Anyone else get a call from a Nurse Recruiter at Virginia Hospital Center?

MegRN08 · Jan 3, 2013

I worked at VHC for a year and left due to my husband's job. BE CAREFUL SIGNING THE CONTRACT!!!! They promise you 12 weeks of training but fail to give you the training. I was under the impression this was breaking the contract first. A year and a half after leaving to join my husband in another state I receive a letter saying I owe them $6,000 by the end of this month or they will send me to collections. No payment plan either!!!!! I attempted to call and spoke with everyone up the chain but they refused to budge even though they didn't hold up their end of the bargain. They take your last paycheck and all your PTO--which is only paid out 50%. They will not hire you unless you sign the contract. I thought it would not be a problem, since no one else would hire new grads and I had no reason to think I would not be in the area 2 years. Little did I know that life was going to happen...I met my husband, we got married and jobs moved us to another state. BE WARNED! I will NEVER sign another contract again and I urge you all to really think it over before you do the same.

RNmom89 · Mar 6, 2014

I recently applied to a new grad position at VHC and i got a phone screen and was called in for a face to face interview with the clinical educator, and filled out background check info, The classes are supposed to begin this march,its been a week and waiting for the call, should i be hopeful,?Thanks

RNBSN88 · Mar 7, 2014

Which unit was it for? I used to work on 5B until we got orders to Colo Springs.

RNmom89 · Mar 9, 2014

Thanks for getting back@RNBSN88,it's ER,hoe long did it take you to do the whole process to got the job offer?

RNmom89 · Mar 9, 2014

Meant how long did it take you to do the whole process to get the job offer ; sorry for typo

RNBSN88 · Mar 9, 2014

Not very long at all. Maybe just a week or two from the time the Recruiter called me. I got an in person interview first and then the Talent Plus interview. They only offer you the Talent Plus if you do well at the first interview. Everyone hired at VHC has to go through it. The longest wait at VHC is just between the time you apply and the time they contact you with interest. I've applied there twice and each time it was 4-5 months from the time I applied. The first time I had already accepted another job so I declined when they called. The second time I left my current job at the time of two years to join with them at VHC. But both times it was a long wait after application. I stayed there for 6 months and then my husband got orders so moved to Colorado Springs in September. Good luck!! They're a great hospital to work for! They offer great resources.

RNmom89 · Mar 9, 2014

Talent plus?never heard of that,did you do the Tplus the same day of the interview or after?

RNmom89 · Mar 10, 2014

Surprisingly it didn't take them long to respond after my application,they called me two-3 was after submitting the application and two days after phone screen for in person.

thank you for your wishes!

RNBSN88 · Mar 10, 2014

It's after. During the first interview I met with the PCD. Then like 15 minutes afterward the unit staff interviewed me. There were 3 staff members sitting in the interview. One Charge Nurse, The Assistant Patient Care Director, and a staff Nurse. I'm pretty sure after that I went right down with the PCD and did my drug screen at the lab the same day. If they are considering you after the in person interview they will give you a phone number to call and schedule your Talent Plus Interview.Then someone will call you and ask you personality based questions. Like do you smile a lot? Do you consider yourself a happy person? What are your thoughts on work flow? etc, etc. If they need you to repeat a question they can, but they can not elaborate on it or explain the question further. VHC utilizes Talent Plus because they want to make sure you fit their anchors of service and mission. One more reason they got recognized as top #100 of hospitals in US. The people who work there love it and are happy to be there, thus enhancing patient experience. So their interview process has a lot of steps :) There may be variations with the interviews such as if you get a coworker interview or not and whether things occur on the same day or not, but one thing I know for sure everyone who gets hired there must go through the Talent Plus Interview. At least that's the way it was until I left this past August.

Mindylane · Mar 26, 2014

Are you guys talking about the Nursing Student Residency/Scholarship program? I applied for this nearly a month ago, and have yet to hear back (although they did say late March/early April for responses).

Thanks.

hanoi98 · Mar 26, 2014

They would call you to schedule for a panel interview soon, then Talent Plus. The in person interview should be from the end of March through the first part of April. The scholarship award is given out in May, during Nursing week.

rnhoo · Apr 29, 2014

Anyone heard back yet?