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Talked to HR and some current nurses. Baptist's WOW program is a Baylor, meaning you work 2 days, they pay you for 3. They also pay benefits to part time staff. Further, as of a couple months ago, they were offering $20k bonus if you have 2 years exp...

Some of your diffilculty may be related to hospitals pursuing magnet status and trying to increase the # of BSN RNs vs LPNs and LVNs. The hospital I most recently worked at might have 50 RN jobs listed at any given time and only 1-2 LPN jobs.

Houston; bleh. I think these lists are fairly short-sighted as they are dealing only with tangeable financial benefits. With an awesome profession that (often) allows us to have 4 days off a week, proximity to recreation is important to me. I just le...

Interested in travel nursing in SLC or near a Utah ski resort. Do any of ya'll know if hospitals near the slopes hire seasonal nurses over the winter? Or do you know of how regularly travel nurses are utilized by SLC hospitals? Thanks in advance.

Where do you see that Baptist is offering sign-on bonuses?

Does anybody know about weekend only and/or Baylor programs? Any hospitals in the area still doing those? What about weekend shift differentials? I've also heard that due to shortages, the KentuckyOne hospitals offer bonus pay for short shifts. Any a...

Very helpful information on this thread, thanks to all. I'm currently working a travel assignment at Baptist. There are definitely people leaving for Norton but nobody seems to be able to say why. They're about to switch from McKesson to Epic so som...

Going to look again at Summit County and VVMC seasonal positions this year. How's the traveling going Argo?

you asked, "what are some job opportunities available?" He responded, "the patient does not hire or pay you- the hospital does." He did answer your question, you should be thankful.

Does anyone know if their hospitals in Utah use travelers? Ever heard about what they make? I'd love to take a winter travel assignment in SLC.

Hoping some seasonal assignments start being posted in the next month or two. Argo, are you still working there? Things going ok?

I've checked their website fairly regularly, year-round and haven't seen the seasonal positions listed yet. Anybody have insight as to when these show up and if they're in the normal career section. Thanks! -Joe

"Also, that there is no Chemistry req is a bad thing." How's that? MUSC's accelerated BSN program has no chemistry pre-req and has a 95-100% pass rate.

Sorry I'm just getting back to you. You're looking at $25-$26/hr base rate w/ night and weekend differentials between $1-$7 depending on the hospital and what shift. I know very little about working at the VA. A friend's girlfriend got a job there as...

Hope you enjoy Charleston! Availability is good right now. Get a job before May when all of the new grads from the 3 local nursing programs finish up. Musc and Roper downtown are the two best places to work w/ MUSC having many more options. Pay will ...

I've read that on other forums and heard it from other places. Unfortunate really. I supposed there's no shortage of people wanting to work there though. Do you think a year of ICU experience would be sufficient for landing a seasonal position?

I'm a new-grad nurse (until June '15) in a Neuro ICU. I have a compact license, tech experience and plan to get my CCRN in June. I'm very interested in aiming for a seasonal position or travel contract in or near a ski area. My limited understanding ...

You only have to have 1 year of ICU experience to take the CCRN exam. My hospital requires that I take a 6 month Essentials of Critical Care (ECCO) course that I've started. Each of the nurses on my unit from the last cohort that took the exam right ...

New nurse that grew up in the area and did both of my bachelor degrees in downtown Charleston. Affordable housing can be found in any part of Charleston if you have time to hunt. I live in an older 3 bedroom house downtown for $1100/month. If you wan...

I'm an RN at the largest teaching hospital in the state. There are few LPN jobs posted at our hospital. Further, w/o a connection it is becoming difficult to find jobs that don't specify "BSN only." Most of the major hospitals in the area are pursuin...

I'd love to hear an update. I'm still a new grad (will be a year in June), NSICU nurse but am very interested in travel / seasonal work in ski areas.