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I don't see evidence of nursing being up around here. I can easily name 10 people I know with RNs who are not full time employed right now but want to be. Many of them ARE employed...they work for hospitals, but they are not getting enough shifts.
One has been a pediatric ICU nurse for 15 years at the same hospital and now is only averaging 8 shifts a month. Saw her lamenting it on Facebook just last night.
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As I said....demand is up, but so is supply (graduates).
And I am one of those nurses (LPN though)....working, but not consistently. Although there are jobs around here, just none I have landed recently. Posts: 15082 | Registered: Jul 2001
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I am so excited! I got an email from a principal from a middle school less than 20 minutes from home. He wants to interview me for a long-term sub.
No guarantees but this is one of my top schools - I really, really want to work here and this will be a good chance for me to get in and get to know the principal in case he has openings next year.
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Interview went well...I guess. I've given up trying to make predictions. It would be for about 7-8 weeks and teaching eighth grade.
The school is awesome - it's so beautiful and I clocked it - 12 minutes from my house! It would be a great place to fill in for a while...but of course I still want a permanent job.
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quote:Originally posted by Belle: Thanks rivka! You are so encouraging.
Did they give you any idea when you might expect to hear back? That's the worst part. The waiting to hear. Posts: 32919 | Registered: Mar 2003
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Next week. The job is not even posted yet, she only called me first because I came so highly recommended by someone at the board of ed.
At least, that's what she told me. I'm kinda happy and bummed about that - it's good I came so highly recommended that she called me right away, but I'd rather be the last person she interviews rather than the first.
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I have a job!!! And it's not even long-term sub but a full-time contract for the year.
Just out of the blue I got a phone call from the board of ed, where I worked last year. A teacher resigned and walked out, and they need a new teacher right away. I drove to the board, the principal met me there, and hired me on the spot. I start tomorrow.
It's a high school position, teaching 10th grade. I am so, so excited. Posts: 14428 | Registered: Aug 2001
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quote:Originally posted by Belle: I have a job!!! And it's not even long-term sub but a full-time contract for the year.
Just out of the blue I got a phone call from the board of ed, where I worked last year. A teacher resigned and walked out, and they need a new teacher right away. I drove to the board, the principal met me there, and hired me on the spot. I start tomorrow.
It's a high school position, teaching 10th grade. I am so, so excited.
CONGRATS!
This is a different school but the same district as where you taught last year?
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Woo-hoo! What grade(s) did you teach last year? Same curriculum? Tomorrow -- wow! Guess you are busy now!
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Same district, different school. Last year I was in middle school, now I'm in high school.
It is really challenging in a different way but I love it! I teach on block schedule, so I have only four classes a day and they alternate - I see all of them on Monday in an abbreviated schedule, then I see half my students every Tues. and Thurs. and the other half on Weds. and Fri. That's going to take an adjustment on my part, but I will get there.
I'm going from middle school curriculum to high school.
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Wahoo! Hip, hip, horray!!! I'm so very happy for you. It's been terrifying having to live through the summer like this, but perhaps the position will be better than last year's, and maybe it won't go away at the end of the year this time!
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In good news for me, the place I tutor at part time ended up being purchased a few weeks later and since part of their sales pitch is consistency, they rehired everyone who was willing to come back. I just got back from my first shift under new management, which was basically all the same peeople and set up as before. The people above me might notice a difference, but I doubt I will. So, back to employed in my nice, low demand job.
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very cool! I am glad that worked out for you, Belle!
You too, scholarette!
I am still looking for full time work as an LPN, but the staffing place has me working steady. On a better note, Francks won their appeal of the injunction against compounding vet meds, and they are heading back into that business. They are rehiring all of the people they farmed out, including my wife, and they get all of their seniority and benefits carried over as if they never left. Because they never left the building, they just switched company names. Posts: 15082 | Registered: Jul 2001
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Kwea that's great about your wife getting her job back and the seniority and benefits is a bonus!
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yeah, they said that they will have a lot more details in a week or two, including trying to work the insurance details out with Blue Cross/Blue Shield again.
Our insurance sucked, but there is a chance we might get to keep the money we already paid towards our deductible.
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