New Grad RN Interview for Telemetry Position -- Advice, please?

Hi PlaneFlyerRN & LaurelRN08!

I just wanted to thank you again for your suggestions. I had my interview at 10am yesterday and it seemed to go extremely well. I interviewed with the hiring manager only, and it lasted for 2 hours! She gave me a tour of the unit, introduced me to many of the staff members, and explained the training I would receive, scheduling procedures, etc. I should hear from the nurse recruiter early next week about whether or not an offer will be extended.

My formal orientation period would last 12 weeks, during which I would be paired with 2 or 3 preceptors; however, the first performance evaluation takes place at 6 months as the first 6 are considered my intro period. I would not be counted in the staffing mix in terms of assignments until the conclusion of my orientation period. I would eventually be crossed trained for the CICU, as well. Patient to Nurse ratio in Tele is 5:1 and 3:1 in CICU (or 2:1 in extreme cases). This is a 48 bed Tele unit. There is a designated monitor tech at all times for the unit. They are working toward Magnet Status and expect to file in 2011. Patient mix includes r/o MI, patients requiring ICD and pacers, cardiomyopathy, CHF, diabetes, post-op...the whole nine yards. Training includes a dysrhythmia course, clin doc training, a critical care core, and a critical care pharm course. ACLS will not be offered until after the 1st year or so.

How does this sound?

~Cathy

Nothing yet. Still keeping my fingers cross. Just trying to keep myself occupied and hoping they put me out of my misery on Monday. The waiting game is the worst part of this whole process!