kingofthekicks20

kingofthekicks20 has 5 years experience and specializes in Emergency Services.

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1. Where Do Minneapolis/St Paul Nurses Live?

   kingofthekicks20 replied to kingofthekicks20's topic in General Nursing

   Bump! Anyone have any input on

2. Where Do Minneapolis/St Paul Nurses Live?

   kingofthekicks20 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm an experienced emergency RN considering a fresh start in the Twin Cities! I'm originally from Wisconsin but have spent some time in the larger metros of LA/NYC/Denver. With my past jobs sometimes...

3. Los Angeles Emergency Departments (and a helpful LA hospital map)

   kingofthekicks20 replied to kingofthekicks20's topic in California Nursing

   Thanks for the replies. My girlfriend works in TV/film, so Los Angeles is the only option (besides NYC). And honestly, anywhere in the United States has a better cost of living than Manhattan. My...

4. Los Angeles Emergency Departments (and a helpful LA hospital map)

   kingofthekicks20 posted a topic in California Nursing

   Your knowledge and advice is greatly appreciated. I'm moving from NYC to LA May 1st, 2017. I've thoroughly paged through the forums, but haven't found much information on ER jobs in LA County. I have...

5. Advice on RN Salary NYC

   kingofthekicks20 replied to JRiestra82's topic in New York Nursing

   Glad I could help. Many of my comments are tailored to ERs here in New York City. Although I wasn't impressed with Cornell or Columbia's Emergency Department, I have heard good things about the...

6. Advice on RN Salary NYC

   kingofthekicks20 replied to JRiestra82's topic in New York Nursing

   Wow, I'm getting deja vu from your post! I'm an ER nurse with 3 years experience (BSN & CEN) that moved to NYC in March. Needless to say, I have lots of advice to offer you. Where to start, how...

7. Do you need a BSN to work in NYC?

   kingofthekicks20 replied to llamadan's topic in New York Nursing

   I already have my BSN so I'm not much help. But I can tell you it's rather hard without 2 years RN experience (many networks won't fully consider your app until you have this). My advice would be to...

8. New TV Show- Nurse Nation on MTV

   kingofthekicks20 posted a topic in Travel

   Have y'all heard about the new TV show MTV is working on titled 'Nurse Nation'!? I don't have the quote from Entertainment Weekly, but it reads something like "a docuseries thay follows 9 young...

9. Experienced nurse trying to find work in the NY/NJ area

   kingofthekicks20 replied to sweetmama81's topic in New York Nursing

   HR works on their schedule for these NYC hospitals. When you expect to get a response in three weeks, it'll take four or five. Just keep submitting apps and don't get discouraged. Critical care in...

10. Help for Interview with New York Downtown Hospital

    kingofthekicks20 replied to Sgr112's topic in New York Nursing

    Good luck with the interview! I don't have any helpful advice, but I wanted to say I feel your pain! I started applying in NYC in June 2012 and saying it's been hard would be an understatement. NY...

11. North Shore- Manhasset-Neurosurgical ICU-Critical Care Fellowship**January 2013**

    kingofthekicks20 replied to sundrop's topic in New York Nursing

    Hey y'all, any new updates regarding the fellowships? Are they still interviewing/hiring for a potential Jan/Feb start date? And for those that missed the boat like myself, anyone receive information...

12. Need job in NY...help!!!!!

    kingofthekicks20 replied to Crucian-RN's topic in New York Nursing

    No, not yet. I had a shot at NYU's Emergency Department, but Hurricane Sandy literally destroyed the ED (now they function as urgent care). I'm pursuing one more NYC hospital, but if that fails I'll...

13. Need job in NY...help!!!!!

    kingofthekicks20 replied to Crucian-RN's topic in New York Nursing

    Hey, thought I'd share my personal experience. I posted the info below in another thread, but maybe it'll help you. There are a lot more hospitals than you'd think, all with manageable commutes from...

14. North Shore LIJ job advice

    kingofthekicks20 replied to dspacc's topic in New York Nursing

    I feel your pain! Dealing with HR with these NYC hospitals is stressful. In my opinion, I think you're still in the running, they're just taking their sweet time getting back to you. Things seem to be...

15. 4 years, 3 months, and 3 days....life is good!

    kingofthekicks20 replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you for sharing and congratulations! Your post speaks truth about the struggles of sobriety. It's a much-needed reminder of what one stands to gain from