MissJessRN

MissJessRN has 2 years experience.

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1. BSN or RN?

   MissJessRN replied to ms_2015's topic in New York

   BSN...unless u want to waste more time and money while having no job. As i see it ADN grads have extreme difficult getting a job and have to spend more time and money going back to get their BSN. Better do BSN right away and save some cash and time. ...

2. RN Interview: Where to send a thank you note

   MissJessRN replied to ellie23's topic in Job Hunt

   i interviewed at a few hospitals in NYC... i found out sending thank you notes makes no difference in terms of hiring. I got hired to where i did not have an address where to sent the note. But those who gave me a business card and i sent them thank...

3. Crazy Agency New Grad Program

   MissJessRN replied to stkrm04's topic in Career Support

   Im in NYC and I have two years experience in hospital in maternity inpatient. I applied to many hospitals NICU positions...and HR either said I have no experience or had me interview with NICU nurse manager and they told me that I have no experience ...

4. New grads in the ER?

   MissJessRN replied to dee789's topic in New York

   Why the fuss? I think both sides are valid...the one presenting the law and the ones presenting personal experiences. I see the one being insulting is GoVeg, it seems if someone says places dont always go by the law then they are not giving real info...

5. New grads in the ER?

   MissJessRN replied to dee789's topic in New York

   I also know of people hired as RNs as new grads into ERs in the city....hospitals with no new grad residencies but just a long orientation. Perhaps this has changed or there is some unwritten exception that got these new grads in. I would say Dee, yo...

6. Honest View of Nursing

   MissJessRN replied to Acromic's topic in New York

   The job market is very difficult. Even if you end up in a specialty it is difficult to change to another. For example, new grad hired as postpartum RNs have a very difficult time getting hired for another specialty 1-2 years after hire. And same for ...

7. Lenox Hill Hospital Critical Care Float?

   MissJessRN replied to amandaangrisani's topic in New York

   hi all, are these jobs in the float pool also for RNs changing specialties or only for new grads or experienced ICU RNs? thank you.

8. How can an experienced RN in NYC change specialties

   MissJessRN posted a topic in New York

   Hello all, I have 2 years experience in a unit antepartum/postpartum...it is nice however i would like to change units...to a more critical care type unit where i feel that more is to be done. In AP/PP aka mother baby, nursing is very routine and it'...

9. Hiring experienced nurses vs hiring new graduates

   MissJessRN replied to edogs334's topic in Management

   Thanks MBARNBSN! I have no issue with being treated as a new grad on a new unit however...I would hope my acute care nursing experience would help me get hired into another specialty...and not be at the bottom of the pile and lower than a new grad in...

10. Hiring experienced nurses vs hiring new graduates

    MissJessRN replied to edogs334's topic in Management

    Im not saying i want treatment as an experience med surg nurse bc im not...i meant to have a plus on the hiring side of things at other hospitals also. (Med surg at my hospital is very understaffed and people always leave). I have more nursing skills...

11. Hiring experienced nurses vs hiring new graduates

    MissJessRN replied to edogs334's topic in Management

    So if i was hired as a new grad on a unit that I feel I have learned everything about (postpartum) and I want to move into critical care type unit what can I do? These units all want "2 years experience in specific unit" but yet hire new grads. Im ne...

12. Critical Care Fellowship

    MissJessRN replied to toussaint03's topic in New York

    JLB, the only way it seems to get in this fellowship is to have worked there or done externship there. I tried emailing a recruiter whos email i found through google searching...used many trial and error keywords. The only reply I got is "Please appl...

13. LIJ January Critical Care Fellowship

    MissJessRN replied to NYNewGradNurse's topic in New York

    you should post to the already existing "Critical Care Fellowship" thread to get better reply. It is right below your post. Also, how did you get a callback from them? Did you do externship with them? I been applying since August and I have hospital...

14. Hospital nursing a must?

    MissJessRN replied to SunflowerStars's topic in Job Hunt

    Nope you do not have to do hospital nursing. I met plenty of nurses who like public health nursing, case management, working at clinics, or specialize in computers and have no interest of being in the hospital. U only need hospital nursing if you wan...

15. How to increase chances of landing a job?

    MissJessRN replied to 2ne1lover92's topic in Job Hunt

    Job market in NYC is horrible. I am an experienced RN and I only got called for 3 interviews and got no offer of job despite having great credentials, experience and interview. Manager said "i do not have experience on the exact same specialty unit" ...