Better 1st job: Summerlin or St. Rose?

[777 RN]

I'm a job-hunting new grad, and after a lot of rejections, I've found myself in the wonderful position of having 3 interviews scheduled for next week! (Yay!!!) The 3 units I'll be interviewing for are: St. Rose de Lima IMC, Summerlin IMC, and St. Rose Siena med-surg.

In the unlikely scenario that I get offers for all 3, which should I accept??? I'm mainly interested in the IMC positions, but I'm having trouble deciding which position would be best (if I'm so lucky to be offered both). Here are some factors I'm considering, & I'd love input!

Acuity: de Lima is the oldest & smallest of the 3 St. Rose hospitals & from what I can tell, they don't offer the breadth of treatments/procedures that many others do. Will my exposure be more limited & my skill set be narrower if I work there rather than at Summerlin?

Unions: I know St. Rose is union, and I don't think Summerlin is. I love the idea of being union, but how much emphasis should I place on this? Are the working conditions vastly different in a union job?

Pay: I hear St. Rose pays better than any of the other hospital systems, but I have no idea by how much (yet).

Contracts: St. Rose requires new grads to sign a 2 year, $8,000 contract. If you quit or get fired before completing 2 years of employment, you have to repay the pro-rated portion of that $8k as "training expenses." You're eligible to transfer within the company after 6 months on the unit you're hired into. I've heard Summerlin does the same, but the contract is 2 years & about $2k, and as far as I know, there are no restrictions on transfers.

Which position would you choose? Are there other important factors I should consider?

[christina731]

Wow! Congrats for getting so many interviews! I'm still a student so I can't speak for hospitals but I'm anxious to hear about opinions of St. Rose/Summerlin. Did you go to school in Vegas? If so, when and where? I'm in CSN's ADN program now, going into my 2nd semester and I love it!

Good luck and keep us posted about the interviews!!

[777 RN]

Thank you! I'm ecstatic! To answer your question, I got my BSN from Nevada State College this May. Thats's great that you're working as a CNA while in school. Being on the floor, seeing how things run, and getting experience caring for pts will all be beneficial to you as a nurse. All my classmates who were CNAs got jobs immediately, either where they worked or where they did their senior preceptorship, and I'm sure you will too. Good luck in school! :)

[christina731]

Thank you! I'm ecstatic! To answer your question I got my BSN from Nevada State College this May. Thats's great that you're working as a CNA while in school. Being on the floor, seeing how things run, and getting experience caring for pts will all be beneficial to you as a nurse. All my classmates who were CNAs got jobs immediately, either where they worked or where they did their senior preceptorship, and I'm sure you will too. Good luck in school! :)[/quote']

You're welcome! I was really close to going to NSC but I needed a few more pre-reqs and I got accepted to CSN so I figured I could just do the RN-BSN bridge at NSC later. I'm actually not a CNA yet, I was going to take the test and try to find a job this summer but my mom got sick so it's put a hold on things. I will probably take the test later this year.

[bebejasmine2002]

Congrats on getting THREE interviews! I am also a new grad and have been dealt with a lot of rejection letters too. I have my own rejection email folder in my gmail account.. lol

I am also interviewing next week for St. Rose IMC-Siena team. Fingers crossed that things go well as I am getting discouraged with the job hunting and rejections. I even started looking at non-RN jobs because I need the to find full-time work ASAP!

As for choosing which hospital is best, that is up to you! I would be happy to just be offered any position as an RN at any hospital. But if you are interviewing for the St. Rose new grad residency, then they are structured to help a new grad succeed and provide a supportive transition from new grad to working RN.

[808_hi]

I just graduated from NSC as well. The job hunt is not looking too great for me Which offer did you end up taking? Also, any advice on looking for work????