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tclema

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  1. Starting pay for a New Grad?

    Well I just went to payscale.com and checked out the average starting out pay in Oklahoma. It is a wooping $38540 for less than 1 year experience. Makes $18.52 an hour. But...it didn't say how much of...
  2. Retention

    Just wanted to say thank you again for each and everyone that gave me input...and to update that our Committee is starting this week and I am excited!! I want to work hard so our Organization provides...
  3. Retention

    Ok, now I just recently started my job as Recruiter at our local hospital and now I have been asked to start and head a Retention committee. I'm already doing my homework and we will do questionnaires...
  4. Retention

    I am very grateful for all your answers. I believe Retention is the key to almost anything. Besides from the business standpoint of becoming a magnet employer for high qualified personnel, I also...
  5. Retention

    How would such a Career Ladder look like to you? I think our CNO is moving in the right direction, at this time we are offering only one sign-on bonus for OR Circulator, but we have Retention boni....
  6. Retention

    And I agree so much with you. I think you have great points and I will definitely bring those up. We do have a Career Ladder as well, but I would like to see more Career Opportunity...moving up a real...
  7. Layoffs in Overstaffed Twin Cities Hospitals?

    But I said this earlier, I economic crisis usually don't last forever. But what went up must come down, it is a historical fact. There are quite a few areas that needed to be cut, but there are other...
  8. Yes I am glad too, for the new employee and HR and the hospital. :) Congrats though for getting the job you
  9. Vent: Husband lost job today with no warning

    Oh wow, my husband debated about getting out of the Military last summer and then decided to stay in. So far he didn't have to deploy again, he already did 2 tours, and right now he is taking care of...
  10. Well we did the same. Reduced Travelers and Agency Nurses and are hiring on Staff Nurses. Only problem we are having is our location. When I read here that so many Nurses cannot find a job in their...
  11. Starting pay for a New Grad?

    Yep, we bought a nice 3 bedroom house, big yard, completely remodeled for
  12. Vent: Husband lost job today with no warning

    I am sorry too. To have to find it out over the news on top of
  13. I doubt that you have to worry about employment by the time you get down with school. Historically, the economy has to come down at some point and usually picks back up after a little bit. I don't...
  14. Where to start with Nurse Extern job?

    We offer a Nursing Extern program for Senior Nursing students. We take applications for about 2 months before selecting and require a recommendation from one of the Instructors. We take 2 students per...
  15. Is getting into a nursing school easy in other countries?

    In my hometown in Germany, the hospital has it's own Nursing School attached and this is how it's usually done. Your dorms are right next to the hospital and you start working on the floor from the...
  16. It isn't. But just to be fair, the sooner you let HR know the better. We need these positions filled usually ASAP. And we might have somebody else we considered for this position and they might not be...
  17. Dental Hygienists paid more than Nurses?

    My friend is trying to get accepted to Dental Hygienist school for quite a while now and she told me there are many more applicants than student openings. The number of Hygienist are definitly...
  18. Seriously? I can't believe this. Here we are looking to hire and there you are looking. I wish we could move our hospital to one of these areas to fill our
  19. Help! Job Hunting

    Wow this must be the location. Here we are trying to find RN's to work for us, and you have a difficult time finding a position. But OK isn't that interesting for most people I believe. But mzloco is...
  20. All I can say is make sure that you are hired as an RN at your parents facility. A month taking off for vacation is fine, I would do the same before getting started in your new job. As a Recruiter, a...
  21. Nursing Jobs

    I really think too that this is a problem. Our hospital is looking for already experienced nurses. However, we do have a (few) positions open and are feverishly working on a Nurse Extern program for...
  22. Homeopathy

    I love your book suggestions, I will have to read it. My mom is a Naturopathic/Homeopathic practioner for the past 25 years . In Germany, you actually have to pass a federal licensing board to be able...
  23. Oklahoma Nurses

    Hiya, not a Nurse, but a brandnew Recruiter at a OK Hospital. I am originally from Germany and did my "time" at a surgery ward there. I love this forum to learn about the differences in schools etc...