ivyleaf

ivyleaf has 18 years experience and specializes in Ambulatory Case Management, Clinic, Psychiatry.

Latest Activity

1. Portsmouth Regional Hospital

   ivyleaf replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

   did you end up taking the position? I think it's an HCA hospital,

2. RN salary-Boston

   ivyleaf replied to starik1978's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   yes, definitely possible depending on # years experience. are you looking for a travel position or staff? from my understanding some of the best paying hospitals in boston are BWH, mgh...

3. Advice Please! EHR Coordinator vs Case Management

   ivyleaf replied to JLA's topic in Case Management

   exciting, congrats on the interviews! depends what you're more interested in. case management you will still be in touch with patients/families, where you won't in informatics....

4. Acute Care Nurse Case Manager - jobs to consider after?

   ivyleaf replied to ChicRN's topic in General Specialties

   some ideas/thoughts: utilization review, clinical documentation improvement/cdi, case manager for insurance company doing either your or chronic disease management, telephone triage, homecare --...

5. Rheumatology Nurse

   ivyleaf replied to amysnurse's topic in General Specialties

   I was a float nurse in a clinic group and spent almost a year in rheumatology. It depends if you have an infusion clinic that you will be working as part of. My day was split mostly between rooming...

6. Pregant nurse giving methotrexate?

   ivyleaf replied to limonada's topic in General Nursing

   I think it is recommended to use chemo grade gloves to admin methotrexate. I think if you are wearing those, it should be fine- but always good to look @ a reputable online source and/or ask

7. Psych Hospitals and EMR’s

   ivyleaf replied to Patrick Camara's topic in General Nursing

   Psych units in "general"/regular hospitals should use EMRs. Salem hospital/north shore medical center in salem does, is hiring, and recently expanded their units. I would think Carney and...

8. New Grad Critical Care Job Search in Boston

   ivyleaf replied to ICUdreamin's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   these positions are extremely competitive. there are a ton of nursing schools in/around boston. usually the people who get these positions either already work at the facilities, or are doing their...

9. Transitioning into acute care

   ivyleaf replied to Njnurse201's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   I would suggest LTC/rehab or LTAC as a step towards acute care. Another option would be getting a psych position in a general/"regular" hospital and transferring to a medical unit after a year. I have...

10. Career Change

    ivyleaf replied to ecf1972's topic in Nursing Career

    I'd consider having someone take a look at your resume. I see a lot of MDS positions in long term care. Also case management-- outpatient and long term care/rehab specifically. Home health, primary...

11. Clinical Document Specialist, is it right for me?

    ivyleaf replied to Bunnybop's topic in Quality Improvement

    dId either of you end up working in CDI? Would love to know

12. Anyone here do coding?

    ivyleaf posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    Im interested in coding auditor positions. I know there are free online programs (saw a bunch mentioned in a previous post). Are there are more formal courses you would suggest for getting your CPC or...

13. Looking for a job with only Ambulatory Care experience

    ivyleaf replied to nursejay622's topic in Nursing Career

    OP, any

14. Career advice for aspiring Clinic RN / Primary Care NP

    ivyleaf replied to juliedevvv's topic in Nursing Career

    I would try working as an RN in a clinic before going for your NP. A lot of people think they will like it, and end up not finding it's a great fit. I thought I might wanted to do primary...

15. Anyone regret leaving the clinic for remote job?

    ivyleaf replied to PirateNurse06's topic in Case Management

    Short answer: definitely no regrets. Long answer: My last job was as a float nurse (both direct patient care and case management) for an outpatient clinic group. 2 years ago I started a job...