Bye bye hospital - Bayada? Resume rewrite?

[HMofNC, ADN]

Hello! I graduated w/ my ADN in Spring of ‘21 and got a spot in an accredited nurse residency program (emergency services specialty) at my local hospital. 

I did so against my better judgement, but peer and family pressure made it sound like the only thing to do. Now, after 6 months, I know without doubt that the hospital is not for me. No time to get to know patients, unsafe ratios, harried preceptors - not my speed.

I have no interest in “sticking it out” for a year, so I plan to apply for private duty and home health jobs until I land a position I like (Bayada offers a new grad residency program, I’ll be applying there for sure). I was a private home health aid in years past and I loved it. It‘s what made a career in nursing appealing to me.

As far as my resume - should I even add that I’m currently working at the hospital since it’s only been six months? The residency itself is rather prestigious, they only accept about 15% of applicants. But will admitting that I want to leave a job so soon make prospective employers pass over my application?

Anyone out there worked for Bayada lately? Anyone done their residency? I’m sure it varies by location; I’m in Winston-Salem NC.

Any insights are welcome! Thanks!

 

 

[NurseK523, LVN]

Hello! I am currently a brand new LPN and have been offered a job opportunity to work in the ER, can you go into detail about what you did/didn't like? I know you mentioned this briefly in your post but I would love to hear more. 

[soontoretire2020, BSN]

Go ahead and add your hospital experience. Your experience is invaluable. Agencies will hire anyone with a license. Do you know Advanced Home care in High Point is offering a 10,000 bonus for full time RNs? 

[Ashlee59]

Yes you should definitely add the 6 months to your resume. All experience counts. 6 months is a good amount of time and most new grad nurses bounce around for 6 months to get experience and to see what specialty works for them. It's normal