ALL Children's Hospital St Pete, FL RN residency program NICU??

[NursePunkinz]

Hi,

I am getting ready to enter an LPN-RN bridge program soon and would love to get into ALL Children's Hospital RN residency program. I am wondering if there is anyone here who went through it? What was your experience like? Did you get to pick your specialty and did you stay in it the whole time you were in the program ex:NICU? How many spots are there and how competitive is it? How much did they pay while you were in the program and did your pay go up once your 6 months was up? How much tuition reimbrusement did you get for the 2 years of additional employment with them? Did they give preference to current employees? How early should I apply for the program?

I am a former PICU tech employee of All Children's and am now going for my RN and would love to work at this hospital again and pursue NICU nursing. I am a hoping to land a pt job as a NICU tech to gain exposure/experience to the field while in school and increase my chances of making it into the RN residency program and being hiring on.

Also if there is any ACH NICU nurses I would love to hear more about being a NICU nurse at ACH and what role do your techs play in the NICU?

Thank you!!

[NurseAeja]

Do ACH still hire Picu techs, and is that basically aq cna? thanks. I hope nursing is working out for ya!

[USFNurse2b]

The November 2011 Residency class had 133 applicants and they accepted 12 (this was stated at the October Nursing Practice Counsel). So YES it is very competitive . I agree that you should get hired as a tech or a HUC. =) good luck

[newgradneu13]

I was invited down to the interview day at All Children's Hospital for the New Grad

RN

program but was hoping anyone had more information about the process? I am looking for more information on starting salary for New Grads at All Childrens? I was also hoping to hear from someone who has worked there and their experience. Thanks!

[aspiringRN22]

Agree with newgradneu13, can anyone relay what to expect at the RN Residency Interview Fair? The Nov 2011 residency applicant process stated above seems very competitive! I wonder how competitive the Aug 2013 applicant process will be?