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  1. VA Hiring Process

    bsnrn2013 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    Never thought that they would do these types of test, I wonder if I am not a bedside nurse, will be reviewing charts only, would I have to do this test as well. Armytwin RN--now sure if you respond...

  2. VA Hiring Process

    bsnrn2013 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    hihiiihhi, I didn't think of it until yesterday. I emailed HR for dress code policy as I will be working in the office. I would just email HR to ensure you get the correct dress

  3. VA Hiring Process

    bsnrn2013 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    Update- I got the final offer with 6k below what I made after almost 8 weeks the Board returned the paperwork. I think they like to start orientation at the beginning of a pay period..that's my...

  4. The VA hiring process

    bsnrn2013 replied to crazymama23's topic in Government, Military

    Not sure if you saw this thread but it has information that you are looking for--

  5. The VA hiring process

    bsnrn2013 replied to crazymama23's topic in Government, Military

    Va will need official transcript, however with mine, I requested the university to send it as it has all my community college courses on there as well. I didn't have to send the official transcript...

  6. VA Hiring Process

    bsnrn2013 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    Wow what an interesting new topic, here is the website that has the shift different and various pay variance from regular shift pay. http://www.va.gov/vapubs/viewPublication.asp?Pub_ID=188&FType=2...

  7. VA Hiring Process

    bsnrn2013 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    N2B- hope you will get the tentative offer. Yeah the sequence of the your process is different from mine. I had a tentative offer prior to the completion of the dimensions. I typed up 6 pages and...

  8. VA Hiring Process

    bsnrn2013 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    Thanks for uploading this info--this is similar to 4 dimensions of nursing. It used to be 6 dimensions of nursing and combined into 4 dimensions. There are extras info that are not on the 4...

  9. VA Hiring Process

    bsnrn2013 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    I didn't have to do the ROI and never heard of it either. I had my interview beginning of May, tentative offer mid May and still waiting, and no mentioning of ROI. Let us know

  10. Post interview wait for the va Hosp...

    bsnrn2013 replied to mmuntanga's topic in Government, Military

    LeslieAllen-congrats. I got my tentative offer in mid May and still waiting

  11. pay cut? schedule?

    bsnrn2013 replied to grateful77rn's topic in Case Management

    Grateful-glad you decided to take the offer. First you will enjoy the new experience, very rewarding to be able to coordinate everything that you never thought you would as a nurse. I love learning...

  12. Certification for untilization review/management nurses

    bsnrn2013 replied to nuberianne_RN's topic in Case Management

    I had CPHM (combined CPUR +CPUM) by Mckesson in '08. My facility paid for it and it is 2 day class and you take the exam at the end..not hard. I have searched for ur job and most prefer CPUR or CPUM...

  13. CCM exam

    bsnrn2013 replied to momswann's topic in Case Management

    There is a CD with all possible questions, super helpful for me. I only had hospital cm when I took it so it was hard when it gets to rehab/worker's comp stuff. My suggestion is focus on the ethical...

  14. Humana or Blue Cross Blue Shield

    bsnrn2013 replied to stylishgurl's topic in Case Management

    I haven't worked for them, but have friends who worked for them. BCBS have bonus at the end of the year, with nice 401k benefits after so many years of service. The medical insurance at Humana is not...

  15. Help for job interview

    bsnrn2013 replied to stylishgurl's topic in Case Management

    Not sure if the company refers to CM as complex CM--if it is, basically, episodic cm is patient load that you follow in short term and complex cm (assuming the company refers to cm as complex cm)...

  16. Can't believe the difficulty hiring CMs

    bsnrn2013 replied to mclennan's topic in Case Management

    ninna6--Hope this will help you. I was a medsurg RN, then life changes, need mon-friday work, landed a case manager job/now I think it is more appropriate care coordinator. I didn't know what it was,...

  17. VA Nursing Assistant to RN

    bsnrn2013 replied to lkirk2's topic in Government, Military

    Agree with Armytwin--It doesn't hurt to start networking. It also provides a real experience with the VA and see if you like to work for them later as

  18. VA Hiring Process

    bsnrn2013 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    Same here, I requested the university to send it directly to HR when HR requested which was after the tentative offer was given. ArmyTwinRN-yeah..Congrats. It was 2 hours for me and 1hr drive each...

  19. VA Hiring Process

    bsnrn2013 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    The local VA called me and they said it will take about 1 to 2 hours. Exactly, they want it to be done at a VA center. Certificates ACLS/BLS-definitely, my job description did not need that....

  20. VA Nurse Salary

    bsnrn2013 replied to kclindsay's topic in Government, Military

    It was about 2 weeks after my interview that I got a tentative

  21. VA Nurse Salary

    bsnrn2013 replied to kclindsay's topic in Government, Military

    I have 12yrs, but all of it from same place. Certificates can prolong as well. With my job, there are different department in HR that is involved in the verification. If your references take long to...

  22. VA Hiring Process

    bsnrn2013 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    I am sure it will take more than a month for vetpro pending on how many certificates you have. I got an email from them cause they couldn't verify one of the certificate to provide additional info....

  23. VA Hiring Process

    bsnrn2013 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    mwn-rn26--I am in the same boat as you..I have a tentative offer in orlando...they called me to do a pre-emp physical, told them that I won't since I don't have know if I am offer an official job...so...

  24. VA Nurse Salary

    bsnrn2013 replied to kclindsay's topic in Government, Military

    I think it is really hard to guess what level or how much you get pay with the VA especially the pay range is wide 40s to 90s (the job that I applied for), until they review your...

  25. VA Hiring Process

    bsnrn2013 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    I think whatever is added to Vetpro, they have permission to check for verification. All my references were contacted via email/fax/phone with reply to VA via email/fax/phone. I was very closed to my...