jeckrn

jeckrn BSN, RN

EMT, ER, Homehealth, OR

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  1. AF Spouse & the VA

    jeckrn replied to BusiestBSN's topic in Government, Military

    As a spouse of a active duty service member you are to have priority for hiring, but with that being said they always do not give veterans preference. As far as transferring in the VA there is not set...

  2. What to expect

    jeckrn replied to greyL's topic in Government, Military

    You will spend time away from your family but how much is hard to say. It will depend on the service you join, the unit you are in and the deployment pace. I have been assigned to a hospital were I...

  3. Air Force FY 2015

    jeckrn replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    Congratulations to all that have been

  4. Post interview wait for the va Hosp...

    jeckrn replied to mmuntanga's topic in Government, Military

    Sounds like you have a offer, I think they want that information to adjust your pay grade upward but not sure. As long as you did not put anything like they want on your application you should be...

  5. New Army Nurse Corps officers: First Things First!

    jeckrn replied to Lunah's topic in Government, Military

    I had to decline one of my education benefits and it was thru the VA. Once I got thru to them they sent me a letter and I had to decide which of the 2 education benefits I wanted to give up so I...

  6. New Army Nurse Corps officers: First Things First!

    jeckrn replied to Lunah's topic in Government, Military

    Is it a VA form or military form? If its a VA form I do not think that it would be in

  7. need advice

    jeckrn replied to MichaelAnjaWood's topic in Government, Military

    Without knowing what your experience was or your military status I can not give you any other advice then to speak with the patient

  8. FY 2014 Air Force Nursing

    jeckrn replied to SG219's topic in Government, Military

    All points count towards your E pay. With your 4 years of AD along with your ANG time you should have no issues getting E pay. It does make a nice difference in pay. Your years of pay will be the...

  9. FY 2014 Air Force Nursing

    jeckrn replied to SG219's topic in Government, Military

    To get the E pay you need to have the equivalent of 4 years AD as an enlisted member which is 1440

  10. Army Nurses: Where are the best hospitals?

    jeckrn replied to nrryan's topic in Government, Military

    I would choose a MEDCEN over a MEDDAC since they are bigger and will expose you to more type of

  11. Army Nurse Corps FY2014

    jeckrn replied to jdubu22's topic in Government, Military

    Eighty now all,vices are over staffed with nurse's. I am not sure about Army direct accession(da) for CRNA' s but for the long term health there are at least double the number of quality applicants...

  12. Navy

    jeckrn replied to Kariw1088's topic in Government, Military

    I do not believe it will make you more competitive. As far as your MSN I am not sure if they would send you for a master degree while you are enlisted. The Navy does has a program to send Nurse Corp...

  13. Navy

    jeckrn replied to Kariw1088's topic in Government, Military

    Do not go that route. The chances of you being picked up this way are slim to none. If you do not think that you are competitive for a direct commission how would going the enlist route change that?...

  14. VA Tentative Salary vs. Final Offer

    jeckrn replied to bsnLex's topic in Government, Military

    Military time for retirement can only be used if you do not have active duty retirement. It can be sold back if you have a reserve retirement, know from personal

  15. VA Tentative Salary vs. Final Offer

    jeckrn replied to bsnLex's topic in Government, Military

    Your offer will only change if there is new information from them. As far as military time it will only help for seniority if you were a nurse at that time, otherwise it will help with retirement if...

  16. VA Nurse Salary

    jeckrn replied to kclindsay's topic in Government, Military

    The federal government retirement change around 30 years ago and is not as good as it used to be. In the old plan you did not pay into Social security or collect it. Under the new plan you collect...

  17. VA Nurse Salary

    jeckrn replied to kclindsay's topic in Government, Military

    One thing you need to look at is what is your long term pay look like. With the VA you will know what you will be making in 5-10 years down the road because of step increases; will you get pay...

  18. Does my active duty time count?

    jeckrn replied to Happynurse12's topic in Government, Military

    I enjoyed my time at the VA, like anywhere it has its pros and cons. Each facility is different just like any civilian facility. One big issue is the large amount of red tape. No call offs is...

  19. Does my active duty time count?

    jeckrn replied to Happynurse12's topic in Government, Military

    When I went the VA they counted my time on active while I was a RN. They did not count my enlisted time towards

  20. Does my active duty time count?

    jeckrn replied to Happynurse12's topic in Government, Military

    It properly will not count towards seniority as a RN since you were a HM on active duty. You will be able to sell back the time for retirement. It will not add to the pay scale since that is also...

  21. VA Home-based Primary Care

    jeckrn replied to finallyRN7's topic in Government, Military

    I enjoyed my time working in HBPC; its not like Medicare home health where you only see the patient for a couple of weeks then discharge them. If I remember right I had around 20 patients and seen...

  22. less paper work, more care. Is that true?

    jeckrn replied to tarotale's topic in Government, Military

    Sounds like something a recruiter would say when they had a high goal of nurse's to

  23. How many candidates are interviewed per position?

    jeckrn replied to mnRNgal08's topic in Government, Military

    Depends on the number of qualified

  24. less paper work, more care. Is that true?

    jeckrn replied to tarotale's topic in Government, Military

    As far as nursing goes it's about the same amount of charting & BS. Sometimes it can be worse because of job justification of some senior military and GS employees. There is more BS in general...

  25. Is the VA a good place to work?

    jeckrn replied to Morainey's topic in Government, Military

    I enjoyed the VA I worked at it was a good facility. Like the others have stated each facility is different and depending on the leadership while you were there also makes a difference. The one...