Any advice for getting a job at Lebonheur Children's or St. Jude as a new grad?

unionnurse12 · Mar 4, 2011

My Aunt just got her BSN from Union in Dec. and she was offered a job from Lebonheur before she even took her finals! I believe St. Jude is a little harder to get a job with right out of school because they tend to lean towards more experienced nurses due to the type of care. If you are a student at U of M I know several of the professors work at St. Jude as well as teach!

rikashade04RN · Mar 5, 2011

i think it would be easier for you to get a job at lebonheur because you can transfer within the system. st. jude has a very high retention rate, their rns are usually there for like a 100 years and when i check the site i never really see positions available. lebonheur is an awesome place and i think you would have no problem getting on there. i loved it when i did clinicals there! how long have you been an extern ii at methodist? i actually graduate in april and am currently looking for postions. i have an interview with methodist germantown for an rn position but wondering should i also apply for extern tier ii positions. would you have any tips or advice/info to give about the position?

LoVe_PeDs · Mar 6, 2011

I have worked as a nurse extern at methodist north since May 2010. I started out as a tier I and in my last semester of nursing school became a tier II and recieved a pay raise. I do not believe that you can just go straight into a tier II position without being a tier I first. The requirement for the tier I position is that you must be within a year of graduation to qualify. I don't think that it would be worth applying to an extern position since you are so close to graduation. I would keep applying for RN positions. Good luck with the Germantown position. That is my next choice if I cannot get a position at Children's!

MemphisTiger · Mar 9, 2011

I went into a Tier II position without being a Tier I first, I was hired within 6 months of graduation.

Lily2011 · May 18, 2011

My Aunt just got her BSN from Union in Dec. and she was offered a job from Lebonheur before she even took her finals! I believe St. Jude is a little harder to get a job with right out of school because they tend to lean towards more experienced nurses due to the type of care. If you are a student at U of M I know several of the professors work at St. Jude as well as teach!

Thanks for the info! :) Do you know whether or not your aunt was able to start working at Le Bonheur before she passed her NCLEX-RN exam?? I heard from another blog on here that you have to pass if before you can start working but I would like to know for sure. Thanks!!! :heartbeat

MemphisTiger · May 19, 2011

Not true. You can start at Lebonheur and any Methodist facility as a GN.