Aamc

I've been told no, they will not hire new grad for L&D....however life experience says if you have the right connections, volunteer work, chutzpa....you might be able to swing something. I plan on moving on to a CNM program when I finish and so I am already trying to scheme getting into L&D for some valuable experiance before starting the CNM program. You have to seriously SHINE and be able to explain WHY you really want it and are the best person for that coveted position. It can't hurt to try.

Anyone work for Anne Arundel Medical Center? Do they hire new grads on L&D??

Elise

I was hired at AAMC right out of nursing school four years ago right into ICU. They sent me to Harbor Hospital for Special Training in ICU, but they will hire right out of nursing school into specialty areas. Another girl I know was hired right into O.R. and L&D. I was persistant with HR and I got the job. If you get hired, you will love it there. They are wonderful to work for. I moved an just could not do the commute anymore and I regret it everyday that I decided to quit because of the drive, but I just could not do it. I don't think there is any employer like them. The learning experience I got from there was excellent. The doctors and staff are wonderul. You just have to send in your application and give HR a call. Show them you interest as I did. At first they told me there were no available slots, I called back again and to see if any had opened up, I was persistant and later that evening I got a call from HR for an interview. They had opened up a slot for me since I was so persistant.

If you want it bad enough, go for it. If you never try, then you will always wonder. Good luck and I hope you get it.

Take Care:w00t:

where did you go to from AAMC that wasnt as nice as AAMC and did you work in the new hospital or old?

where did you go to from AAMC that wasnt as nice as AAMC and did you work in the new hospital or old?

I worked in the new hospital on 2001 Medical Parkway. From there I went to St. Mary's Hospital, since I moved. I tried staying at AAMC, but it took an hour and a half to get there, which is 3 hours of drive time a day on a 12 to 14 hour shift. And then to top it off the gas prices too. I wished I lived closer or did not mind the commute. SMH is a much smaller hospital. They still do not do online documentation, but it is in the works. The ICU is not like the ICU at AAMC. They ship people off that are really sick. We rarely get ventilators, multiple drips, No ICPs what so ever, no Swanz Ganz, hardly any CVPs and Art Lines. Not that it is bad, but I like to work with the real sick and at SMH we ship them off. Then we all have to float and I hate that. I only work there PRN now and am trying to get away from working at the bedside. All we have in my area is small hospitals and I miss working with AAMC where the patients received excellent care. Not saying that SMH does not give good care, but they see far less than what is seen over at AAMC. I had an experience with one ICU Nurse there that did not know about the Insulin Protocol and had a patient's blood sugar ranging in the 400s to 500s for several hours on an Insulin Gtt. That was a huge, no, no. And the doctor did not write a clear order either. So when I came on I had to get that corrected. Actually, he wrote for the Insulin Gtt at 1 unit/hr then they increased it once to 2 units/hr. With our protocol, which I told the nurse about, who did not believe me, went to the Charge to ask, and sure enough, she was put in her place and she apologized and she said she should have not, but for some reason she did not, anyway, that patient was put up to 10 units/hr and finally she came down. And the entire time the previous nurse was taking care of her she was symptomatic. In a bigger hospital, this would have been taken care of immediately. Especially, when she is on accu checks q1h. That was the last straw for me and that is when I decided I needed to get away from the bedside, unless I went back to AAMC. I love it there and so would you!

It is a great place to work and learn!

Good Luck!

Thanks for the great info , were there any negatives for you at AAMC? How did the ER seem?

Thanks for the great info , were there any negatives for you at AAMC? How did the ER seem?

Read reply to Jules, I just wrote her.

I did not work in the ER, but I know they were very busy. I cannot say there were any negatives, except for the long drive. And maybe one of the ICU intensivists, but once I let him have it, regarding a patient of mine, he was there when I needed him for the patient. Never had trouble with him since. I am there to do my job and advocate for my patients. I loved it there and learned a lot. I was shocked that I read some of the messages where others were not. I loved the fact that they had online documentation, and found it to be very easy to learn. I can say I know for a fact the ER was very busy and the ER and ICU communicated a lot. We got a lot of the patients. Majority of the time, if there is an ICU patient in the ER, they usually will send or call in an ICU nurse to care for the patient, until there is an available bed in ICU. But then again, I only see what I have seen on my end in the ICU and not what they actually have in the ER. I just know that they did send down ICU Nurses for some critical patients. I did love it there and miss it. :redpinkhe