Job Prospects in Toronto for New Grad RN

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Hi,

I will be graduating from nursing this summer and am looking to relocate to Toronto in August/September 2011. With all the shortages of nursing jobs around Canada, I wanted to get an idea of what the job prospects are for new grads in Toronto, specially around the downtown Toronto area. I found a few posts from a year ago about this same topic, but the responses didn't seem too promising. I have my fingers crossed and am hoping it's improved since...

I'm interested in pediatric nursing and hopefully will be able to start right away in peds, although I know with the availability of positions it's not always possible to start in an area you are interested in.

Thanks in advance for your feedback!

Specializes in Psychiatric Nursing.

If they would take someone who doesn't have much experience aside from my clinical experience, yes I would move anywhere a job is offered. I am mainly looking in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) at the moment since I did try to look up any jobs outside the province but there isn't much that is offering any housing discounts.

Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

Have you looked at RVH or BCH?

Specializes in Psychiatric Nursing.

BCH, yes. RVH, is that the one at Barrie? I'm currently using Workopolis and RNAO and mainly going to each hospital's websites to see if they have any ads. It must be my resume or cover letter that's turning them off or just the fact that I've graduated in 2011 and I am just currently looking for work.

Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

Yeah RVH is in Barrie.They just opened a massive expansion.Did you try HHCC?

BCH, yes. RVH, is that the one at Barrie? I'm currently using Workopolis and RNAO and mainly going to each hospital's websites to see if they have any ads. It must be my resume or cover letter that's turning them off or just the fact that I've graduated in 2011 and I am just currently looking for work.

How are you explaining that missing year? Did you travel, volunteer? If you did something mention in in your cover letter.

RVH (Barrie)is doing some major hiring and Sick Kids just did a major new grad hire

Brith over ; is RVH planning to hire RPNs? I am willing to relocate from the GTA with six months experience in the LTC as a new grad

Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

I have a friend that is an RPN and she just got hired at RVH.

Specializes in Psychiatric Nursing.

Unfortunately I failed the exam and I did another attempt this October 2012 and passed.

Specializes in LTC (LPN-RN).

Not all over canada. The diploma programs still exist.

You can find some great Nursing job prospects in Toronto on Kijiji

Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

Kijiji? REALLY?? Why would a responsible, licensed and reputable facility or agency post FREE ads as their recruitment strategy? Why would a health care professional look on a free advertising board for a job? That just seems really odd to me.

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