RN Positions at Eastern State Hospital &/or The Ridge in Lexington KY?

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Hello, I'm new to the blog and while not fully oriented to the site I'm really happy to find a strong online community here.

Anyone have recent insight into Eastern State Hospital and/or The Ridge?

In particular I am curious about the new Adult Geriatric unit at The Ridge, and what Gragg 1 is like at ESH.

While somewhat flexible I absolutely love elder care and psych and am a total night owl...so night shift on a gero-psych unit would be ideal.

Any tips on hiring practices and work conditions are much appreciated! :):nurse:

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Just had an interview at the Ridge for the new Adult Geriatric unit, facility seems really nice and the pay is pretty good, I'm just going for a Mental Health Tech position, but the pay is fairly well compared to other cna jobs I've looked at. Everyone I spoke to seemed very nice as well.

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Gragg 1 is ok. The entire hospital has great people, even when situations aren't ideal. If you like the geropsych population, that's great, but I have to warn you that most of us hate being pulled to G1. It's a lot more work and a different type of job than the other floors. You will have to deal with a lot of negativity from mhas that get pulled there. The regular staff on g1 truly love it and are great with the patients though. I see elderly people from regular psych floors get moved to g1 and just flourish all the time. G1 is great at getting elderly people back on their feet.

About getting hired: please apply! We need people. It takes a while for the paperwork to go through, but it's not difficult or competitive. Tell them you want to work nights and like g1 and they'll probably throw you a party. :)

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Where do you apply?

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