2dogsnocats

2dogsnocats has 24 years experience and specializes in cardiac.

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1. Case Mgmt Experience/ New RN

   2dogsnocats replied to delerben's topic in Case Management

   Well, your CNA and psych tech experience won't count, but your MA in psych and social worker credentials will be important. Many hospitals want a BSN in nursing, not sure if you are a BSN graduate or not. You really need nursing experience, however. ...

2. New grad jobs in healthcare consulting

   2dogsnocats replied to Guest463881's topic in Case Management

   I agree with Mijourney, telemetry gives you a wide variety of experiences. I worked med/surg oncology for 6 years, then cardiac telemetry for 14 years prior to moving into care coordination. The LEAST amount of experience any nurse in my department h...

3. New grad jobs in healthcare consulting

   2dogsnocats replied to Guest463881's topic in Case Management

   As a new grad, I expect you will find it very difficult to break into case management. All case manager and /or care coordinator jobs require at least 5 years of clinical experience as well as a BSN, minimum. These jobs require very strong critical t...

4. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

   2dogsnocats replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

   Most states MANDATE that an RN is in charge; the LPN is licensed to practice ONLY WHEN SUPERVISED by an RN. Don't resent the new grad because she worked hard for that BSN, you should support her in her new role. This is not something new, and most em...

5. Interested in patient care coordinator RN job & need info

   2dogsnocats replied to Genista's topic in Case Management

   I work as a full-time care coordinator on a telemetry unit in a hospital. A previous comment stated that it is a combination of utilization review and case management; that's close, but really it is an integration of the two. I am responsible for the...