California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

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Greetings.

This is my story- I graduated from Nursing School in May 2008 (ADN) and passed my boards in October 2008.

I live north of San Fran and have yet to find a New Grad Program. I've been on Allnurses since last summer when I started studying to pass the boards. I used Allnurses especially the "random facts" thread which helped me pass the boards with flying colors. My family is ready to move out of the area because there is no new grad program avail out here.

I have spent hours online looking for New Grad positions in Washington State, Southern Ca, New Mexico, and Ashville NC. These are the areas, along with the Bay Area that I am interested in. I am looking to see if someone would like to buddy up or we can all help continue this thread and we can help search together for all the possible positions in the areas mentioned above or just in California. I have found that the work done alone is not enough or that I have just missed an application date, or I didn't know that blank blank just hired for the season.

The random facts thread was so hot because it was encompassing info about one main event with up to the minute info. Maybe a thread like "California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?"- and it would include SNF's and whatever we can think of that a new nurse can do in the community, would be like the "random facts" thread. I'm sure I will hear from an Allnurses thread monitor about if this is OK or not.

At this point I am just trying to be creative and use the best resource online, which to me has been this sight.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Piscesmama

I haven't heard anything yet, but I was told by the lady running the interview event that we would hear by the end of this week. She said that for the most part, people are called back for a second interview because on the day of our interviews, we only talked to 1 person from 1 unit, but that if we weren't a fit for that unit, we might interview with another manager. From what I gathered from what she said, it sounds like some people will get a call with a "yes", some a call with a "no", and some a call for another interview. Good luck to everyone!

Thanks for the info, very helpful :)

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For those interested, Washington Hospital in Fremont, CA has just opened up their new grad program for September. Its only for Med Surgical. It was posted 6/22.

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Thank you for this post. Does anyone know of the interview/hiring process for washington hospital and how many new grads are they hiring? Any feedback from the ones who got hired last april at this hospital?

Thanks

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Thank you for this post. Does anyone know of the interview/hiring process for washington hospital and how many new grads are they hiring? Any feedback from the ones who got hired last april at this hospital?

Thanks

From my experiences, its almost impossible to get a job in these Bay Area hospitals. They are hiring for only 1 department here at Washington and I'm sure there are many many many nursing students who have their clinicals here and their preceptorships. I guarantee you they will get 1st dibs on these spots plus internal hires which leaves us folks on the outside being screwed.

Good luck everybody

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I know its hard out there, I am in the same position. I would say if you are interested in a post, apply anyway and be persistant. You already lost the opportunity by thinking its impossible. when you are not giving yourself the chance, no one will.

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I don't care if my chances are only 1 in a million, at least there's a chance if there's a new grad program

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Specializes in Correctional / Med-Surg..

I am not a big fan of Bakersfield because of the weather mainly, and people are a bit backwards (hill billy types), but the cost of living is very reasonable. I came here to attend the CSUB BSN program and ended up staying. I graduated three years ago and new grads had no problems at all finding employment. My class had close to 75 grads, and at least half were hired by a single hospital. Here there are three CHW (Memorial, Mercy, Mercy Southwest) hospitals, San Joaquin Comm. Hospital, Bakersfield Heart Hospital, and a lot of Kaiser clinics. Good luck with your job search.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, & ED.
I am not a big fan of Bakersfield because of the weather mainly, and people are a bit backwards (hill billy types), but the cost of living is very reasonable. I came here to attend the CSUB BSN program and ended up staying. I graduated three years ago and new grads had no problems at all finding employment. My class had close to 75 grads, and at least half were hired by a single hospital. Here there are three CHW (Memorial, Mercy, Mercy Southwest) hospitals, San Joaquin Comm. Hospital, Bakersfield Heart Hospital, and a lot of Kaiser clinics. Good luck with your job search.

They will only hire new grads that did their clinicals there...I've been aplying to that hospital since May/2009 and nothing..so I gave them a call and that's what they responded..no outsiders basically errrrrrrr!

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I was told by someone who was got hired the last round of new grads at Washington and said not to be too pushy it took three months before they were ready to interview and friends who checked much earlier didnt get interviewed so be patient they will call....just one persons opinion...also I think they hired about 9 last time and what I have heard less this time around good luck hunting.

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Specializes in Correctional / Med-Surg..
They will only hire new grads that did their clinicals there...I've been aplying to that hospital since May/2009 and nothing..so I gave them a call and that's what they responded..no outsiders basically errrrrrrr!

emmanewgrad,

You can also check with Kern Medical Center. It is the county hospital, it is also a teaching hospital with a residency program. There are tons of students (nursing, NP, PA, RT, you name it). It is a great place to learn and grow as a nurse. It is also a trauma center, so lots of sick people and great experiences. Tons of doctors as you can imagine, and you don't have to put up with rude doctors the way you do in private hospitals. The doctors are always around, they sleep in the hospital so they do not mind if you call them in the middle of the night, if it is something to be concerned about they'll just walk over and take a look. Check it out.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, & ED.
emmanewgrad,

You can also check with Kern Medical Center. It is the county hospital, it is also a teaching hospital with a residency program. There are tons of students (nursing, NP, PA, RT, you name it). It is a great place to learn and grow as a nurse. It is also a trauma center, so lots of sick people and great experiences. Tons of doctors as you can imagine, and you don't have to put up with rude doctors the way you do in private hospitals. The doctors are always around, they sleep in the hospital so they do not mind if you call them in the middle of the night, if it is something to be concerned about they'll just walk over and take a look. Check it out.

OMG, I'm very eager in findng a job in CA. Was searching for LTC, but it seems that LTC takes place in homes in CA?! I was kinda in shock...no LTC facilities in LA? Does nayone know of a Long term care facility that may be hiring at this time?

Thank you for giving me the information to this County Hospital, I so much appreciate all the help I can get.

God Bless.

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Hi I am just wondering if any of you can help me be enlighten about this residency for Rn , I am a foreign grad and trained RN and just recently passed my nclex and surely i do fall under new grad since i dont have any Us experience, so i am just wondering about this whether it will benefit me or not , or if im qualified to undergo this or not and what would be the requirements, Thanks in advance.

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