Any MA new nurse graduates with jobs!?? :)

bellynursegurl · Aug 11, 2009

Hey guys, I just thought it might be nice to start this thread.. curious to know where new grad nurses will be working in MA.. especially with this shortage.
Ill be working at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. 5WEST-Cardiac tele... evening shift. :) :)

Lucky, I have experience and I can't even find a job. :bluecry1:

jrsabean · Aug 12, 2009

Hey! I just got a job at Boston Medical Center in the float pool...oh and I'm from WA, so it is going to be a BIG change, but I'm pumped!!! :)

lei7 · Aug 12, 2009

Hey! I just got a job at Boston Medical Center in the float pool...oh and I'm from WA, so it is going to be a BIG change, but I'm pumped!!! :)

For the new grad float pool? When did you hear?

That's awesome, congrats!

sallynRN · Aug 12, 2009

Hey guys, I just thought it might be nice to start this thread.. curious to know where new grad nurses will be working in MA.. especially with this shortage.
Ill be working at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. 5WEST-Cardiac tele... evening shift. :) :)

First of all, CONGRATS! Second of all, how did you manage that? I did a med-surg rotation at Lahey and was told there was a hiring freeze - only internal applicants would be accepted and definitely NOT a new grad. Lucky you!

sallynRN · Aug 12, 2009

Hey! I just got a job at Boston Medical Center in the float pool...oh and I'm from WA, so it is going to be a BIG change, but I'm pumped!!! :)

Are you a new grad? Do you have experience?

hopingtobeanRNsoon · Aug 13, 2009

i am a new grad too and the place where i was working as a nursing assistant did not take my application as an Rn that serious so i am ******....i wanna work at lahey clinic too! howd u apply? online?

Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN · Aug 13, 2009

i am a new grad too and the place where i was working as a nursing assistant did not take my application as an Rn that serious so i am ******....i wanna work at lahey clinic too! howd u apply? online?

Did you leave on good terms when you where a nursing assistant? Any place you apply will be looking to them and asking you why they didn't hire you so you better have a good answer.

Job market is very tough. Hope you have great clinical references from instructors.

hopingtobeanRNsoon · Aug 13, 2009

they just said they have to look into other applications which i am really mad about. i have no bad record from them...i dont know, maybe the manager just didnt like me...

Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN · Aug 13, 2009

they just said they have to look into other applications which i am really mad about. i have no bad record from them...i dont know, maybe the manager just didnt like me...

How was your evaluation ? Your yearly evals? It seems like they don't want to hire you and I would be afraid they might not give you a good reference? When you left did they tell you that you would be eligible for rehire? Most places value long term employees, I am surprised they let you go after you passed your boards.

hopingtobeanRNsoon · Aug 14, 2009

there was a change in management, they director who hired me while i graduated from nursing school was really nice. you see im a foreign nursing grad and when i told her my situation she hired me as a nursing assistant even though i did not have any certification. its took me ten months to process my nclex registration and preparing for the test and i worked with them for ten months. unfortunately, this director got fired the day of my boards and when i found out i passed, the next in charge said this which really hurt me.

Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN · Aug 14, 2009

there was a change in management, they director who hired me while i graduated from nursing school was really nice. you see im a foreign nursing grad and when i told her my situation she hired me as a nursing assistant even though i did not have any certification. its took me ten months to process my nclex registration and preparing for the test and i worked with them for ten months. unfortunately, this director got fired the day of my boards and when i found out i passed, the next in charge said this which really hurt me.

I would suggest you find our where the old director is, ask her for a reference and when you apply explain the situation. Perhaps there are open positions where your old director is. I also suggest whatever position you get you stay in for at least one year, staying in a job for months does not look right. Jobs are very hard to come by in MA and you are competing with nurses who have a long employment history with great recommendations.

When people call me for a reference they ask several questions, are you on time and the longevity of your past positions. As a foreign grad, you need to think of professional references also.