Krismisstree

Can you explain what a "casual" employee is? I have seen those on employment websites, but am unfamiliar with the term--we don't have those here in Wyoming!

I can tell you that all our county's school nurses report to the principal as their supervisor--not another nurse! It may just be the "western, rural Wyoming" feel but the nurse is her own island in the school. In my town of 25000, we have 2 full time school nurses, and all the elementaries get a school nurse for only part of the week. I think we have 8 total in the school district.

If you want the mountains, Sheridan is at the base of them! You will have opportunity to take some beautiful drives. I have heard good things about the facility there, but, I am a Wyoming native so haven't experienced "big hospitals"...not sure what you're used to as far as census, patient load, having more than 10 doctors... :)

My alma matter, University of Wyoming, has a 15-month 2nd bachelor's BSN program which includes community health as a part of the curriculum. In Wyoming, anyway, to be a PHN (public health nurse) you only need to have a BS with an RN (so ADN would work), or, more preferably, a BSN. an accelerated program like UW would help you get a nursing degree, a bachelor's at that, in possibly less time than an ADN. Let me know if you have questions about UW's program! I know many other nursing schools have accelerated or online programs.

I do LTC waiver assessments and NF placement assessments--in Wyoming it's called "LT-101" form. However I am just a contract nurse working 8 hours/week max doing the LT-101's; most of the other RNs in my PH office do maternal/child health, travel and immunization clinics, prenatal/best beginnings and BT prep. Our school nurses in Wyoming are employees of the school districts and NOT the health department--I hadn't heard of this until I was browsing school nurse jobs!

My family may be relocating to the Woodbury/Stillwater/Hudson WI area from the state of Wyoming this spring, and I am interested in limited hour work. I graduated BSN in May 08 and passed NCLEX-RN in June; I have been working in public health as a contract nurse doing long-term care Medicaid evals (home based care waivers and nursing facility admission paperwork). However, I only work 8 hours per week, in order to stay home with my 2 year old and 3 month old! Anyone out there know of limited-hour jobs? (12 hour/week or less?) I'd be willing to work 1 12-hr shift per week, two part-time days, hours here and there--I love inpatient medical, postpartum couplet care, and public/school health. However, any searches I have seen have a minimun of 2 12's/week or 20 hours. This is too much for me to be away from my kiddos. Thanks! Interested to hear what everyone else thinks! We'll be scouting the area Dec 12-15th.