Question: Where are the nursing jobs?

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There are lots of posts and discussions on AN about where the Nursing Jobs aren't but not much discussion about which areas have plentiful openings for RN's. For the most part, this question relates to new grads or relatively inexperienced nurses, since many, perhaps even most, parts of the country still have a relatively robust job market for exeperienced RN's.

So with that in mind, where are the nursing jobs?

and amazingly, we have difficulty recruiting nurses in Northeastern NC.

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Specializes in Critical Care.
and amazingly, we have difficulty recruiting nurses in Northeastern NC.

Please, tell me where and I will apply right now!!!

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ok, maybe somewhere of U.S , Middle East........CHECK ON INTERNET.

good luck!

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and amazingly, we have difficulty recruiting nurses in Northeastern NC.
The nursing schools in my region (metro Phila/Wilmington) produce roughly 10 new RN's for each new local nursing opening, so we have lots of new grads to spare. I'd be willing to bet that one advertisement in the Philadelphia Inquirer would result in enough applicants to the hospitals in northeastern NC to completely obviate any existing recruiting problems.
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My advice is to decide where you want to work, be a little flexible, and become the face and voice the manager of unit see's and hears frequently. When I was hired as a new grad in a community that has 3 primary hospitals w total bed #s probably near 2500+, it was during the heart of the hiring freeze a few years ago and there wasn't a new grad opening posted anywhere. I started pounding the pavement. I dressed for an interview and went floor to floor and briefly interviewed probably 25% of the RN mgrs in the area. Thats right, interview them. Tell them you're trying to plan your career and ask them why their unit is the place to be regardless of the fact that they don't have any openings.You may learn that there are some places that you just don't want to work or meet a manager that you wouldn't want to work for. This is actually a great litmus test for both of you. Honestly you wouldn't want to work for a manager that won't take time to speak with a new grad and they get the opportunity to meet a motivated individual. The reality in most areas is that there are people moving and quitting constantly, so it's up to you to sell yourself. Then comes the routine e-mails and phone calls to let those chosen few know you're still available, interested etc. Read some articles about their specialty, refer to them in your posts. This will be refreshing to them considering many of their staff haven't read an article or paper about their specialty in who knows when. After only three weeks there was a n RN1 position posted on a site and I recieved a call asking me to apply. All told there were 50 applicants for that position in 1day but that position was already mine.My wife just graduated in December and it took her 3 mos in a very tough market but used the same technique and landed a job in the exact unit she had always wanted to work in, the nursery.

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I went to school around Pittsburgh (just graduated with BSN last week) but am originally from south-central PA, and lots of my fellow students have jobs already- even before graduation- and I have had a bunch of interviews this week. So it seems that around here it's not too bad.

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I'm in the Phoenix metro area and you have to know someone to get a job in a hospital as a new grad RN around here. However, most nursing homes will hire new grads. Many of my friends worked in a SNF for about a year and have moved on to positions in stellar hospitals in different specialities.. med-surg, ICU, trauma, and ER. I know working in a nursing home isn't really ideal for most of you, but in this economy, you have to pay your dues. Good luck!

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Specializes in Cardiac Nursing.

amazingly there are plenty of job postings in ky, but i think they are really wanting experienced nurses. there are plenty of rn programs pumping out new nurses. i missed the deadline for the va, but i don't have my bsn yet (my adn is not recognized due to schools lack of accreditation). do not overlook federal jobs, indian health service, va, bureu of prisons, forestry service, dept of the army, air force, navy, etc. for most of those you have to be willing to relocate and many do take new grads. also dod education dept for school nurses on military bases worldwide and stateside.

also the advice to always go to ltc is fine, but some of us have worked ltc. loved the residents, just not the environment. it's not about paying your dues. why work someplace you absolutely hate, even for a paycheck? i know that's not popular advice, but if you absolutely hate ltc a paycheck is not going to get you to stay or do a very good job of it.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

The local hospital in Pecos, Texas is willing to hire nurses. However, the town does not appear to be one of those places where most people would want to live or work.

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Do a search on simplyhired.com for "new grad rn" and it comes up with a list of jobs all over the country for new grads. Here is a link to the search, not sure if it will work:

New Grad Rn Jobs | Simply Hired

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I know that most of the people I have graduated with got jobs in three places Lehigh valley hospital, geisinger, or Mt Nittany all located in PA.

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Specializes in ccu.

Plenty of jobs at my hospital. We are constantly being mandated :madface: and floated to the ICU when they are short. I'm a .6 fte, and will work more then 40 hours (not b/c I want to) this week.

I'd love to hand out some jobs to you guys so I don't have to work so much!

I'm in Northwest Indiana, approximately 45mins out of Chicago.

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