Maya2013

Congratulations nekosuki on your career transition from LPN to RN! To be fair, everything is not bad about PSA. Good things ... -Weekly paycheck -One client per nurse (or 2 clients if want to work more) -Paid basic training The pay is low, but is better than nothing. Best of luck to you! You are really making a difference and just remember .... You will meet great families that will help you determine best ways to care for their loved one and you could also meet other families that are not so involved, but you still must provide best care possible.

One more thing about PSA: As a new grad BSN, you must work at least 24 hrs/week for 6 MONTHS before they increase your pay to $18/hour. And $18/hour was told is the highest YOU WOULD EVER MAKE WITH THEM. So, if you interview & get hired ... GET IT IN WRITING !!!! Because when paycheck time comes .... You will have issues. One good thing about PSA though, they hire new grads, but after basic training, you're on your own. If you workd the day shift, you can call the Clinical Director which makes you feel stupid for asking questions. If you work the night shift, you have to leave a message and guess what???? .... THEY DON'T ALWAYS RETURN YOUR CALL. So, I guess if you have a new grad question which according to them you should know, you probably won't get a call.

I know this is an old post, but I had to reply ... NewGoalRN ... You got the pay thing TOTALLY WRONG..... I'm a new BSN grad, I get paid $16, I work night shift, I have worked weekends and THERE IS NO DIFFERENTIAL FOR WEEKENDS OR NIGHT. It is $16/hour ALWAYS. As far as choosing .... You don't get many options 1, max 2. As far as refusing ... BE CAREFUL .... If you refuse, they stop calling you. I have a friend that had this problem.