CA/ State Prison RN job question

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Hi..I am thinking of taking a position in San Quentin or Folsom/ Sacramento...if you work there would love some feedback about how you enjoy your work, working for the state etc...thanks!

Hello, I am thinking of applying there too. Let me know how it turns out!

bump... :)

Hey miatagirl707, I actually have a oral interview exam scheduled pretty soon and I am pretty nervous on how to prepare for it. Any pointers on ideas and nursing concepts I should be studying? lso, you can reach me @ [email protected]. Thanks!

Hello Everyone,

I received about six of those letters asking if I was interested in working in various positions across the state and I filled out the applications and sent them back, but I have yet to hear anything in the last 3-4 weeks. Can anyone tell me their experience with how long it took from applying to receiving any kind of contact for interviews or exams?

Any information would be very helpful!

Thanks

my time-line was 10/15/10 took online exam. 2-3 weeks later i received inquiries with deadline of11/15/10. I was asked to interview for high desert on 12/1/10 and references were contacted two days later. Hired 12/16/10. YEAAY!!!!

some of the places i returned inquires for never contacted me for interview. check rank/sequence #. i believe hr is only allowed to typically invite those w/ 3 or above to interview and san quentin informed me they are only interviewing from rank#1. good luck!!!!

I have several inquries.I really want san quantin but am rank 3 is it really worth it to apply yet they only take 1?

Congratulations Kneal!

How did the interview process go? I have been contacted by one of the seven places i received letters from. Was it a panel or one on one? Did you see many other people there? Very nervous as I have been applying for jobs for over a year!

Thanks again!

Thank you!

I was interviewed by three people, 2 nursing supervisors and unit manager. I met about 7 others interviewing for the position since they were running behind. I believe they held interviews over two days. Where did you get your request to interview. I cant stress it enough, read the interview thread started by Lorry. also go to her website and click on interview techniques. It is right on the money.

I just did a hiring interview at Vacaville DMH at the end of December. Anybody know how long it takes before you hear something from them? I left a message with the hiring/exam coordinator and haven't heard anything from her either.

Question to Kneal, M3L1SSA, or mmsb01. Are either of you new grads and did you have your license at the time you took the assessment test? I just graduated in December. I took the online exam for CDC about a week ago. I applied for Folsom and Vacaville. I for some reason cannot figure out what rank I am in through the state website. I know I passed but received only a 75% as I do not have healthcare experience outside of clinicals. Just wondering if I ave a shot at even getting a call back. Any info would be greatly I appreciated. I am sure you all are extremely busy:)

hi, i am a new grad 05/10. i believe i got an 85 the only experience i had outside of clinicals was a volunteer camp nurse this summer. .one of the first questions they asked is do you have acls. so if you get to the interview stage get acls before interview. i would concentrate on rural prisons such as high desert ( where i got hired) jamastown ect... the bayarea( san quentin, salinas) is only hiring out of the first tier, so hr told me.

i dont know what your chances are but without trying your chances are zero. i also got two calls from rural hospitals this week asking for interview but i was already committed to HDSP. think about places where not alot of people want to relocate too.

good luck! 2 girls in my orientation are also new grads or old-new grads from 08!!!

Thank you for the info Kneal. I really do appreciate it. I will get my ACLS immediately. Just after my NCLEX next week:) Best of luck to you:)

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