paPsychRn3000

I'm not a full time employee-I work pool. Where I work would never go for it. I'm going to try to hit up my float pool manager and if not start applying outside of the FL area. I'd tell anyone. Other than a good night differential hospitals in FL seem to the only honor 3 holidays and do not use any sort of benefit package worth jack.

Hi everyone. I've been an RN for 19 yrs now and began my career in rehab and med surgwhich I learned an tremendous amount but much of it was in California before the staffing changes took place. So, I was already for a change. I started working in psych, inpatient and also intake/psych ER. I'm in FL and am finding almost ALL inpatient jobs are pool. I *may* be offered a 24 hr/wk PT position (benefits are HIGH) and I have to try and get 2 12 hr shifts in those 2 weeks to make the kind of $$ I want. Thing is cancellation rates for for these supplemental shifts are high and I want a normal life and more security. I've applied for several med-surg jobs but many are saying that the experience must be recent. I like doing psych but I feel going back and doing a year or so in med-surg would increase my chances marketability and earning potential. I've worked resource pool and having psych is not enough but I am getting the vibe "You're too high on the pay scale to have teach all this stuff over (ie a longer orientation than in my experience were current)." So aside from some independent study and hitting up a few managers what suggestions does anyone have ? Leaving the area is one. I'm licensed in FL,PA, NC, and in process of renewing my CA license. I am just amazed that my experience has been glazed over quickly. I learned a lot of things you just don't forget-they're like instincts. Has any one been in similar situation or have ideas how to proceed ?

The comment about registry is excellent. What has happened is water under the bridge. You can't change what happened but developing a current and new body of work. That will make the explanation you will give about your most recent job in a much better light.

OP I can SAY this, Where is am working now (Tampa area) it's a $5.00/hr diff for 12hr nights and I think maybe $2 and some change for weekends. In western PA wages were not bad but the differentials were a joke-$1.00 for Eve/Nights (10% WOULD HAVE BEEN A GIFT FROM GOD). One thing here. I was used to same day benefits when hired (as soon as you signed up for them). Here it's 2 full months from the END of the month of your date of hire. So if your first day of orientation was today you would not have insurance until Sept 1st. The longest I had ever encountered was 30 days at previous jobs.

Michelle, I just joined and do not have PM privs yet. I can be emailed thru the site. Your post has been a help and a good lead. -Thx

I don't know if I've missed the boat but I went and got my FL RN license and there were a few positions out there but now there's nothing from what I can see. Going month to month on my apt is crushing me If anyone has any ideas feel free to share via PM. Thx BTW- I have done psych for the past 5- intake and inpatient and did med-surg for the previous 10.