Kabin

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  1. AZ's Budget Passed Into Law

    Kabin replied to Kabin's topic in Arizona Nursing

    The Feds reluctantly approved AZ's plan to strip medicaid services. Looks like it's the pay-down program where families could spend down savings to qualify for medicaid services....

  2. AZ's Budget Passed Into Law

    Kabin posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    They're will be lawsuits challenging it but it's a done deal for now.

  3. Ryan House and HOV

    Kabin replied to yelnikmcwawa's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I couldn't find the PM option. Benefits are located at: http://www.hov.org/benefits.aspx. PTO is pretty fair, 5 weeks after 3 years, 6 weeks after 10 years. As with any nursing job, salaries max out...

  4. Ryan House and HOV

    Kabin replied to yelnikmcwawa's topic in Arizona Nursing

    That's gonna leave a mark. :) But seriously, there's always room for improvement. I'm a field case manager for HOV. They're non-profit, mostly funded by medicare and donations, and we've all heard how...

  5. AZ's Budget Passed Into Law

    Kabin replied to Kabin's topic in Arizona Nursing

    She signed it

  6. Thinking of moving to AZ

    Kabin replied to jessm215's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I was thinking federal jobs would be good too but lately they've been hard to come by and may even be good to avoid. I understand the local VA suddenly eliminated some open jobs as well as...

  7. Is it time to leave Arizona?

    Kabin replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Sounds like the AZ budget is still up in the air. The senate republicans just passed stiffer AHCCCS cuts than Brewer wanted. But now Brewer wants to cut reimbursement rates. Looks bleak here with the...

  8. Budget shortcomings for 2012

    Kabin replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2011/02/23/ariz-senate-panel-votes-to-kill-medicaid-program/ Brewer wanted to keep about 1 million in the current AHCCCS program. Early Weds an AZ Senate panel voted 8-5...

  9. Budget shortcomings for 2012

    Kabin replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Yesterday's news was an eye opener. Brewer was planning to significantly cut AHCCCS but now the AZ Senate is proposing a bill that cuts AHCCCS down to about 100k pts (from ~1.2million according to the...

  10. Budget shortcomings for 2012

    Kabin replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    AZ will be tricky the next few years but I don't think there are many states immune from this slowdown. I was thinking about ideal places to move (jobs, low cost of living, good climate, clean and...

  11. Quality of care is it possible

    Kabin replied to justanimals's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I'm doing hospice in the field. It's great, lots of autonomy, much of my schedule is flexible and within my

  12. Quality of care is it possible

    Kabin replied to justanimals's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Yep, I have to agree with you but I'd guess it's been that way for some time. I recall my brief experience in the hospital to be one of toggling priorities. When things were going well corners were...

  13. BLS or ACLS certification for new grad

    Kabin replied to salimom's topic in Arizona Nursing

    That's a good question klone re: accreditation. There may be no such thing as an AHA approved CPR course. Hard to know who to believe when it comes to advertising. My company ok's ProCPR and...

  14. BLS or ACLS certification for new grad

    Kabin replied to salimom's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I think I did ProCpr.org last time for healthcare provider BLS, all online,

  15. Massive RN Layoffs

    Kabin replied to Obamacare's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    They weren't citations, just links from the AllPinkSlips website. The JCL Labor and Delivery link states 99 nurses would likely lose their jobs. Of El Camino Hospital's 140 laid off, 21 were nurses:...

  16. Massive RN Layoffs

    Kabin replied to Obamacare's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    When the economy finally improves the RN hiring boom will be on once again as RNs retire or jump ship for higher paying and less stressful opportunities such as business, mortgage lending, realty,...

  17. Patient Supplies for Field RN/CMs

    Kabin posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Was wondering how sophisticated other hospice companies are with patient supply orders (briefs, chux, wipes, etc). How does the RN/CM/CNA order patient supplies? Email, turned in paperwork? Is there...

  18. Patient Supplies for Field RN/CMs

    Kabin replied to Kabin's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I was checking online, found HomeHealthDelivery.com, not sure how good their prices are compared to ours but free UPS delivery for orders over $40 - would be a cinch to

  19. Patient Supplies for Field RN/CMs

    Kabin replied to Kabin's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Our clinical office has 40 to 50 Rns and over 400 pts, supplies get bogged down, we hand deliver forms and then it can take up to 2.5 days for supplies to be ready for pickup. Our supply process is...

  20. Patient Supplies for Field RN/CMs

    Kabin replied to Kabin's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I could see phones working, especially for smaller agencies. That's great how quick the supplies are ready for pickup/delivery. Sometimes you have supplies sent via United Parcel Service? Wonder...

  21. Massive RN Layoffs

    Kabin replied to Obamacare's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It looks like the defense industry is next in line for big job

  22. Massive RN Layoffs

    Kabin replied to Obamacare's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Scary that healthcare costs are still escalating in the double digits. It's not everyday, but there have been a rash of layoffs with several news stories each month. A good source is AllPinkSlips.com....

  23. Grand Canyon University

    Kabin replied to AZblondie's topic in School, College Programs

    They have a place in education but buyer beware! For profit colleges are getting a thorough spanking of late. There were lots of poor practices like taking advantage of low income students (which are...

  24. Congrats to St Joe's!

    Kabin posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    I was pleasantly surprised to see St Joe's take a stand against Olmsted. St Joe's made the difficult but correct choice between saving the mother's life or losing both the mother and 11 week old...

  25. Congrats to St Joe's!

    Kabin posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    I was pleasantly surprised to see St Joe's take a stand against Olmsted. St Joe's made the difficult but correct choice between saving the mother's life or losing both the mother and 11 week old...