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juan de la cruz, Thank you for posting this as I've been reading your reply's to many other forums and they've been very insightful. I will be following this merger as I am a (first time) Travel RN from SoCal and recently relocated to R.O. and am in...

what is the pay for an experienced RN in the ER? And for travel RNs? Yikes...

christineBdriscoll, Crazy girl, what made you leave SoCAL? (j/p...I left too b/c DF now works for GM) where did you finally decide to work? I'm from Newport Beach, CA working in the ER for 2.5 years. It was not a level 1 Trauma just b/c of the locat...

Thanks NedRN and jay.td for your info! NedRN, yes, the contract is 36hrs/wk. I'm currently on a month to month lease for the duration of the 13 wk assignment. I've already moved and signed the contract so its finalized. I was working w/ Nightingale N...

sylvoxz1 , did you take the assignment? I'm currently w/ AMN too! How do you like it? Its my first travel assignment.

Oh this make makes me so sad...I just signed on w/ AMN w/ a 13 wk contract MI. (I'm originally from CA) working in the ED. They're giving me: Regular Rate $23.59 Call Back Rate $23.59 Holiday Rate: $23.59 Per diem Rate: $35.00 Missed Shift Adj: $18.0...

@resilientnurse, is this a travel assignment? I just signed on in the ER too! I don't know much about the hospital except that they're rated #21 according to U.S. News and they have 32 ER beds and 259 hospital beds. There's ~41k ER visits annually. ...

Did you sign up w/ Nightingale Nurses? I did online and received an email and phone call back w/ a recruiter who saiys they contract w/ Oakwood Medical Center in Dearborn and Annapolis. I filled out their skills checklist and online app but haven't h...

hi fellow nurses! i had my first day of hospital orientation at hoag hospital and it truly is a fabulous place to work. everyone was so kind and seemed absolutely happy working there. there were a lot of new hires going to the new hoag hospital in i...

Wow RN-Cardiac, thank you for that advice. I definitely will mention it to my preceptor if she can help me hone in on my critical thinking skills by asking me questions in various case scenarios. Thanks!

Perbd, Glad things worked out for you in ICU. I declined the small hospital b/c there was not orientation/training but rather thrown in. Even though it's a small 150 bed hospital, 5 bed ED, I still wanted formal training as I had not med/surg experi...

NorthBay, When I provided my portfolio, I just asked my volunteer clinic director to provide a letter stating how many hours of service I worked. It was on their letterhead and came with a nice few sentences of recommendation. They also have generic ...

WHoo hoo! I just got selected for round 2! However, I must politely decline. I was offered a new grad position at Hoag since my first interview. Good luck to you all! =)

Hi! Can't wait to officially join the ER Nursing forum! I'm starting a 12 wk new grad ED Program and there are 3 tests that we will need to take pre-hire; 1) Pharmacology Exam 2) Basic Knowledge Assessment Test 3) basic ECG/Pacemaker Test. Th...

Thanks gtoko. The hospital gave us ECG powerpoints and a study guide. I also practiced rhythms from: Six Second ECG Simulator I passed the exam. Orientation starts May 17th! So excited!

Justwandering31- the ED interview went well. I hope to hear back from them by Wednesday. I was honest and told them I had an offer from one smaller hospital in the ED and recently, an interview with Cedars-Sinai. Though I believe CS is one of the bes...

***Grrr!!!*** I just posted a long reply and it got deleted. Ok, let's try this again: Hello Hopefuls! Since my last dilemma, I had my interview and explained my situation to the "Recruitment Specialist" and she understood. Make sure if you need to...

MVJ0221, Oh my! What a predicament! I hope you find a solution... My fiance was pretty peeved when I told him I have an interview on such short notice. He gave the same examples, "Who do they think they are to expect people to stop their lives for th...

I have an interview 4/12 @ in the AM but I don't have my LOR's from my instructors yet!!! Oh no! I don't know if they'll still interview me without them. I have. And it specifically says in the email that "due to the high volume of applicants, we can...

perbd, Sorry you're not orientating to ER well. Its funny because its the fast pace, chaos, and challenges that the ER environment brings that I THRIVE on. Every day is different more or less and with it new experiences and situations to learn from....

wow that was fast, 2 days? I'm still waiting for my interview appointment time. Plus, I am waiting for my clinical instructors to send my LORs to me. Yikes, I hope I don't get my interview appt before the LOR's arrive!

HappyNurse45, Same as you, I got my "Phase 1" interview Monday. I am 2nd Degree w/ BSN (graduated May '09, Passed NCLEX Oct '09). I applied to over 50 hospitals too and Cedars-Sinai is my first response! I too have my ACLS, PALS, and soon ER Nursing ...

Thank you for the advice LiveToLearn. I was offered an interview for a New Grad RN Program and need two LOR's by the end of May. I moved back to SoCal but got my BSN at UofMichigan. How should I send my LOR request to the professors? Should I just s...

traumaRUs, What do you think of a small 150-bed Level II hospital hiring new grads w/o specific orientations? One hospital offered a job as a Triage ER RN but requires I pass the 6wk- ER Nurse Course taught through Flex Ed, Inc. I've worked as an in...

I'm a May '09 New grad w/ no ER experience going through Flex Ed ER Nursing Course. From a small 150 bed hospital in SoCal, I was offered $29 8hrs (11a-11p shift) and time and a half for the remaining 4 hrs. 36hrs FT. They said I could float to other...