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[tamu07]

My husband and I are looking to move from Texas somewhere after he graduates next May. I am currently working nights as an RN on a post-op/trauma/bariatric floor. I started working on this floor in Jan 13'. We will either be moving in the summer of 15' or possibly December 15' or Jan 16', so by the time we move, I will have 2.5-3 years experience. I have my BSN. I have wanted to work in pecs ever since graduation, but we are about 2.5 hours north of the metroplex, no children's hospital near us, and the peds unit where I work is pretty small, when I did clinicals there the nurses all said someone gets AMRd pretty much every night. Anyways, I was wondering what the likelihood of me being able to land a job as an RN at a children's hospital would be. I've heard it's pretty tough to get a job at the Seattle Children's hospital. I'd be willing to work a peds or nicu job at a regular hospital, anywhere in the WA state area. We were really looking at living outside of Seattle, or even in Olympia. Will I be able to get a job in peds with my experience? Or would it be better if I could transfer to the peds floor in my own hospital here? My manager is wanted me to take ACLS and the trauma certification classes in a few months, so I would also have those certifications, but probably not PALS unless I could get my hospital to let me take that.

Any help is appreciated, sorry this is so long.

[tokmom, BSN, RN]

Tough one. I'm not a peds nurse, but if you can get the experience in TX, and transfer, I would think you would stand a better chance.

You have Mary Bridge to choose from for a pediatric hospital toward the south sound. Good luck and keep us posted. I also want to say that Good Samaritan in Puyallup (pew-al-up) has a pediatric floor. Don't quote me on that though.

[tamu07]

Thanks! I am certainly always checking for pedi positions at my hospital, but they rarely come up because they rarely have enough patients to fill all the rooms. I'm sure something will eventually work out though, and I've got a year before we move most likely. Thanks again for the input!