hapahaole replied to sleblanc392's topic in Career Support
If you're wiling to relocate to Philadelphia and work at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (ranked #1 children's hospital in US) the PICU will train you to work in ICU. (or NICU....but I work in the PICU so that's what I know the most about). Since...
I work at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the PICU and there is rolling admissions for new graduates. I was hired with 3 other new grads just for their december '12 cohort. Since summer of last year, there've been 30 new grads hired hospital w...
hapahaole replied to hapahaole's topic in Pennsylvania
CM-RNBSN CONGRATS!! That's a huge accomplishment, I'm thrilled to hear you'll be interviewing. What unit are you interested in working on? I'd prepare for questions like: a time you coped with a difficult situation w coworker, why did you choose the ...
hapahaole replied to hapahaole's topic in Pennsylvania
no worries i didn't take it as rude! as far as experience, i did my senior preceptorship in the PICU and also worked at a pediatric urgent care clinic while i was still in nursing school. i am currently employed as a nurse's aide on an adult medical-...
hapahaole replied to hapahaole's topic in Pennsylvania
like i said before, i'd submitted my resume online for one of the new grad positions. (i'd actually applied for a CVICU position but my resume got forwarded to PICU who contacted me). i didn't have any inside or prior connections.
1. How many hours a day did you study for NCLEX, and for how long? I studied Mon-Fri for about 5 hours each day. I did this for 2 weeks before taking the test. I found that taking NCLEX right after graduation worked best for me - graduated May 18, to...
hapahaole replied to BotoxBaby's topic in Job Hunt
SF/Bay Area: Graduated May 2012, took NCLEX in June. Started applying for jobs after NCLEX, 2 interviews (1 in SF and 1 in Philadelphia) and about 30 applications. I accepted a job offer at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in their PICU. I origina...
hapahaole replied to hapahaole's topic in Pennsylvania
hey! what floor are you precepting on? I submitted my resume online and the talent strategist contacted me about a week later to set up an interview... i'm currently living in san francisco so i flew out for the interview. i was interviewed by an HR ...
hapahaole replied to NursieNurseLPN's topic in Job Hunt
I'd made a list of the top children's hospitals in the US and periodically went to each of their job sites. I applied to jobs that were eligible to hire new grads. I applied for a CVICU job at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) despite my int...
I still think 29 is a lot of applications, particularly if the field you're interested in is very specific: ie PICU. Finding new grad positions in an area like that can be tedious and time-consuming. I sent out around 35 applications and had 2 interv...