Any new grads moving to Los Angeles?

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Any new nursing grads thinking of moving to Los Angeles/recently relocate there?

I currently live in New York and graduated nursing school this past may/take NCLEX in August and would love to chat with anyone thinking of relocating to LA as a new nurse.

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Omg they were impossible to get in touch with. I just used their normal number. Sometimes I would call and the machine would say they weren't taking any calls but a few times I called I was put on hold for like 20-30 min and got to speak with someone. I had the best luck between 1-4pm ...you just have to be persistent

Okay thank you!

I am pretty sure more than 4 weeks, or just about 4 weeks went by since i resent what they have asked for but my application on breeze still says pending? I guess I should try calling them then? are there any specific prompts I should pick to speak to someone specifically?

Thanks!

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No, I just kept calling and like I said sometimes they don't even take your call and it will say something due to high volume of callers we cannot take your call at this time/ but other times you are placed on hold...so if they put you on hold just stay on the line and eventually someone will pick up

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No, I just kept calling and like I said sometimes they don't even take your call and it will say something due to high volume of callers we cannot take your call at this time/ but other times you are placed on hold...so if they put you on hold just stay on the line and eventually someone will pick up

I keep trying to contact them but they won't answer. Any suggestions? I was on hold for 42 minutes and no one picked up

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All you can do is keep trying. It really did take me multiple attempts to get in touch...the first two weeks i was trying I didn't even get placed on hold they just automatically said they couldn't take my call. Then the next week when I called I was being put on hold but for long periods of time and would end up hanging up bc i had to do things. Eventually someone picked up when I was on hold, it just took a while. Basically the only thing you can do is keep calling because there isn't any other way to reach them unless you physically go there

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I actually got someone to answer they said that my license will be ready in two weeks! I'm going to California in May just to check it out. Have you been looking for jobs there yet? How's your new job here in New York?

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All you can do is keep trying. It really did take me multiple attempts to get in touch...the first two weeks i was trying I didn't even get placed on hold they just automatically said they couldn't take my call. Then the next week when I called I was being put on hold but for long periods of time and would end up hanging up bc i had to do things. Eventually someone picked up when I was on hold, it just took a while. Basically the only thing you can do is keep calling because there isn't any other way to reach them unless you physically go there

Btw do you know the link to the Ucla OR program

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if you go to the ucla website and search new grad under careers it will pop up. make sure you apply soon because the application closes the 11th. im working in an ICU right now and I dont really like it lol. How is your new job? I applied to UCLA but otherwise haven't really applied to anything as far as Cali goes.

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Hey have you moved to Cali yet? What's your plan? I'm kind of stuck i left the telemetry/med surg unit i was working on in January and started working at an ambulatory eye surgery center. I still want to move to California just not sure how to go about that now.

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Hey! I just quit my job in the ICU (after 6 months) because I got a job offer at UCLA as part of the OR training program. It starts at the very end of September. Do you like you new job at the ambulatory eye surgery center? Have you tried applying to jobs out in LA? That's where I would start. Use indeed.com and apply to ambultory surgery center positions or anything that says new grads welcome/willing to train (I know you aren't a new grad but that means they don't care too much about how much experience you have). I've seen a lot of posts like that in the past on Indeed.com

I would start applying to jobs ASAP so you can have something waiting when you move. Also, if you have a good chunk of money saved up you probably don't need to have a job lined up before moving.

We are kinda in the same boat here so feel free to send me an email or text me (I'll private message them to you) if you have any questions. I haven't figured out a lot of logistics of my move yet but I'm excited it's finally happening!

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Thanks! Yea i have a lot of questions. Message me privately your #! How did you find out about the OR training program?

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Hey! I just quit my job in the ICU (after 6 months) because I got a job offer at UCLA as part of the OR training program. It starts at the very end of September. Do you like you new job at the ambulatory eye surgery center? Have you tried applying to jobs out in LA? That's where I would start. Use indeed.com and apply to ambultory surgery center positions or anything that says new grads welcome/willing to train (I know you aren't a new grad but that means they don't care too much about how much experience you have). I've seen a lot of posts like that in the past on Indeed.com

I would start applying to jobs ASAP so you can have something waiting when you move. Also, if you have a good chunk of money saved up you probably don't need to have a job lined up before moving.

We are kinda in the same boat here so feel free to send me an email or text me (I'll private message them to you) if you have any questions. I haven't figured out a lot of logistics of my move yet but I'm excited it's finally happening!

also how did you get into the icu? I want to to go crna school. And i want to try to get into an icy maybe in California

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I sent you a private message with my contact info.

They offer programs 2x a year...you can find information about application posting dates under the nurse residency section of their website. The next application will probably be up in September or October but I'm not positive, you just need to check their website (and look under the nurse residency section).

And as far as getting ICU, it was mostly just timing. I got called by a recruiter and they asked what kind of units I would be interested in interviewing for (besides Operating Room), she mentioned the surgical ICU so I set up an interview for that and got the job.

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