guys, strangest situation I've probably found myself in. Been an RN since 2011, and worked health care since 2003, never had a problem working with women. Not one. I have an RN on our unit,...

  12. Bullied? What the heck is this about?

    ORTech2RN replied to ORTech2RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think this is the only recourse. However, I don't expect a clean resolution. I would expect retaliation and I wonder how management will treat this. I work for the federal government, where they...

  13. Bullied? What the heck is this about?

    ORTech2RN replied to ORTech2RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I am heterosexual, I'm pretty sure she is aware of this. Unless s he perceives something else, I don't know. I'm honestly stumped. I'm 43, and have worked various job since I was 16, never had an...

  14. Bullied? What the heck is this about?

    ORTech2RN replied to ORTech2RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    That's where, inevitably, I think this will lead to. I have no idea why she suddenly decided to target me. It's growing old and I'm pissed that she feels she can walk in to our unit and insult me for...

  15. VA Hiring Process

    ORTech2RN replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    I didn't know anyone either. I was on active duty (US Army) from 99-03. I know it's stated that prior service gets points in the hiring process, but I doubt how much weight that really carries. I was...

  16. VA Pay Scale For NEW hires

    ORTech2RN replied to kerbear1969's topic in Government, Military

    You pretty much need to sell yourself to the board. They look for things like: education, leadership, teamwork. etc. Were you ever a charge nurse? Make sure you list that on the dimensions of nursing...

  17. VA Hiring Process

    ORTech2RN replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    One thing though, its harder to walk into a job at HBPC or CBOC (community clinic). I'm working third shift at the med center in Lexington, biding my time until I get a job at a nearby CBOC. Could be...

  18. Leave VA or Stay

    ORTech2RN replied to 26.2, BSN's topic in Government, Military

    The VA still has a pension. FERS is social security plus pension plus TSP. I even logged into mypay to check

  19. VA Nursing

    ORTech2RN replied to Islnd_RN's topic in Government, Military

    I started working at the VA last June. Won't even consider leaving a federal job for a private position. I can write an essay why, but I'll hammer it down to some key points 1. The pay in most areas...

  20. Is the VA a good place to work?

    ORTech2RN replied to Morainey's topic in Government, Military

    Benefits are unmatched, IMO. You will have a choice of healthcare plans. We chose Blue Cross Basic Federal employees and have found it to be the best health care plan we've ever had. Dental and...

  21. Post Pneumonia Fatigue

    ORTech2RN posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hello all, I posted a thread about 3 weeks ago. Basically I was sick as a dog with Pneumonia, on Levaquin and off work nearly 2 weeks. I'm doing better in regards to that I'm not running fevers,...

  22. Diagnosed with Pneumonia

    ORTech2RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Yuck is the best way to describe how I feel at this point. I'm going on day 6 of pneumonia,on my third day of PO Levaquin. I started feeling ill last weekend with shortness of air, fever,...

  23. Diagnosed with Pneumonia

    ORTech2RN replied to ORTech2RN's topic in General Nursing

    Followed up with a Pulmonologist today. No pleural effusions, and pneumonia is improving, but still have congestion in small area of lower right lung. Ordered me off for an additional 3 days....

  24. Diagnosed with Pneumonia

    ORTech2RN replied to ORTech2RN's topic in General Nursing

    Certainly bad news for me. I've hardly called in sick over a 20 year period, and now I'm having a long and slow recovery to a bad infection. And sounds as if I have no recourse, other than hoping...

  25. Anyone Care to Explain VA Benefits/Education

    ORTech2RN posted a topic in Government, Military

    After sifting through pages of threads and on the VA.Gov site, I am amazed at the benefits that the VA seems to offer, especially in education. As I understand it, the VA will pay towards prior...