puffi77

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1. New grad pay and jobs in Richmond

   puffi77 replied to asmith1436's topic in Virginia

   Hi, I think $20 /hour is about right though on the low end of the pay range. My classmates started at $19.50 two years ago and I thought $20-$22 would be at best what I would get now. I know what you mean about the difficulty and all we had to go thr...

2. DFW GN/RN June 2011 Internships

   puffi77 replied to meggo's topic in Texas

   I got a rejection email for Baylor med surge internship as well. I have heard that Baylor does not hire ADNs, but if that is the case why not post the position with a requirement of BSN only..It will save them and us a lot of time and trouble!!!

3. New grad pay and jobs in Richmond

   puffi77 replied to asmith1436's topic in Virginia

   Hi, I am RN grad 2008 without experience, since I chose to stay home and take care of my kids...I currently live in Dallas, TX but will be relocating to Richmond very soon( I actually graduated from Richmond Community College). Any luck with finding ...

4. DFW GN/RN June 2011 Internships

   puffi77 replied to meggo's topic in Texas

   Hi Meggo, I am a new nurse, and I have been staying home raising my kids since I finished Nursing school 2 years ago...It seems it might take awhile for me to get the right job...Did they ask you in the phone interview how much you expect to get pai...

5. GN / RN Internship at Medical City Dallas

   puffi77 replied to jadu1106's topic in Texas

   I did not speak to anybody, I got a long email with further inforamtion on how the hiring process should continie from now on...That was an email for the med-surge internship position...It was not very clear whether I would be called for an interview...

6. GN / RN Internship at Medical City Dallas

   puffi77 replied to jadu1106's topic in Texas

   Hello again, I got rejections for ER and transplant GN positions from Baylor...(I got them almost right way)They were saying there are more qualified candidates than me. We have to keep in mind that they are also accepting applications from experienc...

7. DFW GN/RN June 2011 Internships

   puffi77 replied to meggo's topic in Texas

   Hi, I have applied to a few positions but have not heard anything back. I got an email for a possible phone interview from Baylor...What hospital did you interview for? I guess it is to my disadvantage that I have an Associate's Degree and have my ed...

8. GN / RN Internship at Medical City Dallas

   puffi77 replied to jadu1106's topic in Texas

   Yes, I did apply to some of the ones Baylor has...I got 2 rejection emails for two of the positions I applied for. Today I got an email response for a med surge position leaning towards me getting an interview...hopefully I will get the call, it will...

9. GN / RN Internship at Medical City Dallas

   puffi77 replied to jadu1106's topic in Texas

   Hi Princess Wannabe, thanks for the info on texas health presby...I have not heard anything back from them either...I fear it will take awhile for me to land a job..That is just crazy..esp.with everybody talking about nursing shortage!!!

10. GN / RN Internship at Medical City Dallas

    puffi77 replied to jadu1106's topic in Texas

    hello again, I am sorry of I confused you all about the GN internships when I was talking about HCA..I acually meant Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital..they might still have some positions avaialable for new grads. As for HCA you are right that the...

11. GN / RN Internship at Medical City Dallas

    puffi77 replied to jadu1106's topic in Texas

    Hello again, HCA website has only a few GN/RN positions posted now, when they first advertised them on 2/21/11 they were a lot (all but one of them were night shift) more but there are not that many left anymore...I do not know if they have found ca...

12. New grads 2011, Northern Virginia/DC, who is hiring?

    puffi77 replied to Nurses-Rule1987's topic in Virginia

    Hi, did you come up with any info on your job search?I live in Dallas and am thinking about relocating to Mclean, VA? If you have found out the potential employers and the starting salary please let me know, I would appreciate it greatly...

13. GN / RN Internship at Medical City Dallas

    puffi77 replied to jadu1106's topic in Texas

    They have posted them and they are all Night shifts...crazy, the worst shift...

14. RN salary/pay in Dallas area

    puffi77 replied to retrvrman's topic in Texas

    Thanks, can you tell me which hospital are you referring to?

15. RN salary/pay in Dallas area

    puffi77 replied to retrvrman's topic in Texas

    Hello, some of these posts are very old, so I wanted to see what current pay a new RN graduate can expect working in a hospital? What would be the difference if taking a job in a physician's office or hospice? Thanks in advance!