North Shore LIJ ED/NICU/PICU Fellowship 2013

[rnmj]

Hello Everyone!

I have recently interviewed for the ED/NICU/PICU Fellowship at NSLIJ and I wanted to get some feedback about the program from past or recent nurses in the same program. Also, it would be nice to connect to other applicants out there who are going through the process!

How did your interview go? They told me they only pick 10 candidates so let's keep our fingers crossed!! Sounds like an amazing experience and I'm so grateful to had the chance to interview.

Good luck and keep me posted!

[lvu201]

Hi everyone, I also have an interview for the ED/PICU/NICU fellowship!

I would also like to know if anyone has any input on the assessment interview questions. SUPER nervous about all of that.

Also, does anyone know what the salary is for a fellow? What about the time commitment, or how it differs from a staff RN?

Thanks!

[CticuRN95]

I think the salary is 70k/year. That's what my friend told me and shes did the picu fellowship last year

[lvu201]

Thanks so much, NycRN92. Would your friend have more insight about the fellowship? Any advice or input?

[HopefulSRNA1234]

I can't seem to find where to apply on their website. Was there something specific I needed to search for?

[lvu201]

I just searched the requisition number I'd had for the position, but nothing came up. It's possible they've taken it down already!

[Nessa0387]

Congrats lvu201! Are you a bsn nurse? Did you do any internships or volunteer? And when did you hear from nslij for the interview. Sorry for all the questions I'm just trying to get a feel for what they are looking for. @GoVeg they took down the posting I believe yesterday. They usually only keep it up for a few days so you have to stalk their site to find it. I think they will be doing another fellowship in the late fall early winter like november/december so keep an eye on their website.

[CticuRN95]

Nessa0387, I hate to be the one to tell you but i wouldn't expect any phone call with a associates. I was at a job fair and overheard a recruiter from mount sinai tell a ad nurse that she may as well flush her degree down the toilet BC its useless. I don't mean to be mean but I think you need to stop deluding yourself that you will even get a interview for this fellowship or for any hospital located in the metro NY or long island area. Unless your parents own a hospital you aren't get a job in a hospital. Whatever sugar coated lies people told you about getting a Job In NY with a associates is a lie. BSN new grads can barely get a job. Do yourself a big favor and smell reality. Enroll in a very good RN to BSN program and not some crappy online one and get your bachelors. I honestly am not saying it to be mean or rude but I feel like someone needs to tell you the truth.

[CticuRN95]

Lvu201 the program is very hard and she told me even after almost a year there she still feels quite useless and unknowledgable. Once she was finished orientation and got switched to nights the other nurses were great and really wanted to help her BC they too were once in the fellowship. And don't think that just because you got a spot in the fellowship means you can relax..... In January they fired some of her cohorts! And be prepared for lots of studying.

[Nessa0387]

NycRN92, No one has sugar coated anything about getting a job, I know it will be extremely difficult to get calls/interviews with an associates degree but I refuse to have a negative attitude about the situation. Who knows what will happen with this fellowship or any other position I've applied to. They said they do consider associate degree nurses when I called HR so I applied. My application can be in the garbage or at the bottom of their list but all I care is that I tried. Two of my friends got interviews with nyc hospitals with them being new grad AD nurses and one got offered a position. I will continue to apply to fellowships and every other position that doesn't say bsn required and see where it takes me. In the meanwhile I am enrolled in a rn-bsn program and will be done next year.

[kfeastRN]

hey everyone! those of you have gotten interviews (CONGRATS) would you mind giving us still hopefuls a little background about yourselves, just so we know what it is they are looking for? BSN? Work Experiences? Externship? Volunteer?

I have a BSN, licensed in Feb. '14, volunteered in a level I trauma ED and a family medical clinic, EMT-B certified and precepted on a med/surg unit. No interview yet

[redtailhawk]

Education is never a waste... Keep at it. I work F/T and I know many of my friends that have graduated with an ADN also work.. not everyone needs to work in a hospital either. Don't give up! You made it through nursing school, you can make it through this!

[lvu201]

I had my initial HR interview for the LIJ PICU fellowship... The questions weren't complicated, just background and some behavioral ones: most complicated patient, customer service experience, and a time when you had to speak up to someone superior (or something like that). I didn't get a really good vibe from the place, and I usually have pretty good intuition. (Plus I live super far from the place so I'm thinking of considering more options closer to home.) But I always remain optimistic.

For those who are asking about the background of interview candidates, I graduated with a BSN (accelerated program), was licensed last year, and have been volunteering for several months at NYP/Columbia. It was actually the chief of the division I'm volunteering on who recommended me for the fellowship, which is how my hat got thrown in the ring. Good luck everyone!