Childrens specialized hospitals

[MichelinaRN]

Hi everyone. Just wondering if children's specialized hospitals are difficult to get into? Working in one is my goal.

Thanks in advance

[KelRN215, BSN, RN]

When you say "children's specialized hospitals" do you mean pediatric hospitals or do you mean actually specialty hospitals for children, like Shriner's Hospitals which specialize in either ortho or burn? Either way the answer is yes.

[MichelinaRN]

When you say "children's specialized hospitals" do you mean pediatric hospitals or do you mean actually specialty hospitals for children like Shriner's Hospitals which specialize in either ortho or burn? Either way the answer is yes.[/quote']

I meant pediatric hospitals.

[KelRN215, BSN, RN]

I meant pediatric hospitals.

So the answer is yes. Pediatric jobs by their very nature are competitive, as there are far fewer of them than there are adult jobs. There are also not a lot of options within set geographical locations. For example, my city has FIVE huge Academic adult hospitals and ONE pediatric hospital. Three of the five adult hospitals have small pediatric programs within them but we're talking very small... like a hospital with close to 1,000 beds has somewhere between 50-100 pediatric beds. The one pediatric hospital has 400. Every adult hospital is bigger than this.

[MichelinaRN]

So the answer is yes. Pediatric jobs by their very nature are competitive, as there are far fewer of them than there are adult jobs. There are also not a lot of options within set geographical locations. For example, my city has FIVE huge Academic adult hospitals and ONE pediatric hospital. Three of the five adult hospitals have small pediatric programs within them but we're talking very small... like a hospital with close to 1,000 beds has somewhere between 50-100 pediatric beds. The one pediatric hospital has 400. Every adult hospital is bigger than this.

This was informative, thanks. I live in New Jersey and we have four specialized pediatric hospitals, and another 4 hospitals with large wings dedicated specifically to Peds. I guess it varies by state, but you did put some things into perspective, so thanks!