Adn moving to san fran

Advanced Practice Columnist / Guide · Dec 30, 2014

San Francisco has a saturated job market to begin with. There are BSN grads here that are having a tough time finding a new grad position anywhere. In this situation, hospitals can afford to be picky and will give preference to BSN. However, there are a few agencies that provide staffing assignments to area hospitals. I imagine they will not have a BSN only policy as long as you have good clinical experience for the units you want to work in.

ILUVFLRN · Dec 31, 2014

Butterflykissesxo - Suggestion: apply as soon as possible for your California license - it can take 6-8 weeks to actually get it. I am sure you have heard the job market in San Francisco is very competitive. If you do not have at least 2 years of RN experience, it can take a very long time, if luck is on your side, to get an interview. As a new grad with a BSN, I was unsuccessful in obtaining employment in the SF Bay area. After six months of applying to every RN job (hospital, LTC facility, nursing home, per diem, agency, etc.) I relocated to my home state and secured a position immediately in a perioperative training program. Best of luck to you!

Nienna Celebrindal · Jan 2, 2015

If you don't have to move, don't. Sorry to say that but its very, very ugly here. And the Bay Area (everything within 1-2 hours of SF) is just horrible. This is where I grew up and I love it, I see the attraction but its a hard market. You would be better off waiting until you at least have some experience.

butterflykissesxo · Jan 2, 2015

what do you guys think about these articles...kinda confusing RE: the responses that say Cali is saturated? Is there a city in Cali that is better? I have no choice, my husband will be transferred to San Fran and I obviously wont have my BSN yet.

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UltraT · Jan 3, 2015

I moved to Cali from Hawaii and had to take a job as an LVN. I have BSN degree, passed Nclex in October from first try and have gotten zero responses from any new grad programs here in California.

California as other states will not offer you an RN position UNLESS you have a year of RN experience. If you are a new grad, they will prefer you have a BSN. If you don't have a BSN and have to move to cali I would honestly apply to nursing homes and either get your BSN and apply to new grad programs or hold your breath and work as an LVN or an aid.

Nienna Celebrindal · Jan 3, 2015

There are jobs for EXPERIENCED nurses here but hospitals and other places are not as desperate as these articles want to make it sound that they will hire new grads easily and it does not discuss the fact that there are tons of new BSN grads for you to compete with. I don't mean to be a downer but you should know what you are up against and these articles DO NOT depict reality. There are lots of RNS here in California on this site who will tell you the same thing. I have nursing friends all over the state and we all say the same thing. Get your BSN asap and be open to home health, clinics, LTC whatever you can to get a foot in the door. But be prepared for a long haul. Myself and others here have BSNs and other medical experience (LVN, military, CNA etc) and months later have not found jobs.There is no where in the Bay Area that is not saturated. It's saturated for everything lol

Jaded1 · Jan 5, 2015

PLEASE try securing a job before you move here!! I recently relocated to the South Bay area with my husband (for his job) in May '14, and I have had an AWFUL time finding full-time employment. I'm an ADN with 2.5 yrs tele and almost a year of ICU experience under my belt. Resume is fine. But I think the ADN is preventing recruiters in the hospitals from even giving my resume a glance.

I currently work with a BSN new grad (from this area) who is having to relocate to the East in February for a new grad opportunity. Most of her classmates have had to move out of state. She has given some insight as to how saturated the market really is here. It's not uncommon for ONE posted position to receive over 600 applications for it. If you did clinical rotations or have connections in the hospitals, it helps. I lucked into finding a contract job that needed healthcare workers, good pay, but it's not steady income. I'm starting to look into travel companies and agencies in the area. Good luck with your search!