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

U.S.A. California

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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 talk to a recruitor today at a hospital. she told me that hospital would pay $ 5000 bonus for a nurse with at least one year experience, but won't invest the time and money on new grad RN. She said "new grad often left after 6 months for another job that paid just $ 1.00 more per hour." It is a frustration for small hospitals, but I am sure some of us would sign the contract for 2 years to gain the experiences and work as preceptor to train new nurses again. In today's economy, every one only sees short term profit now.

that makes me so mad that hospitals aren't willing to pay to train new grads, Heck ya I would sign on 2 years to work for a hospital.

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hello Vicky, thank you for the tip. may i ask if you are from the napa area? just want to know if there are more jobs in that area since you mentioned all your classmates have found jobs. thank you.

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For those people interested in moving out of state and getting an experience, try applying to Trinity Hospital in Minot Dakota. I just got hired as an ICU nurse in their hospital with sign-on bonus and relocation assistance. The pay is not good but at least I'm getting my golden one year experience:)

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Just read an intertesting article. The reason there are so few jobs is that nationwide, over 100,000 nurses with years or experience, who may have moved on to other careers or retired, re-entered the hospital setting in the past couple of years. Many due to shrinking 401k's, spouses laid off etc. hospitals are essentially being cheap. They can hire these experienced nurses and leave us new grads in the gutter. however, according to the article, our day will come. They estimate if the stock market continues to rise, by mid 2010, may of these nurses will leave again. hospitals will be begging new grads to join and scambling to fill positions. Most nurses are over the age of 50, wih many over 60. They are just waiting to retire. Add to that baby boomers who are aging rapidly and will need acute care.So, while times may be tough now, esp for new grads, it can't and won't last. And ultimately, we will have the last laugh when hospitals are going to have to pay huge sign on bonuses to recruit nurses to fill huge staffing issues. Prior to the enonomy tanking, there were hospitals paying 10,000 and 20,000 dollar sign on bonuses, esp in areas away from bigger cities. Then the economy tanked and many people dusted of their RN Lic and took our jobs. But have faith, jobs will open up. In the meantime, go back to school or look outside of big cities and areas where there are not a lot of nursing schools. Many rural areas still need RN's. Places like the Indian Health Service are actively hiring.

keep the faith!

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FYI

UC Davis called me yesterday to set up a phone interview: New Grad-Clinical Nurse II Oncology/BMT

I just started in the NICU at my hospital in Fresno and LOVE it...so I declined.

Not sure if anyone else got calls.

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Specializes in med surgical.

I will leave california as it is saturated with RN. It is sad to leave california beautiful beach, good restaurants, its diverse culture and my friends and family. But if a job is opening, I will go packed up and leave.

I am a nurse; I am to serve and heal. I will go where ever there is a need.

I will just miss my friends, though. Ahhhhhh

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If you are interested try applying to out of state hospitals and if you get in relocate get your one yr experience then decide later on what to do. I live in the DFW(TX) area and i know most hospitals have January internships posted at the moment but i'm not sure when they will be closing them.

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Specializes in School RN, Ambulatory, Public Health.

I applied to Brightstaff Medical for their flu clinics in the Bay Area. The recruiter said he still needs people in this area so if you are interested, please go to this link http://www.networkedrecruiter.com/employment/index/view/1585 to find info and submit resume. They have not begun placing people in the SF area yet. They DO take new grads.

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I applied to Brightstaff Medical for their flu clinics in the Bay Area. The recruiter said he still needs people in this area so if you are interested, please go to this link http://www.networkedrecruiter.com/employment/index/view/1585 to find info and submit resume. They have not begun placing people in the SF area yet. They DO take new grads.

Have you started working for the flu shot clinics yet? Do they have a lot of positions for the SF bay area?

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Specializes in School RN, Ambulatory, Public Health.
Have you started working for the flu shot clinics yet? Do they have a lot of positions for the SF bay area?

The recruiter said that they will have their locations very shortly but they need more people in this area. I have not begun working for them yet.

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Specializes in ER, Psych, Telephone Triage.

The recruiter is correct. We as Nurses want the best working conditions we can get. So if after training program is over if we see a much better paying job in a more comfortable setting we split. Why not why be unhappy in a so so job when you can work in a better position somewhere else for more bread?

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Specializes in Emergency, Trauma, Critical Care.

It is my firm belief that the current new grad systems often don't work out and that's why nurses leave.

I think that on top of the rotations that one does in nursing school they should do a rotation in new grad programs where there are available openings. As a nursing student it's a little different than being a nurse on the floor. If a rotation occurred as a New Grad it may give you a little more insight into what you're getting yourself into. I know nurses who come to Critical Care and hate it (I'm starting to think it's not my cup of tea either). But because all this money was spent training them the department won't transfer them elsewhere. So now they have nurses who are "stuck" there just looking for a new job. I think that some sort of contract should be signed saying you'll stay for however long with the training, but also give the new grad a chance to see what floor is a good fit for them. Benefits the hospital and the nurse.

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