amypsychrn

I don't know where she worked, but I do work at a state facility. I am the recruiter and I am also a registered nurse. I worked in the private sector for many years and though I had wonderful experiences, I often wish I had come straight here. The benefits are good (NC) though we don't get raises as often as the private sector and our retirement is better than the community hospital. You can learn so much more at a state facility than working on a psych floor. We get the committments and alot of the uninsured with some really severe problems. We also get the patients that the hospital dumps out when their insurance stops paying. We have acute admissions, psych reheb, geriatrics and adolescent. So, it depends on what you want to do. A little of it or a lot!

I do believe that our Med Techs will not have to take that much pharmacology. I think they are just going to have to know the routes of administration and may not be doing IM's. However, I prefer to pass my own meds and be responsible for monitoring for effectiveness and side affects. The techs will have to work under a nurse's license and I don't want them working under mine. I think it undermines the education that we have.

Been with the State for almost two years now. There are advantages. The starting pay is pretty much in line with local employers such as the local hospital. I wish that I had started here as soon as I got out of school because of the retirement. If you get "vested" with the state, when you retire, they pay your insurance. there are other benefits also. Email me if you have specific questions.