New Grad Trying for NICU

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Does anybody feel like starting out in pediatric home care would leave the door open for NICU in the future? I have a good number of classmates who got hired at a local pediatric home care agency and they are encouraging me to apply, but I worry that home care is a tough place to start out as a new grad, and that it not being acute care may have a negative impact on finding a hospital job at some point.

I still have a few possibilities for NICU right now, but if they don't work, I'm feeling ready to give in and find something else.

Specializes in Hospice/Infusion.
If you're truly willing to move anywhere, you might look into the Rio Grande Valley of Texas (McAllen, specifically). The NICUs own here will hire new grads. It's the armpit of the country, but it might get you into the NICU. I, personally, cannot wait to leave here, but your experience may differ from mine. It's been a long 9 years living here, but at least I'll leave with 5 years of Level 3 experience.

The hospitals are horrible, understaffed, little or no modern equipment, mostly foreign-trained nurses, pathetic management, etc etc etc. It's right on the border with a 3rd world country. There's Mexican drug cartel violence and gang violence. But, it's only around an hour from South Padre Island!

I thought NJ was the armpit of America lol :laugh:

Bortaz, MSN, RN

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Specializes in CDI Supervisor; Formerly NICU.

Nah. Just the shoulder blade.

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