New Grad with two full time jobs in NYC... Being a guy helps?

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I wasn't really looking for a job because I already have a full job. But one of the top hospitals in NYC called me for an interview and I was like WTH. Everything went well so now I have two full time jobs in the city.

I honestly feel very fortunate because I do not have any experience and I have two full time jobs as a new grad already. I hear about people taking months to find jobs or having "connections" but maybe I'm just lucky or is it because I'm a guy?

One hospital I work on ED and the other hospital I work on NICU floor. My question is because I have two full time jobs after one year will it be like me having two years of experience or would it be considered one????

Specializes in Trauma/Surgery ICU.

I live in New York and HR reps from several hospitals have all said the same thing: you need a year of acute care experience before you can work as an RN in the ED. They say it's a state law. I could be wrong though!

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Specializes in Emergency, ICU.
I live in New York and HR reps from several hospitals have all said the same thing: you need a year of acute care experience before you can work as an RN in the ED. They say it's a state law. I could be wrong though!

It is not a law. That's ridiculous. New grads start in EDs in NY all the time.

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It is a state law for a nurse to have a year of experience in order to work in EDs

New grads start in EDs in NY are in the special fellowship or residency program

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.
It is a state law for a nurse to have a year of experience in order to work in EDs

New grads start in EDs in NY are in the special fellowship or residency program

If this is a state law (which I don't believe for a second) do you have proof?

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Specializes in MedSurg, PACU, Maternal/Child Health.

Working 2 full time jobs is a bad idea...you will burn out working 6 back to back 12 hour shifts. Pick which one you like the most and then choose the other one as Per Diem (like a shift a week or a shift every 2 weeks) so you have time during the week to rest. I received two offers also, one of them after I was already in orientation for the first hospital that offered me the job. I told the second hospital due to my schedule I could only do per diem. It is bad for your health to work too many hours and to have little recreation and rest time.

As for new grads in the ER, I know classmates with Zero experience in nursing or health care being hired for the ER. It all depends on the hospital and the circumstances. One classmates told me she got hired in ER along with 3 other new grads as all the applications the hospital received for ER where from new grads ...so the hospital had no choice but to take the new grads.

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Specializes in Emergency, ICU.
It is a state law for a nurse to have a year of experience in order to work in EDs

New grads start in EDs in NY are in the special fellowship or residency program

Nope. That's not true. Are you from NY?

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