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12-11-2007, 01:36 PM
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V.A. hospital in Salem
I am a psych travel nurse and may want to travel to the Salem V.A. hospital. Can anyone tell me what it is like to work there? Thanks!
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12-11-2007, 03:15 PM
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Nice facility. The staff seem happy. I'd like to get in there myself! Sorry I can't tell you more as I don't work there, but it's definitely worth pursuing.
They post on the USA Jobs website.
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12-11-2007, 04:59 PM
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My mom worked there for some years.
Frankly she didnt like it.
But i think it was more of a case where the job just wasn't for her.
Now she does private nursing for elderly people.
From what I've seen though, the staff seem pretty happy.
I guess its just something you would have to experience and make the judgement for yourself.
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12-11-2007, 09:51 PM
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Thanks for the responses. If someone works the psych unit or knows someone who does, please add your comment.
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12-12-2007, 08:53 AM
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I have a friend who is a nurse at the VA Salem and she likes working there.
Its a huge complex and I visited there with an elderly veteran and I was generally impressed with the facility. The people there seemed pleasant although quite hectic with the numbers of people coming and going.
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12-12-2007, 02:16 PM
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Yeah I have a friend and he used to be in the nursing staff but has - for about the past year - been moving more in a directorial role. I'm not sure he loves playing the heavy but he does enjoy the job. And another friend of mine and fellow North Cross parent has been a surgeon there for 8 years now and he likes it alot. It's a pretty diverse place. I get from conversation that the VA hires more foreign trained physicians than other regional hospitals so it's a bit of a melting pot.
Sean
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02-06-2008, 01:40 AM
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Ptsd Unit
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Originally Posted by mtngal49
Thanks for the responses. If someone works the psych unit or knows someone who does, please add your comment.
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can anyone give information, who has had a Vietnam Veteran in the PTSD program???? |
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