FEMA workers?

[anbuitachi]

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Ive heard people are relocating to corona hospitals and are getting paid thru FEMA? Anyone know how this works and where one would go to do this to help out a corona hit hospital? I took a look online and found it very confusing

 

[IMGASMD]

Ive heard people are relocating to corona hospitals and are getting paid thru FEMA? Anyone know how this works and where one would go to do this to help out a corona hit hospital? I took a look online and found it very confusing

I know I am not answering your question.

There were a few locum listing that sound desperate. One of for Atlanta, basically they will grant you emergency privilege and they don’t know how long they need you.

A few from New York, less clear what the criteria would be.

If I was younger and no little ones, I’d definitely consider.....

Good for you for seeking out the opportunities to help and serve.

Good luck.

 

[deleted87051]

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[pgg]

I've been getting 2 or 3 emails and cold calls voicemails from locums companies every day for the last week or two. Haven't replied or called anyone back. I wonder what they're paying. I'm not in the market for locums work now, but it'd take one hell of a premium to get me to volunteer to go work in Manhattan right now. It's certainly not the usual B&B ortho gensurg OB no-hearts-or-heads-or-trauma garbage locums job.

 

[Ronin786]

ICU travel nurses are being paid $100/hr in NY. Not sure what they'd pay for ICU coverage.

 

[deleted643396]

I’m hearing $250/hr at some hospitals in New York, maybe more if you press. Most will credential you for critical care. Cuomo has granted all physicians immunity from civil lawsuits for treating COVID patients.

 

[deleted87051]

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[POW16]

I’m hearing $250/hr at some hospitals in New York, maybe more if you press. Most will credential you for critical care. Cuomo has granted all physicians immunity from civil lawsuits for treating COVID patients.

Yep. I'm getting similar offers in NJ and PA.

 

[pgg]

I’m hearing $250/hr at some hospitals in New York, maybe more if you press. Most will credential you for critical care. Cuomo has granted all physicians immunity from civil lawsuits for treating COVID patients.

$2000 for an 8 hour day wasn't all that unusual for locums work a year ago. I'm surprised there isn't a larger hazard premium. Or maybe people are as desperate for work and income as the hospitals are for people who know what the knobs on a vent do.

 

[anbuitachi]

Yep. I'm getting similar offers in NJ and PA.

well attending anesthesiologist getting 250 a hr is not that crazy. icu nurse getting 250 a hr is a lot.

 

[deleted643396]

$2000 for an 8 hour day wasn't all that unusual for locums work a year ago. I'm surprised there isn't a larger hazard premium. Or maybe people are as desperate for work and income as the hospitals are for people who know what the knobs on a vent do.

Check back in a week. $250 is probably the standard locums offer. I suspect that it will go up as need goes up. I did some cursory poking around last week and some of the responses I received were that they were OK on staffing. Just days later they were contacting me to sign up for shifts.

 

[IMGASMD]

CMS just lifted supervision requirements..... we are free to expand our roles as physicians!!!! What a f ing joke!

 

[POW16]

well attending anesthesiologist getting 250 a hr is not that crazy. icu nurse getting 250 a hr is a lot.

Never said it was crazy. Just that it seems to be the current rate...for now.

 

[deleted643396]

I’m hearing offers near $400/hr now in some of the glowing red zones.

 

[Shimmy8]

For critical care? I’d take a look, that’s for sure. These large loan payments aren’t going anywhere and I’m at 50% pay with lots of time off.

 

[chocomorsel]

I’m hearing offers near $400/hr now in some of the glowing red zones.

Only if they have adequate PPE. And we all know it ran out that first week in those areas and was never adequate enough to begin with. Otherwise that money isn’t worth it if you end up severely ill and possibly dead.

 

[anbuitachi]

Only if they have adequate PPE. And we all know it ran out that first week in those areas and was never adequate enough to begin with. Otherwise that money isn’t worth it if you end up severely ill and possibly dead.

or once antibody testing comes out, get tested to see if you have antibodies

 

[chocomorsel]

or once antibody testing comes out, get tested to see if you have antibodies

Yeah, but I wonder how long that's gonna take. This could be over by the time that test comes out.

 

[deleted87051]

or once antibody testing comes out, get tested to see if you have antibodies

There are reports that you can still get reinfected.

 

[deleted171991]

There are reports that you can still get reinfected.

Of course you can, with a different strain.

 

[Perrotfish]

Of course you can, with a different strain.

We don't know that, really. We don't know how many strains exist or how much cross reactive immunity there is between strains is or what percentage of the population has immunity induced by an initial infection or how long it lasts after its induced or if this virus can be latent for a period of time. We just know that there have been case reports of people popping positive for coronavirus twice.

 

[deleted171991]

We don't know that, really. We don't know how many strains exist or how much cross reactive immunity there is between strains is or what percentage of the population has immunity induced by an initial infection or how long it lasts after its induced or if this virus can be latent for a period of time. We just know that there have been case reports of people popping positive for coronavirus twice.

Which suggests that one can get reinfected (as I said), not that one will.

Also, this virus is related to viruses that give common cold, SARS or MERS. None of those gives a lifelong immunity.

 

[deleted162650]

Which suggests that one can get reinfected (as I said), not that one will.

Also, this virus is related to viruses that give common cold, SARS or MERS. None of those gives a lifetime immunity.

Well that bodes well for a vaccine then😵

 

[deleted171991]

Well that bodes well for a vaccine then😵

The vaccine should work for the current strain(s), like the flu vaccine, I guess.

 

[pgg]

Yeah, but I wonder how long that's gonna take. This could be over by the time that test comes out.

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POC antibody testing will be everywhere in short order.

 

[pgg]

Only if they have adequate PPE. And we all know it ran out that first week in those areas and was never adequate enough to begin with. Otherwise that money isn’t worth it if you end up severely ill and possibly dead.

It's a locums job. Just walk out and go back to your hotel if they don't have appropriate PPE. And you should still bill them for your time - they're the ones breaching the contract.

 

[chocomorsel]

It's a locums job. Just walk out and go back to your hotel if they don't have appropriate PPE. And you should still bill them for your time - they're the ones breaching the contract.

Such is the plan anyway.
However, We are all seeing plenty of pics from NY where they don’t have bunny suits. Just the plastic tie back gowns like most hospitals are using and that the CDC has on their donning and doffing video the nurses shared w me. And no face shields.

And that already is inadequate to me. Will ask specifics.