Wolf at the Door BSN

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Covid-19 OG RN. Trauma ICU Med Surgical ICU. Its been two years since that Grand Princess cruise shipped docked and I had to care for a covid patient. 

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    Permanent job after travel

    Wolf at the Door replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in Travel

    Thanks but, I don't do open hearts. A perm job in Nor Cal is like catching a unicorn. I am going to take my chances and relocate to PA in the next few weeks. If anyone knows any PRN agencies in that...
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    Permanent job after travel

    Wolf at the Door replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in Travel

    Plenty of jobs well below max stipend and 15-20 an hourly rate in California. It's a
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    Permanent job after travel

    Wolf at the Door replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in Travel

    I don't say detest, I was typing loosely. I do explain why I got in and want out. I have experienced a wealth of hardship since I started traveling which I will explain once I am officially away from...
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    Come On People, How Stupid Are You??

    Wolf at the Door replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Scheduled med I am guessing by
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    Recently licensed RN not working

    Wolf at the Door replied to baumgardner229's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Get hired on as a weekender and do that for 6 months then go PRN. Yes, no life but in the end you will have what you want. No one said it was going to be this hard but it will be very
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    Contacted multiple times for same empty shift

    Wolf at the Door replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    @ PMFB-RN Thank you I have a many people I no longer want contacting
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    Do you ever feel like you 'settled' for being an APNP instead of an MD?

    Wolf at the Door replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Even if you feel like you settled so what, maybe you did however time to move forward and help progress the profession. I am not a NP. Thought about
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    Veteran Affairs travel

    Wolf at the Door posted a topic in Travel

    The VA has it own travel nurse division. However due to impending hiring freeze they are looking for nurses for 26-52 week contracts. I have seen positions for Fairfield, CA, New Orleans, LA and...
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    Job availability in LA?

    Wolf at the Door replied to Kim E's topic in California Nursing

    Cedars will take you. Look for maybe 42 an hour day shift. My friend was offered 44 last year for 4 years of
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    Kaiser LAMC union contract

    Wolf at the Door posted a topic in California Nursing

    Here is the link for the LAMC Contract. Should be similar to West LA. Not sure of the other Kaisers. Hopefully this will minimize the Kaiser threads....
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    Leaving the bedside

    Wolf at the Door replied to duke514's topic in Nursing Career

    Not sure why you made a throw away account for this question. Do the M-Friday thing and get a PRN job that requires a max days of 2 shifts a month or work Agency PRN when you feel like it. When you do...
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    Anyone with experience transferring between Kaisers in California? Socal to Norcal

    Wolf at the Door replied to nursesrock922's topic in General Nursing

    Avoid Kaiser San Francisco ICU's. The manager is screwy from what I been
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    Anyone with experience transferring between Kaisers in California? Socal to Norcal

    Wolf at the Door replied to nursesrock922's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, there is some red tape because of the different unions. I would reach out to my SoCal union rep. My friend works at a Norcal Kaiser and works with someone that came from San Diego to Wine...
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    Kaiser LAMC union contract

    Wolf at the Door replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in California Nursing

    You're right. I would not live in So Cal as a single person at
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    NICU at kaiser vallejo or santa clara?

    Wolf at the Door replied to HarleyNrs's topic in Travel

    NICU nurses will be expected to do Peds, Mother and Baby and maybe
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    Already make $42/hr. Is travel nursing worth it?

    Wolf at the Door replied to Elbajista's topic in Travel

    There are a lot of crappy companies that will waste your time. Since your ICU/PACU, I will provide you what you could expect. Agency procareone Hiring ICU 7p for 13 weeks contract in sacramento,CA!...
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    Can you lose a job if your license by endorsement is taking forever?

    Wolf at the Door replied to catochicago's topic in Nursing Career

    So what happened? You get the perm or are you still
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    Travel nurse licensing tips

    Wolf at the Door replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in Travel

    Did you get your
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    Veteran Affairs travel

    Wolf at the Door replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in Travel

    A few years back I looked at working for the VA in house travel. I was sent a massive email with forms and where their assignments were at. I unfortunately no longer have that email. The pay would...
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    Veteran Affairs travel

    Wolf at the Door replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in Travel

    From my understand the agencies that were doing to VA contracts have all been canceled. Can't say I am shocked because like I said in previous post the VA has their own in house travel
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    How common is time and a half after 8 hours?

    Wolf at the Door replied to dalsor's topic in California Nursing

    The 1.5x after 8 hours is not only facility dependent but, I even heard that certain units in the same hospital voted NO or Yes to it. Ex ICU at a Kaiser Hospital in Wine Country does straight 12s but...
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    What's up with ER traveler pay right now?!

    Wolf at the Door replied to EastCoastLiving's topic in Travel

    Your post made me laugh, but seriously explore other areas. There are plenty of other areas that are harder than level 1 ED. Do you circulate in the trauma bay? That will help with transitioning to...
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    Travel Nurse Facebook pages

    Wolf at the Door replied to Natkat's topic in Travel

    Facebook is very helpful. For general info, no jobs posting, Travel Nurse Network - The Gypsy Nurse, For jobs....Travel Nursing: The Premium Job Board & Travel Nurse Jobs - The Gypsy Nurse, ....
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    Intensive Care Nursing Role

    Wolf at the Door replied to pjsrav's topic in Critical Care

    Well you probably should have stated that in your original post. Plenty of foreign nurses thinking they are just waltzing in the USA. ICU nurses shift depends on what type of hospital you work at....
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    2017 Nurse Salary

    Wolf at the Door replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Nursing

    Philadelphia best cost for living in terms of nurse pay and bang for your