Thank you, everyone, for your encouraging posts-- I am hoping to apply for CRNA school this next fall and I have a 3 & 5 year old at home....I have wanted to do this for so long but am nervous the sacrifice will be too great for my family- a deci...
MollyG replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Minnesota
Hang in there- you will get a job! Keep your chin up and be open to different hospitals/areas/opportunities.....(have you looked outside the cities at more rural areas?)....you're doing everything right- just a hard market right now...
MollyG replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Minnesota
I would probably send by mail your resume to Regions & address it to the unit you want to work on and "Nurse Manager Unit BLANK"--- showing up in person can put a manager on the spot & start you off on the wrong foot-- you could follow up wit...
MollyG replied to allthingsbright's topic in New York
I live in Yonkers, work @ Mount Sinai in the city...I live in Tuckahoe, which is a nice area of Yonkers but the schools are marginal- get over to Eastchester/Scarsdale & they improve....hospitals: hospitals in the city pay HANDS DOWN much better ...
MollyG replied to wanderlust99's topic in New York
I work @ Mount Sinai- I have 7 years RN experience & work 37.5 hours/week nights, BSN, RNC, made $88,000 last year with just a wee bit of overtime. Am moving back to MN and taking a HUGE paycut....but a much cheaper cost of living!!
MollyG replied to thekidisback's topic in New York
I do not want to discourage you, but I work in Manhattan and don't know of any hospitals in Manhattan that hire ADN's- I even recommended an old coworker to my manger (she has years of experience but no BSN) and my manager said she couldn't hire her-...
hang in there & keep looking! I would also encourage you to look outside NY....the new grads I know who've gotten jobs in the last years have a) had to wait up to 10 months.... or b) had to take jobs outside the city....LIJ, Ossining to name a fe...
the internship will help with job placement; Manhattan is a tricky place for new grads right now- anything you can do to get an edge! And maybe be willing to move for a job after school:)
I moved to NY from MN 3 years ago & I think it took 1-2 months for me to get my NY license (applied in April/May & got license end of June 2008)....I ended up getting a job @ Mount Sinai Medical Center in L&D....after LOVING L&D for 4...