Very Creative Bum

Dec 27, 2005 15:27

On the way back from lunch I was greeted by a couple co-workers out for a smoke. We stood by the parking garage smoking and chatting about our company being bought and everyone losing their stock options. Ok, there was mainly bitching, not chatting. Anyway ( Read more... )

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myras_girls December 27 2005, 23:29:29 UTC
If he just arrived he needs a new license (for the state of Colorado), not a renewal. I don't know off the top of my head how much a Colorado license costs, however most states are between $100-$300. But even if he had the money, there is no way he'd get a new license or a renewal turn around in a day. It usually takes several weeks and the board has to verify the license in another state, etc.

Nurses do get hired without a license. We have it happen all the time. The nurse gets hired before they pay the money for the license in that state. We usually reimburse for licensure in a new state but since it costs money for each separate license it wouldn't make much sense to have a license in states that you're not currently working. So sometimes we get a nurse a contract in another state and they have to apply for licensure in that state. However we often have nurses fail to file the paperwork on time or sometimes they don't fill it out correctly and their contract is set to start and they don't have licensure! This causes us to delay or sometimes have to cancel contracts because the hospitals don't always want to wait for the licensure to come through and will NOT let them work without it.

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erthdic December 27 2005, 23:31:59 UTC
So, a con, then?

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myras_girls December 27 2005, 23:34:47 UTC
Not necessarily. He could have been genuine, at least trying to get the money ASAP so he could start the process of getting his licensure. Either way he's not going to be able to work his shift tonight, if he indeed has one.

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myras_girls December 27 2005, 23:33:17 UTC
Looks like it's $83 for a RN license and then $50 to another company to take a nursing test, so $133 total.

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