Northwest Indiana hospitals hiring new grads?

Hi Christina - I don't know where you live but wanted to let you know that St. Catherine's in East Chicago is hiring new grads. A couple of my classmates got hired there to work for the Regency center within which handles acute rehab cases. Hope this helps you out!!

P.S. Otherwise after passing NCLEX you can talk to Community in Munster and St. Mary's in Hobart (they're not easy to get into before passing boards). Good LUCK!

Hi Christina - Wow - no I wouldn't suggest a commute from Elkhart to NW Indiana for a new grad job - wages just wouldn't support the cost of gasoline and the time away from family especially! I'm sorry you're having a hard time - I have a friend that works at St. Joe's so I know a bit about what's been going on there. He's a respiratory therapist and a classmate of my so he's a new RN grad and they don't have a position for him either. I also know about the economic hardships that Elkhart has been suffering - so a double whammy for you so to speak. May I encourage you by saying that you might find out that you love LTC even though it's not your first choice? The elderly can be an appreciative, gracious group of people. Once we've reached a certain age the human race can all of sudden be nicer, less concerned about the little things - a mistake that can be easily corrected and know how to say thank you a lot more often. I love the elderly. My only problem is I get attached. I cried my eyes out when my grandfather's roommate died in LTC. There are many positives about nursing in LTC - people only focus on the negatives sometimes. For instance each day you go to work you already know your patients - could be very helpful for a new grad in learning meds etc. Just remember we can do ANYTHING for a year and survive and learn from it and actually enjoy it if we set our mind to it. I hope this was encouraging to you in some way. God Bless

P.S. If you decide to take the position in LTC I would highly encourage you to read various posts from this forum re: LTC - this is a great source of info - I love this website and feel very blessed to have happened onto it!

Christina - CONGRATULATIONS! I am so happy for you! You have a wonderful attitude and yes it's a major blessing to have a job as a new grad. You will learn SO much in acute rehab and if you desire to leave you could easily transition into a critical care area with that experience! Those people are going to tug at your heart but hey that's a big part of nursing isn't it! They'll be equally blessed to have you as their nurse! Good Luck and take care!