PNW_NPstudent

I'm finishing FNP school shortly and have been in IR as an RN for 5 years. NPs and PAs both do IR. I find that preference for one over the other seems to be regional. I will be doing a final clinical rotation in IR where I place HD caths, ports, do p...

No. You don't have to do nights! There are lots of jobs out there for RNs that are during the daytime. If you are very particular about doing one particular area of nursing, you may have to be more flexible about nights while you gain experience, bu...

Consider if you are going to have to work during school. Most clinicals are during weekday office hours. Hospital hours are far more flexible. Just a thought.

Simmons College does. They have placed me with all of my preceptors except the specialty rotation that I wanted, which I coordinated.

Ive personally only seen this done in per diem agency work, not travel nursing.

All the places Ive been have been pretty great about scheduling. Like if I was on nights, I would get 3 in a row, or 2 then a couple nights off and then 4. Day shifts have sometimes had me a little more sporadic, but not in a horrible way. Ive done ...

Try to get something in the U district (near UW) or in Sand Point which is near Childrens. Bus system is very safe for the most part. Meaning I rode it every day for 3 1/2 years with no issues. Didn't have a car there for several months and no probl...

Thanks guys. I knew I wasn't crazy! Written policy for the department now! :)

Reaching out to OR peeps. I work in a procedural area, not OR, but we adhere to "maximum barrier" for procedures. One of the techs applies chlorhexidine and fans it dry because "my drape wont stick with it wet." I thought the solution was required t...

My hospital required a 3 week notice for all non-provider professional staff, including RNs. If you are very open and flexible about what and where your first assignment is, 4 weeks notice is plenty of time to secure a position. There are so many po...

BSN requirements are increasing. The hospital I work at now (currently staff, but leaving for travel position and traveled for 5 years) requires BSN. This requirement is for staff and travelers. Previously the "strongly preferred," now it is required...

That is very low for the greater Seattle area. My contracts have included between $2 and $10/hr more in the hourly rate, the same or higher housing stipend, plus about $35/day non taxed meals and incidentals (aka per diems). Recommend checking with o...

As an aside, while there may be no tax rule about 50 miles, some companies have that rule in order to pay tax free meals and incidentals.

Yep. Just depends on what your travel contract says. I did a travel assignment and hired on FT. No fee paid. No stipulations in my travel contract.

Oh, and I'm part time in the program.

I'm in the same cohort as Tasha. I'm still working FT, Monday to Friday from 8-430. I do leave a couple hours early one day a week for class and then I have weekend classes too. I would say most of the students work FT, at least for now. I think it w...

Call the recruiter and ask what skill set is needed. Maybe it's a job that is in IR but they are willing to settle for ICU background to recover some pts. That's how I got my position.

Nothing makes it faster and it takes about 4 weeks.

Payscale is dictated by the union contract for many RN positions. Do you have a BSN? My hospital pays more for that. Also, you could see about relocation expenses reimbursement (even after the fact) to bridge the lower pay for the first year. PM me i...

I work M-F days and school is working out fine for me so far. I do have to take off a couple of hours early once a week for class due to my class time. I dont know what I am going to do when I start clinicals. Between 16 hours of clinicals, 2-3 class...

I look at Indeed Jobs all the time. There are many recruiter postings on all these sites, but there are plenty directly from the employer too. Does her place have a website?

I don't think it's that unusual to not know exactly where you will be working or your schedule. I have had some assignment that were exceedingly organized with printouts of my schedule, cheat sheets for the unit, and protocols. A few places weren't s...

Stick with floating. You will be seen as a valuable, flexible asset for many, many travel positions.

In my experience, I was not treated any differently than the staff nurses in getting patient assignments. Sometimes long term vent dependent pts, sometimes pts with Swan, 10 drips with maxed pressors, ICP/ventrics, etc. The pay is more dependent on ...

Concur with Ned