Anyone work at Orange Park Medical Center?

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I just scored an interview at Orange Park Medical Center for the ED. I was wondering if anyone here worked there, and if so, if anyone had any tips for the interview or the facility in general.

Thanks!

They are actually no hiring new grads, unless you have some kind of contact. Best suggestion I can give you is you get a job while in nursing school at the hospital you want to work at. These are the only people who have jobs right now from my class.

Hard to imagine that "preying" is the description used here. I have worked at the same hospital since 1997 and it is a privilege to work with such a fine group of professionals. It has not always been that way. There has been a huge turn-around in the past 4 years. They demand exellence now and it has made a huge difference in quality. I can now be proud to work there.

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I've taken many jobs where I have had to sign commitment contracts.....one was for relocation....they paid $20K to relocate me. Even with THAT amount of money, the contract was for 1 year. That makes sense. But to sign a commitment contract in exchange for nothing? Don't think so! Here they have given you nothing....and if THEY terminate you, you still have to pay. That is SO wrong!

As far as I have heard, OP is the only local hospital with a GN program still hiring. I guess they are preying on desperate new grads.

Hard to imagine that "preying" is the description used here. I have worked at the same hospital since 1997 and it is a privilege to work with such a fine group of professionals. It has not always been that way. There has been a huge turn-around in the past 4 years. They demand exellence now and it has made a huge difference in quality. I can now be proud to work there.

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(1) Please do not read into my post. I am at OPMC for clinicals right now and I love the facilities and the great staff!

(2) If they are weeding out the 'bad apples' so that they only hire the best, signing a contract that gives nothing to the new employee except "the privelege of a having a job" is, IMHO the definition of preying on others. They sign because they have no other choice. This is a right to work state.

Also IMHO, any hospital recruiting the "best" and "demanding" quality, etc.....will have to fight applicants off with a stick...they don't need a contract to lock them in.

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They are actually no hiring new grads, unless you have some kind of contact. Best suggestion I can give you is you get a job while in nursing school at the hospital you want to work at. These are the only people who have jobs right now from my class.

Ms Whitney,

Our clinical (AHI) instructor told us that they were hiring NGs and that we should put our apps in months ahead of graduation to advance our desire to get one of those slots.

:)

Have you gotten a position yet?

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I just got a job doing home health. The only people I know who have gotten a job at OPMC are people who already work there. I know a nurse manager, and she said they are not hiring right now but they will be perhaps early next year. PM me your AH1 instructors name. I was at OPMC too for that rotation =)

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Check your PM!

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Also IMHO, any hospital recruiting the "best" and "demanding" quality, etc.....will have to fight applicants off with a stick...they don't need a contract to lock them in.

I have to agree. A commitment contract without any sort of sign-on bonus is unfair. People are desperate for work, and this kind of thing is definitely meant to take advantage of that. I'd hate to feel trapped by something like that, it would definitely affect my morale

I just got a job doing home health. The only people I know who have gotten a job at OPMC are people who already work there. I know a nurse manager, and she said they are not hiring right now but they will be perhaps early next year. PM me your AH1 instructors name. I was at OPMC too for that rotation =)

They're hiring like crazy right now. They have a lot of position open on their website, mostly for experienced nurses, but they are willing to hire and train newer nurses, so I've heard, and they don't require a BSN like a lot of hospitals in this area..

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According to Human Resources at OPMC.....It is not true about new employees are asked to sign a 2 year contract upon being hired.

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Maybe it is just for new grads then, because another one of my friends who I graduated with that worked there before, also had to sign a two year contract just a few weeks ago. Not sure if they are using them to go back to school, but I know the other one is not.

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That's good news. That contract must be for a GN position or maybe in exchange they'll pay for BSN schooling.

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They are actually no hiring new grads, unless you have some kind of contact. Best suggestion I can give you is you get a job while in nursing school at the hospital you want to work at. These are the only people who have jobs right now from my class.

What kind of worthwhile job can you get at a hospital if you aren't licensed yet???

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A new grad is still considered "a new grad" even if they have passed their boards. At least that is how it is in Jacksonville.

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