Shane505

UCLA is very strict on overtime. But every November through mid January administration opens up overtime for all RNs at UCLA. You can work as much overtime as you want during this period. They also give extra shift bonus of $300 of every overtime shi...

For those of you that got hired by UCLA as an experienced RN. How long did it take for them to contact you with the official job offer after completing the 5 reference Skill Survey? Is the Skill Survey reference check the final step before the offici...

Thanks for the responses. I did get the job offer 3 weeks after the interview. I found out my director who interviewed me was playing games lol. The director called me an hour after my interview and said I'm golden and she called HR to give me a job ...

Wow Thanks. I thought UCLA did 8 hr shifts because the pay chart posted showed $3 differential for evening and $6 for nights. So when you clock in at 6:45 pm your differential is $3 and when the clock strikes midnight your differential jumps to $6? T...

Wow it must be competitive to get into UCLA. According to their pay chart 5 yrs experience RN II is $53. That sounds good to me. But I don't like 8 hr shifts í ½í¸. Are Resource per diem RNs at UCLA different from each other or do they all have to b...

How many beds does the hospital have that gave you the new grad position at $44/hr? Is that Kaiser? That sounds high. I thought L.A hospitals starts at $39/hr.

What city is this giving you 7 patients in Med Surg. I started as a new grad with 7 patients fresh off orientation which wasn't safe at all. I thought that's how Texas rolls with no union. I was naive and new to the profession and didn't know how muc...

What part of TX are you from? Everything you said is true. BUT... now that I'm living and working in TX I realize how dirt cheap it is to live here compared to Cali. So even if the pay is low, it is still comfortable relative to the cost of living he...

To all new grads that got hired in the last couple of years at a San Antonio hospital what was your starting pay? Does anybody know the starting pay for a BSN new grad at San Antonio hospitals? Do they get paid more than an ADN new grad? I'm going to...

If you are coming from the Philippines then disregard everything I said about not having experience. I was referring to those who were educated here in the states. They may have more requirements for international nurses.

Just stay away from "low acuity" units like obgyn, med surg, orthopedics, etc. 6-7 patients per nurse is not uncommon on those units.

Do L.A hospitals use a lot of travelers? I'm currently a med surg nurse in Texas. I'm planning on becoming a med surg/tele traveler in two years with two years experience and want to work at a hospital in L.A/Burbank area. I plan on chasing my music ...

I work at Methodist. If you have a license and a pulse, you will get hired at Baptist or Methodist. Experience not needed. But they do work you like a slave and it is San Antonio. That is why they have a hard time retaining nurses.

So I just had my yearly evaluation and I had a good evaluation. It was my first evaluation after being on the job for 6 months. At the end of my evaluation my manager made me sign a document allowing my employer to do a reverification of my education...

You're right. I talked to HR about it. It's to make sure they have everything on file if they don't already or lost it.

I'm an american born Filipino nurse working at a San Antonio hospital. I'm one of a dozen Filipino RNs in the entire hospital. The reputation of Filipino nurses will precede you even in Texas. I remember having a rough day during my new grad orientat...

The phone interview is not that bad. It is easier because you can have your interview book open right in front of you to help you answer questions lol. But I was at work when I had my phone interview so I couldn't use any notes. My questions were all...

Praise the Lord!!! HR finally gave me the offer. I thought they decided to hire someone else lol. Btw my new grad pay is $22.00/hr. I asked if BSNs get paid more and she said they get paid the same as ADNs. I will be moving from the San Francisco bay...

New grad here with a skype interview coming up because I'm out of state. It's going to be a peer interview with the night shift. I'm going to have to use headphones because the speakers are low quality on my laptop. Anybody care to share their skype ...

I'm a new grad. I had two in the last two weeks. Another one on the way. Don't get intimidated. Only one person will be speaking at a time. Be confident and look them in the eye. Is this the first phase of the interview process or the second? Make su...

Get your ACLS. Take a medical terminology course if you haven't already. You can put that under education on your resume.

Congrats. 45 min is kind of far but it's not that bad of a commute. If you liked the unit why not take it for a year then work somewhere else. But if you know you would hate working there, don't take it.

Yes I'm a BSN. A lot of hospitals are going the BSN only route now. Methodist the hospital I applied for is going for magnet and they require new hires who don't have a BSN to be enrolled in one when they get hired. University hospital is the same.

For those of you who endorsed your Ca license to Texas. What happens to your Ca license? Do you have to surrender it once you get a Texas license?

The offer wasn't made yet. I didn't ask the hiring manager about the pay. He just said he told the HR recruiter that they will take me and I should get a call this week with the offer. This is for a Med Surg position.