Nebraska Hospitals

Karla.S · Feb 19, 2009

I don't know a whole lot, but from when I've talked to my admissions advisor, they have told me that in NE most all nursing students will have job offers before or by the time they graduate.. Not sure if that helps or not!

dmskoka · Feb 19, 2009

Helped a lot thank you... What school are you in/at may I ask?

thanks!!!

j_audrey · Feb 19, 2009

I work at one of the hospitals, and they hire new grads all the time. I know you get offers before you graduate a lot of times as well. Hope that helps.

dmskoka · Feb 19, 2009

thank you soo much!!! some great news.. it is the opposite in California.. no jobs at all for new grads...

Karla.S · Feb 19, 2009

Right now I'm at SCC looking to transfer to Bryan School of Nursing. The people I spoke with were at Bryan. It seems to be a bit more costly for their BSN program, but I think its worth it for all the clinical experience and hands on training that is offered.

j_audrey · Feb 20, 2009

Bryan does have a very good program. In fact, if I still lived in Lincoln, I would apply there. I started too 7 or 8 years ago, and then my world kinda fell apart. I hoe it works out well for you Karla! :)

Karla.S · Feb 20, 2009

Thanks Jenn!! I sure hope they accept me :)

lizgracexoxo · Jun 30, 2009

All, thanks for this info! I am also starting an accelerated program this fall and am worried about getting a job when I'm finished (which I will need with all the loans I'm taking out!). If anyone has more information on how difficult it is to get jobs in the Lincoln/Omaha area it would be much appreciated!

lumberjack · Jul 20, 2009

Regional West in Scottsbluff, NE hires new grads and is a pretty darn good hospital. Don't know much about CA except the situation varies incredibly by location all over the state. AZ is tough right now, a friend with 7 years experiance had a tough go before landing a job in Phx. Flagstaff is even tougher.

Enfermera85, BSN, MSN, NP · Jan 12, 2010

Regional West in Scottsbluff, NE hires new grads and is a pretty darn good hospital. Don't know much about CA except the situation varies incredibly by location all over the state. AZ is tough right now, a friend with 7 years experiance had a tough go before landing a job in Phx. Flagstaff is even tougher.

Hello Lumberjack,

I am thinking if taking a travel assignment in Scottsbluff do you mind giving me more info. about the hospital and the city itself??? I know absolutely nothing about NE :confused:

Thanks!!

lumberjack · Jan 13, 2010

Sure, no problem.

Scottsbluff is in the western part of the state, actually only half an hour from the wyoming border, about an hour north of colorado. This is not the stereotypical flat corn country most folks think of when they think nebraska, though some people do raise corn. More is beets, beans, and cattle. What SB has going for it is the Scotts Bluff Monument, as well as the Wildcat hills, providing some topographic relief. Town is about 10,000 I think, maybe more if you count Gering/Terrytown which are contigous.

As for the hospital, I did my nursing school rotations there and was shocked at how modern and nice it is. There is EMAR and electronic charting throughout, 24 hour (I believe...) pharmacy support, and generally good staff relations and esprit de corp. I assume you would be going into NICU; FYI it is not, from what I have heard from others, a traditonal NICU, in fact complicated pregnancies typically get shipped to Denver. That said, they still get full on complex babies there too from time to time. But the NICU is contigous with the nursery, it is all the same space. L and D and nursery/NICU nurses all work 3-3 shifts, although there is talk of this changing. Occasionally they may (?) float to the peds floor, but peds is usually pretty quiet there.

Not sure what else I can tell you...the cafeteria serves great food, the cost of living in SB is very low, it is about 3 hours from Denver (major airport), though Great Lakes Air does fly into SB as well.

If you have other questions, let me know.