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Jun 09, 2009 01:53 PM

interview w advocate!!


hey everyone! so a friend of mine got some tips/info from a friend which also happens to be a recruiter for northshore university health system. she suggested applying to multiple postitions to get your app/resume at least looked at and have your name become familiarized.

so i took her advice and applied to a bunch of nursing assistant postions and they contacted me recently to do the patient experience profile assessment.. YAY.. initial step in recruiting =) i called HR today and they informed me that i passed the assessment and that a majority of the positions i applied for are still open and that i may be contacted for an interview and now i just have to wait.

im SUPER excited and would absolutely LOVE to work on the peds unit at lutheran general in park ridge. does anyone currently work at lutheran/advocate/peds unit (any feedback from cnas/rns would be greatly appreciated)? any words of advice/encouragement for a potential interview? =)


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Old Jun 09, 2009, 07:47 PM

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Hey,

Many years ago, while in high school I started volunteering at Lutheran General on the pediatric unit. It was a great experience, it's actually one of the reasons I decided to go into nursing instead of medicine. I was a pre med student or thinking of studying to become a doctor in High School so I decided to volunteer in a hospital. When I applied to Loyola Chicago I switched over to be a Nursing major and it's been a great journey ever since.

Anyway- to make a long story short the pediatric unit at Lutheran General I would imagine is a great place to work. Hopefully things haven't changed in several years. I volunteered for about 3 years off and on there, and later worked as a PCT at Lutheran General in float pool through the summer program for Jr. Nursing students. My only disappointment actually is that when I finished nursing school and applied for a position at Lutheran General as an RN, I didn't end up getting a job offer. Oh well- I work at Northwestern now.

Best of luck at Lutheran and with Loyola for nursing school. Loyola is a fantastic school.
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from loyolagirl
Old Jun 09, 2009, 11:25 PM

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DanChicagoRN- thanks for your input =) so did you get your bsn from loyola? that was my original plan when i transferred in from community college... but the program is extremely difficult to get into esp if you're a transfer student, but i have heard wonderful things about the program.. and i love the school in itself =) how long have you been with northwestern? do you know if they offer any tuition assistance for employees? thanks so much for your response =)
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Old Jun 18, 2009, 08:28 PM

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I got my BSN from Loyola in 2007. I've worked at Northwestern for 2 years, and they do offer tuition assistance to employees- $5,200 a year, with no commitments to work for the hospital afterward so it's actually a pretty good deal.
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