Has anyone received a letter from a law firm requesting you to join a lawsuit for an unpaid wage claim? The law firm (out of Houston, Texas) got my contact info from the BON and sent me a letter...
JustBeachyNurse, I've been an exempt employee paid salary for the last four years and was working hourly prior to that. Both job types involved working mandatory OT but only the non-exempt job paid...
I don't know about other areas, but here in the San Antonio area, LVNs (LPNs) are being interchanged with CNAs (called "techs) in the hospitals. While BON has licensed LVNs with all the duties and...
Although I'm not an RN, similar experiences have kept me from wanting to pursue my nursing education beyond LVN. I even went so far as to get a Bachelor's degree in a non-nursing field. I currently...
As someone who has interviewed for both nursing positions and office based positions with corporate companies, HR and/or the interviewer do not look down on people who bring prepared questions and ask...
Hi Debra, I've never worked with Healthbridge specifically but I did work with Enterprise Health Staffing doing the same type of position. I tried searching for HealthBridge because I found some job...
olive11 replied to SabrinaNurse's topic in Home Health
I believe the Care Manager role was created by Humana to help control costs by diminishing the number of patients returning to the hospital within the first 30 days of discharge from a hospital or...
olive11 replied to Ashley02's topic in Home Health
I currently work as a Care Manager for Seniorbridge through Enterprise Health Staffing. It's considered part-time so it's best to keep a full-time job going unless you can afford to work less hours....
I had an informational meeting today at Galen in San Antonio, Texas, and the program sounds promising. Expensive. Fast paced. The lab looked comprehensive and the classrooms are up to date with tech....
Slough is easy to remove using a q-tip. It's stringy, usually yellow in color, and won't "stick" to the wound. If it doen't come up easily, even after rinsing the wound with sterile saline, then it...
One more thing: if all else fails, contact a healthcare recruiter and tell them what you're looking for in a job. You can find tons of recruiters on LinkedIn. If you aren't on there, go to the site,...
Not all nurse work from jobs are telephonic. However, they are all computer based. You'd need to have access to high speed internet, not wifi, so you'll have to be able to connect directly to the...
Thanks for the responses! I'm in Texas so licensure in California wouldn't be a problem. Texas has an agreement with Excelsior. I like the accessibility of Galen because it's in San Antonio which is a...
olive11 replied to Depressnewgrad's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
Depressnewgrad: the unfortunate part of nursing that you don't hear about in school is how little real world training you will get when you start working. Hospitals are pretty good about training but...
Ugh. Talk about an administrator taking advantage of staff. He's not willing to work with your scheduling needs. He needs to staff CNAs and has decided to use you (probably because of your past...
Andreasmom2, I don't know about your area but here in Texas there are several insurance companies that hire LVNs to do case management and utilization management. (Humana, Aetna, Superior Healthcare...
Pay update: currently working as an appeals reviewer as a subcontractor for RAC (Medicare Appeals), making $47K/yr - salary. Full benefits including holidays and weekends off, medical, dental, FSA,...
Hi everyone, I review therapy claims for payment and in reviewing one of the evaluations, the OT used the acronym "GG" in the goals. The patient was referred for decreased self-feeding ability and the...
Unfortunately, we don't have access to the providers. We subcontract under a RAC for the regional MAC so no contact whatsoever with the providers. The OT documented GG on each and every treatment page...
Not quite in Dallas area - actually in San Antonio - but I work for a medical device company and make $23.45/hour with benefits, Mon-Fri, days. But it's a sedentary, in a cubicle wearing a head-set...
I'm glad to have found this conversation stream. I'm an LVN with 18 yrs experience and a bachelor degree in a non-nursing field. I had hoped my degree would help me find something I enjoyed AND good...
olive11 replied to Licensedtocare's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
Many insurance companies hire nurses for chart reviews, pre-authorization, authorization, case management, clinical assessments, etc. Look around and see which insurance companies have local offices...
Cutting in to a spiral is an awesome way to get a good fill without having to remove and replace to resize the foam. Also, you can bridge the foam away from the wound if necessary (making sure there...
I recently applied to Excelsior but haven't enrolled. I have a couple of questions before I actually enroll and pay out that fee. 1. For A&P, do you test out of that or do you have to take an...
Has anyone ever worked for Providence Staffing Agency in San Antonio? I'm thinking of applying with them to start Hospice nursing. They are paying $18/hour for LVN hospice nursing. I don't know much...