Brooklyn per diem for new grad BSN

NurseDreamerNYC · Jan 21, 2016

It will be extremely difficult for your daughter to land a per-diem job as a new graduate. Per-diem positions are almost always reserved for experienced nurses. There is limited orientation for those positions and they want to be able to successfully place you wherever there is a need, which requires at least 1-2 years of experience working in the acute care setting. You will notice that these postings typically say "Minimum 1-2 years of experience preferred/required." Your daughter would be better off trying to land a part-time or full-time staff nurse position and later one changing her schedule to per-diem once she has gained experience.

LM NY · Jan 22, 2016

Yes, what the person before me said. At my hospital per diem is left for experienced nurses. Why can't your daughter get a full or part time position? Having a BSN and all that experience as a CNA will make her a stronger candidate.

JudithL_in_NH · Jan 29, 2016

Thanks for the feedback!

Here in northern New England, as well, acute care settings would likely not hire a new grad as a per diem, but long term care absolutely would.

Do you think LTC would possibility for per diem employment in NYC?

LM NY, as I said in the original post, daughter is also pursuing arts-related professional interests--she wants flexibility to work around auditions and rehearsals.

CheerfulRN · Jan 30, 2016

It is possible to find per diem work in Brooklyn, most likely in LTCs. Check the Craigslist, and there you can find agencies hiring new grads for LTC positions. Orientation is 3-5 days, up to 40-50 patients, but your daughter has CNA experience, so it should be doable. PDN is another possibility, because she can be trained quickly for some cases.

NurseDreamerNYC · Jan 30, 2016

Thanks for the feedback!
Here in northern New England, as well, acute care settings would likely not hire a new grad as a per diem, but long term care absolutely would.
Do you think LTC would possibility for per diem employment in NYC?
LM NY, as I said in the original post, daughter is also pursuing arts-related professional interests--she wants flexibility to work around auditions and rehearsals.

Yes it's possible. It might be difficult because the market is extremely competitive and oversaturated, even for LTC. It doesn't hurt to try though.

estrellaCR, BSN, RN · Feb 2, 2016

Look on craigslist jobs in the healthcare section and also on idealist.org . There are jobs posted for clinics, LTC, allergy medical offices, non profits, homecare, etc. These your resume goes straight to the manager without the electronic resume scanning that hospitals have. More likely to get a call back this way.