Colorado New Grads- Do you have jobs?

sourapril · Jul 29, 2013

For those who posted in this topic, do you have a job now? If so, how did you get it? how long did it take?

klone, MSN, RN · Jul 29, 2013

IMO, and in the opinion of people who know more about such things than I do, it will turn around in a few years. Once the economy improves, nurses who came out of retirement (or put off retirement due to the recession) will then retire. Nurses are an aging demographic, and I think there will be a LOT of nurses leaving the workforce in the next 3-5 years.

Not a new grad, but I see that I said this three years ago, and wanted to bump it back. Guess I was wrong, huh??

Satori77, ADN · Aug 18, 2013

I'm curious, especially from people posting 3 years ago, and new grads now - who has jobs? Who is hiring? Has things turned around at all?

sourapril · Aug 18, 2013

No job yet... Graduated in may

SummitRN, BSN, RN · Aug 18, 2013

Got a job through my externship

Lizzie21 · Nov 22, 2013

Three years ago I got a job on a med/surg unit. Not my dream job, but I figured getting the experience would be worth it. I'm still at that same job. It probably took me about 3-6 months after I graduated to get my job. I don't think the market has turned around. Colorado has way too many nursing schools making it hard for new grads to get jobs. I feel it's about who you know at the hospitals that can get you in.

evieinco · Nov 23, 2013

I graduated 2 yrs ago in Dec. Got my first job in Feb.'12, LTC/rehab facility, where I worked for a year, before landing in my current place of work, general surgical unit at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. This January will make a year I've been commuting to WY (from Ft. Collins). Gotta do whatcha gotta do.

hwngrl · Dec 7, 2013

Hi! How do you like Cheyenne Regional? I was thinking about applying to their new grad program and commuting as well. I'm a new grad and have been looking since August 2013 and haven't even had an interview yet. Do you have any advice or do you know of anything in FTC?

Thanks!!

evieinco · Dec 8, 2013

I really like CRMC. I don't mind the drive unless it snows, but the hospital will put you up if the highway closes and you have to work the next day. I always keep an overnight bag and extra scrubs in my car. It would be worth a shot to apply to CRMC new grad program. As far at FTC, the hospitals are hard to get into up here, must have experience and it's very competitive. LTC's (where I started) seem to be hiring new grads, check Columbine Health, Good Samaritan Society, or Sava. Good luck!

Satori77, ADN · Feb 3, 2014

WY sounds like a good option. I too live in Ft. Collins, and know how hard it is to find a hospital job here for new grads. I wouldn't mind the commute, but it is the bad weather that puts me off. Seems they close the highway from CO to WY several times every winter. And I have 2 little kids that I can't just leave at home alone if I got stuck up there.

Sweetlo · Aug 13, 2014

I graduated in May, '14 (Univ of Colorado) and found an RN job immediately. Most of my classmate friends have found jobs - some in other states, but most in Denver.

deadunderwolf · Jun 8, 2016

I'm looking to relocate to Cheyenne in the next couple of months. CRMC will be opening a handful of new grad residency positions soon, and I plan to apply. Graduated from an ADN program in New Orleans last month, working toward a BSN. LPN since '13, worked two years in med surg/tele, currently inpatient psych for the past year. Any words of wisdom or current info on CRMC or job market in SE WY/northern CO you guys can share? Thanks so much in advance!