nursing jobs in south jersey

South Jersey has the lowest rates in the state. Go North.

Have you tried Philly area hospitals? I find there is usually more work across the bridge

I too have seen more jobs opening up in south jersey. as for virtua- i worked there for 6 months 7 years ago. I went from 18 year in med/sur to ICU, I had a uninterested preceptor- she PRESUMED that because I was a med/surg nurse- the transition should have been a peice of cake, but not so. I was terrified, asked to be moved to a med/surg floor and the management refused. The whole experience was a nightmare/disaster. I resigned before I was fired. I was turned off to ICU nursing. I went to an agency that gave me ALL assignments in Phila- I LOVED it- the whole focus, attitude of nurses is different than here in the NJ burbs- I was WONDERFUL to actually work with nurses who treated agency like they were really there to help, the patients are sicker, poorer and I found very grateful for a nurse unlike here in jersey when the nurse is the fetch all. I LEARNED more in 4 years in phila than in 18 years in NJ. The agency sent me to Frankford, Frankford AVE( MY all time favorite!!! this is a place you can get emotionally attached to, I did), HUP (all I can say about HUP is WOW if I had my BSN I would be there in a heartbeat!!) Fox Chase( ok depending on the floor you are on). The pay is great especially for experienced RN's not as agency and you have to take into consideration- they take city wage tax $11,000- $13,000/year , state taxes- I think are higher than jersey, bridge tolls-now $3and $4/day. the bridges get closed in really bad weather. Down at HUP and Jeff- there's parking $15-$25/day. I just applied for another philly staff position- I want to go back soooo bad. The positions for experienced nurse are few and I think even less for new grads. But in my opinnion- it's the only place to be. I can ignore most of the politics there because of the nice nurses to work with, all are on the same page, they ignore the politics also- That's what makes the difference. Virtua is ALL politics- I went back there with the same agency and was treated like dirt by this old nurse name Margaret(of Marlton- I call her) the hosptials are union -I was a union nurse for 18 years, but these folks are ugly.

I work for Virtua Memorial. It's not bad, but it's not perfect. :-) However jobs are hard to find in So. Jersey anywhere. NOt just here.

I applied there and they won't tell me a thing. Do you have any suggestions? I am getting SO frustrated. I have no connections anywhere and noone will tell me a thing, either here in South Jersey or in Philly.