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I took a job in case management at the hospital I work at instead but I do really like it! They asked very general questions like wht are your strengths and weaknesses, how would I respond to seeing a mom at a house where the boyfriend may have a shirt off, and if I am comfortable traveling Etc. good luck on your interview and let us know how it goes!!

the interview went well, and the manager of the program seemed like she really wanted to hire me, but the actually director wanted to go with the other candidate. about a month later though, I got called back in for another interview but I had already taken another job . I do like the job that I am at though.

lol yes it was really long-winded... i ironically finally quit the job exactly a wk ago and i am very happy i did !

I do believe that they would hire a new grad btw esp if your knowledgable and have a nonjudgemental, caring, but assertive personality imo!

i think that they do prefer a BSN from what it seems like. They actually decided to go with another candidate instead of me for my interview a few months back, and then ended up calling me back about 6wks after and asking if I wanted to come in for another interview, but I had already accepted another job! Good luck with your interview sourapril!

I posted in the case management website the post below about needed advice about my second l&d job. Any input/advice on my situation? : yes so far I really really love the new case management job! I love the rns and social workers in the department and i absolutely love my boss. i have never in my life had a boss that was so family oriented and understanding. she actuall told sat me down and told me my family comes first i was blown away. i mean of course we already know our families come first but how many of us actually have bosses that acknowledge that?!? i am learning the utilization review part first which i can honestly say i had no idea what UR really was a wk ago and today i just wrote my very first review using the interqual system and it actually matched the case manager's "real" review pretty well, much better then i thought. dont get me wrong i still have a WHOLLLEEEEEEEEEE lot to learn but im grasping the concepts much faster then i used to.honestly the only reason i would leave this job is for more money as you said or to be able to work from home with my son. I must say though I definitely have to get adjusted to working four days a wk though. (32hrs) i did not want to work five days a wk yet since my son is only one. however, now i am having other issues i actually am orienting at another very small hospital in labor and delivery to work one twelve hr shift a wk (so essentially between the two jobs i am working 5 days a wk). now i have 3 yrs of postpartum and nursery experience so im not new to OB but i am definitely new to labor and delivery. anyway i oriented for 6wks in labor and delivery almost full time but for the most part even though i am only hired for one day per wk but the hospital is just so small i feel like im never going to be able to be off of orientation. For instance, in the six wks i orientent to l&d and the 2wks i oriented to post partum, there were only 3 c-sections that i was able to witness even though like i said i was pretty much there full time. i took this job because i am still fairly a new nurse (graduated 4yrs ago) and i did not want to move out of bedside nursing all together so soon and my career and i do really love OB. anyway, now that i took the case management job (which my manager there waited 8wks for me to go through orientation and the l&d job after IMPLORING that i really did want the CM job i just said yes to the l&d job first and i didnt want to leave them high and dry after i already said i would take the job) four days a wk, i pretty much have to leave my other 3days open to be available for orientation at the l&d job leaving me no break. sorry this is so long but i really need advice on what to do. i do not mind working everyday for a few wks until i can get my LandD orientation done and i do feel comfortable monitoring a pt during their labor as long as i have another nurse doing the lady partsl exams and there if i need to ask a question, but my concern is when in the world am i going to be able to see a c-section and also i havent really ran the actual delivery part i have always had another nurse leading the delivery. And the worst part about it is they have called me off or put me on call on orientation until a labor patient comes in because they dont get patients everyday that are in labor. i just feel like im going to be on orientation there forever and i feel trapped and overwhelmed. i am actually a little upset she even hired me to work one day a wk knowing i didnt have any labor experience being that the census is just so low. If I had known any better during the interview I would have opted to go to a bigger teaching hospital so that I could really get my experiences in. Also, L&D is just soo much responsibility i just hate that part. i literally say a prayer of thanks every time the baby is born so that way i can do what im comfortable with: postpartum lol. so basically i need advice on what to do. How long should i ride this out before i voice my concerns to the nurse manager in L&D and possibly quit? from a financial stand point for me if i just picked up one 12hr shift a month at some place I would be ok. so i was thinking of maybe just doing per diem mother/baby. She is kind of tough and a bit intimidating but at the same time the unit kind of has a high turn over of nurses so i'm sure she is kind of used to pple coming to her with these concerns. also as a side note, she said originally said that my entire orientation would probably only be 6wks. sorry again so long and for all the typos i took my contacts off for the night lol

Hey thanks for the response, I will post it on the maternity page thnx for the suggestion! Yes honestly I could prob use an extra 12hr shift per month to save a little more but I most certainly don't need to work An extra 12hrs a wk, which is another problem lol, I kinda feel like I took on too much n now I'm stuck

thanks guys so much for sharing i appreciate it!! yes so far I really really love this job. I love the rns and social workers in the department and i absolutely love my boss. i have never in my life had a boss that was so family oriented and understanding. she actuall told sat me down and told me my family comes first i was blown away. i mean of course we already know our families come first but how many of us actually have bosses that acknowledge that?!? i am learning the utilization review part first which i can honestly say i had no idea what UR really was a wk ago and today i just wrote my very first review using the interqual system and it actually matched the case manager's "real" review pretty well, much better then i thought. dont get me wrong i still have a WHOLLLEEEEEEEEEE lot to learn but im grasping the concepts much faster then i used to.honestly the only reason i would leave this job is for more money as you said or to be able to work from home with my son. I must say though I definitely have to get adjusted to working four days a wk though. (32hrs) i did not want to work five days a wk yet since my son is only one. however, now i am having other issues i actually am orienting at another very small hospital in labor and delivery to work one twelve hr shift a wk (so essentially between the two jobs i am working 5 days a wk). now i have 3 yrs of postpartum and nursery experience so im not new to OB but i am definitely new to labor and delivery. anyway i oriented for 6wks in labor and delivery almost full time but for the most part even though i am only hired for one day per wk but the hospital is just so small i feel like im never going to be able to be off of orientation. For instance, in the six wks i orientent to l&d and the 2wks i oriented to post partum, there were only 3 c-sections that i was able to witness even though like i said i was pretty much there full time. i took this job because i am still fairly a new nurse (graduated 4yrs ago) and i did not want to move out of bedside nursing all together so soon and my career and i do really love OB. anyway, now that i took the case management job (which my manager there waited 8wks for me to go through orientation and the l&d job after IMPLORING that i really did want the CM job i just said yes to the l&d job first and i didnt want to leave them high and dry after i already said i would take the job) four days a wk, i pretty much have to leave my other 3days open to be available for orientation at the l&d job leaving me no break. sorry this is so long but i really need advice on what to do. i do not mind working everyday for a few wks until i can get my LandD orientation done and i do feel comfortable monitoring a pt during their labor as long as i have another nurse doing the lady partsl exams and there if i need to ask a question, but my concern is when in the world am i going to be able to see a c-section and also i havent really ran the actual delivery part i have always had another nurse leading the delivery. And the worst part about it is they have called me off or put me on call on orientation until a labor patient comes in because they dont get patients everyday that are in labor. i just feel like im going to be on orientation there forever and i feel trapped and overwhelmed. i am actually a little upset she even hired me to work one day a wk knowing i didnt have any labor experience being that the census is just so low. If I had known any better during the interview I would have opted to go to a bigger teaching hospital so that I could really get my experiences in. Also, L&D is just soo much responsibility i just hate that part. i literally say a prayer of thanks every time the baby is born so that way i can do what im comfortable with: postpartum lol. so basically i need advice on what to do. How long should i ride this out before i voice my concerns to the nurse manager in L&D and possibly quit? from a financial stand point for me if i just picked up one 12hr shift a month at some place I would be ok. so i was thinking of maybe just doing per diem mother/baby. She is kind of tough and a bit intimidating but at the same time the unit kind of has a high turn over of nurses so i'm sure she is kind of used to pple coming to her with these concerns. also as a side note, she said originally said that my entire orientation would probably only be 6wks. sorry again so long and for all the typos i took my contacts off for the night lol

I am just seeing your response, I ended up taking the job! It's for 4 8hr shifts per wk. I am sad about the paycut but extremely excited about the job. I just wish the case management job could also be union as well so tht way the pay could be the same. How long we're you a staff rn before you became a case manager? I have been at my job two yrs. you definitely give me hope seeing that you eventually got a higher paying job. How did you have access to a scout though?? Are you still working in the hospital setting?

Just wondering for those of you that first had a job "on the floor" or more direct patient care before you took your case management position, did you have to take a pay cut? also how did your hours changed? I recently interviewed for a case management job at the current hospital I work for but I will unfortunately have to take a $3/hr pay cut . I am still waiting to hear back but the interview went very well so I am hopeful. Also, the job would be 4 or 5 8hr days, do any of you work less days, but longer hours more like the traditional 12hr shift?

And try nyp I've heard great things!!

Thnx I will check again!!

I have a nurse family partnership interview coming up and I'm very excited!!! Anybody work for them? Did you have to take a paycut? How long are your work days?? I've wanted to do this for a long time but did not have the experience until now... Any info wud be greatllyyyyy appreciated!!!!

glad to hear that bb0115... how are you liking it so far? I have an interview scheduled for next week and the person a talked to seemed really excited that i applied. The position had been posted for two months when I applied so I was a little skeptical at first to apply to it. did everyone have two interviews? That is a little nerve wrecking, i never had two interviews before. i have two years maternal/child experience and 1.5 yrs of pediatric home health so its right up my ally. also, my dream job always since nursing school. was the salary comparable to what you where making in the hospital or did you have to take a pay cut? can you have a flexible schedule or is it just 9-5? for instance, can you do all your visits in 4 days or do you have to spread out visits? congrats to everyone glad to hear pple tht share the same passion as me!

So I have been looking on indeed.com for a while now for a job in NYC. I have four yrs experience mostly in postpartum and nursery and would like to know for those of u who work in NYC, where wud b a good place to apply? I don't see much on my searches