New Grad States & Relocating

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KelRN215, BSN, RN

1 Article; 7,349 Posts

Specializes in Pedi.
You can take coastal Alabama off your list. Mobile has SEVEN schools of nursing pumping out new grads at least twice a year. There's no shortage here & the wages are VERY low.

(UM BSN, UM ADN, USA, Springhill, Faulkner, Bishop & Virginia That's 4 ADN programs & 3 BSN programs. And we have no union here.)

What about other parts of Alabama? I just googled "Montgomery, Alabama hospitals" and the first one had 78 open nurse positions most of which under requirements only listed "Alabama license."

Like previous posters have said alot of these areas where oil, gas etc are booming have really jacked up housing prices and apartments are not easy to find. Keep that in mind for relocation purposes to middle of nowhere. My facility hires alot of these new grads who come and go in 1 year. management doesn't care but the employees are fed up with it. (as long as management doesn't care it doesn't matter......) Also some of these places, still america... come with a big culture shock depending on where you came from. people say it doesn't matter but I have seen it matter many times. cross out new england, mid atlantic states and california. cross off any really large city too.

sjalv

897 Posts

Specializes in CVICU.

I second the 'culture shock' mention. I was born and raised in Oklahoma, and was shocked at the convenience of a metro system when I was in Mexico City earlier this summer. I can only imagine how it is the other way around when someone from NYC or SF come to even metro areas here like Tulsa or OKC, and public transport leaves ... much to be desired. Owning a car is a must here, unless you plan to get an apartment near the hospital and just stay home all the time when not working.

viprow

22 Posts

I am ready to pack my bags too....I really wanted to stay here in Austin and finish off my RN, but I have been looking for an LVN job since graduating in May. Sometimes it helps to know someone...good for you

Katie71275

947 Posts

Specializes in L&D.

Northern Louisiana definitely has jobs open! My sister just relocated to NC so they are looking too.

dansamy

672 Posts

Specializes in Going to Peds!.

What about other parts of Alabama? I just googled "Montgomery, Alabama hospitals" and the first one had 78 open nurse positions most of which under requirements only listed "Alabama license."

Probably less competition than coastal Alabama. Pay scale will still suck.

KelRN215, BSN, RN

1 Article; 7,349 Posts

Specializes in Pedi.
I second the 'culture shock' mention. I was born and raised in Oklahoma, and was shocked at the convenience of a metro system when I was in Mexico City earlier this summer. I can only imagine how it is the other way around when someone from NYC or SF come to even metro areas here like Tulsa or OKC, and public transport leaves ... much to be desired. Owning a car is a must here, unless you plan to get an apartment near the hospital and just stay home all the time when not working.

This is OT but, coming from Boston, I thought San Francisco's public transportation system was terrible. And Boston's is pretty bad when you compare it to NY.

KelRN215, BSN, RN

1 Article; 7,349 Posts

Specializes in Pedi.
Probably less competition than coastal Alabama. Pay scale will still suck.

To be fair, OP didn't ask where to find a good paying new grad RN job just where to find a job. I imagine most places with plentiful jobs in areas where people don't want to live don't exactly pay well....

dansamy

672 Posts

Specializes in Going to Peds!.

To be fair, OP didn't ask where to find a good paying new grad RN job just where to find a job. I imagine most places with plentiful jobs in areas where people don't want to live don't exactly pay well....

True. There's some tony pricy area outside of Bham that you should probably nix. Rural hospitals probably would take new grads. But you're talking PODUNK. Like there's not even a Walmart for a hundred miles.

viprow

22 Posts

Thanks will definitely look into it

tcrn2013

3 Posts

No offense intended letsbefriends... I am in Houston and New grad RN... A lot of the jobs posted online are just postings.. During clinicals I routinely heard nurses complaining of the staffing shortages and the apparent unwillingness of management to hire nurses for the jobs. There is no shortage of nurses here. In fact there is a surplus of nurses... Especially new grads.... If it were me, I would not relocate to Houston as a new grad or experienced nurse if snagging a hospital role were my goal... Unless I knew someone who could push my application to the top of the pile. It is very competitive here...

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