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    VA Nurse Salary

    boywithacoin replied to kclindsay's topic in Government, Military

    You'd probably be somewhere in the Nurse II range, though I couldn't tell you what step. Depends on how well you write to your proficiencies with the Nurse Professional Standards Board. You can see...
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    PDX apartment search

    boywithacoin replied to RMM86's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Even though I have a lot of grumbles about people moving here, especially to areas like Kenton and other N/NE Portland locations because of gentrification, etc., I will tell you that I have several...
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    Vetpro and E-qip - more than once?

    boywithacoin replied to Marshall1's topic in Government, Military

    I had a position as a student nurse and did e-qip in 2015, then had to do it again when I was hired at a different VA as an RN in
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    University of Portland vs OHSU

    boywithacoin replied to ashleycaitlin's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I work at the VA on a designed education unit for UP, which means that we get students from UP each term who are assigned to specific nurses that act as their clinical instructors for the duration of...
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    Portland, OR VA Hospital

    boywithacoin replied to pogues60's topic in General Nursing

    Also, you might post your Portland/Oregon specific questions in the Oregon Nursing forum. I like to answer questions or help people find answers as I'm able, but the search function on allnurses...
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    Portland, OR VA Hospital

    boywithacoin replied to pogues60's topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I replied to another comment of yours in a different post about VA Pay scales. Nurses (and certain other health care workers) at the VA get paid on a different scale than most other government...
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    VA Nurse Pay Scales

    boywithacoin replied to kristykat's topic in Government, Military

    They still haven't posted the new salary levels, but we have been approved for a locality adjustment raise. I haven't gotten mine yet, but I have been getting a 10% retention bonus since being there...
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    VA Hiring Process

    boywithacoin replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    Just adding my experience with the VA in Portland, OR. I graduated from my nursing program at the end of December 2015, got my license in February 2016. I applied for a couple VA jobs in the...
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    Veterans Affairs Student Nurse Techs share your experience

    boywithacoin replied to tblancotx's topic in School, College Programs

    I was a VALOR student in a rural state (different from my home state and where I went to school). Different VA locations will have different expectations/requirements. I was on a med-surg unit and...
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    Legacy RN Residency Program Spring 2016

    boywithacoin replied to 07courtney1993's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Wishing the best to everyone who interviewed today! Hopefully we all hear
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    Legacy RN Residency Program Spring 2016

    boywithacoin replied to 07courtney1993's topic in Oregon Nursing

    First I got an email that had the wrong date; it said Thursday April 15 instead of Thursday April 14. Then I got the recall, then I got the correctly dated
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    Legacy RN Residency Program Spring 2016

    boywithacoin replied to 07courtney1993's topic in Oregon Nursing

    just got my email for the first round of interviews on April 14.
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    Legacy RN Residency Program Spring 2016

    boywithacoin replied to 07courtney1993's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Following this thread. I submitted my application on 2/15. Good luck to
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    Current SJSU Students....I have a question

    boywithacoin replied to kittycat123's topic in California Nursing

    I know a lot of people who like to have the physical books, but I just got the e-bundle and then I could have most of my books with me all the time (on the iPad or laptop). I found it very useful to...