pjsmom

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1. Only one nurse scheduled overnight - What is your facilty backup plan?

   pjsmom replied to pjsmom's topic in General Nursing

   I think you misunderstand what kind of control managers (or at least I) have on staffing. The department has a predetermined number of FTE's that are approved or budgeted for. I can not schedule...

2. Only one nurse scheduled overnight - What is your facilty backup plan?

   pjsmom replied to pjsmom's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks adventure_RN; offering increasing bonuses to pick up a shift are intriguing as well!!! Would that make me the auctioneer? LOL Mamabear, I am surprised at how many have chimed in to say that...

3. Only one nurse scheduled overnight - What is your facilty backup plan?

   pjsmom replied to pjsmom's topic in General Nursing

   I do like the idea of signing up for voluntary on-call shifts and then offering double pay if you do get called in. Something I hadn't thought of. I appreciate the allnurse community that I can...

4. Only one nurse scheduled overnight - What is your facilty backup plan?

   pjsmom replied to pjsmom's topic in General Nursing

   It is a crisis / psych facility for youth. The staff to client ratio is 6/1 not including the nurse and the therapist in the building. The nurse mostly does intakes at night and is the point person...

5. Only one nurse scheduled overnight - What is your facilty backup plan?

   pjsmom replied to pjsmom's topic in General Nursing

   I guess that is what I am trying to find a solution for. This is the way the schedule has always been written since before I came on as the nurse manager and I am trying to find creative ways to make...

6. Only one nurse scheduled overnight - What is your facilty backup plan?

   pjsmom posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello wonderful and wise nurses, I am the nurse manager at a facility that only has one nurse in the building overnight. While we are generally very lucky to have great staff, we occasionally run...

7. Aromatherapy - getting my employer to pay for my certification

   pjsmom posted a topic in Holistic

   I am working as an RN in pediatric psychiatry, mental health & at-risk youth. I would like to start an aromatherapy program at my facility. I have located a couple of online certificate programs...

8. 2 years experience Wage/Job Prospects

   pjsmom replied to JRich's topic in Colorado Nursing

   I think you will have pretty good luck getting in somewhere. There are always jobs in your field posted. Just have a great resume and polished interview. As for pay... Cut a pasted from a thread...

9. CO salary, has it changed at all over the years?

   pjsmom replied to sourapril's topic in Colorado Nursing

   With just under 3 years experience this is what I have recently been quoted. $29 Denver Health $25 Health Once $29 Centura $29 Hospice of Denver No sure where Exempla falls, and I am not sure how...

10. Denver area experienced RN BSN job outlook

    pjsmom replied to L&Dhopeful's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I am in a similar position, except that I live here. Recruiters usually do a short phone interview and then schedule you to interview with the department manager. I imagine that hiring someone from...