I have been looking for a job at downtown Edmonton (preferably) since nursing school. Now I've graduated and had a few months of medsurg floating pool experience at a reputable downtown hospital in my province. I'm in the process of transferring my license to AB and applying to jobs in the meanwhile. I've applied to almost everything online but heard nothing back so far. Maybe because it's only been two weeks? but I really want to move back home to Edmonton ASAP *homesick*
Now miraculously I just received an offer from Emergency in my province and I'm just wondering if my chance to be hired by AHS/Covenant Health will be increased if I take this ED job? Should I take this ED job or stay with medsurg floating pool?
Any advice will be appreciated, I just want to find a job in Edmonton and be back home
agree. I have a co worker before who works at ahs as an HCA after getting an lpn license he was able to get a casual lpn position. I on the other hand have been trying to apply for more than 6 months but no interview. I am an experienced nurse coming from usa. unfortunately I don't have any connections in AHS. alberta has no demand for nurses right now I presume
I have been looking for a job in Calgary for months and nothing yet, I have submitted over 50 applications in the last two months. I see lots of job posting for saskatchewan and BC though. Like you said Alberta has no demand for nurses right now and I am looking at other options.
It took me 23 months to get a RN job after completing the Nurse Refresher Program through MacEwan. It's really tough out there. I even applied in rural Alberta but they were looking for someone with many certificates so that I could work in a small hospital with pediatric/emergency/l +d/chemo training. It is discouraging, for sure. Apply for any and all to get "in".... you'll likely start casual. Good luck to you. Your time will come.
I need your help again! Haven't had much success in jobs in Edmonton but here in my current city, I have two job offers (both PPT) right now and I am having a hard time deciding which to take. One is emergency and the other one is PACU with employer sponsered ICU course. I am still keen to get a job in Edmonton eventually, so in your opinion, which of these two jobs will let me gain as much skills as possible and make me more desirable for my next potential employer? Long term wise I still prefer hospital setting. FYI I am a recent graduate with just 4 months of medsurg experience.
I need your help again! Haven't had much success in jobs in Edmonton but here in my current city, I have two job offers (both PPT) right now and I am having a hard time deciding which to take. One is emergency and the other one is PACU with employer sponsered ICU course. I am still keen to get a job in Edmonton eventually, so in your opinion, which of these two jobs will let me gain as much skills as possible and make me more desirable for my next potential employer? Long term wise I still prefer hospital setting. FYI I am a recent graduate with just 4 months of medsurg experience.
Thanks again!
PACU. Ours is always short staffed and pay out a ton of OT
Employer sponsored education usually has a catch...you may need to work at least a year or pay back the prorated cost of education. Having said that, specialty areas are a good place to learn...there is usually overtime...and you are picking up marketable skills and experience which will improve your job prospects in the future
I've gotten a few positions at AHS through referrals/networking. I agree that it is online applications only but if the manager likes you then he/she will ask you to apply to the posting online. I know others who have also landed jobs because they have a friend moving to Alberta etc...but who knows maybe it only happens in Calgary.
Thanks for the input, how do you go about networking with the managers? Do you attend conferences, events etc?
My goal is to get into ED by end of this year since I’m working in ED now and I know they hire more than regular floors since the turnover rate is high. I’ll start applying soon, finger crossed ?
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Hello everyone,
I'm a recent grad in 2017 who's relocating to Edmonton this summer from BC. I have a background in rural community / public health, home care and telehealth for about a year. I'm hoping to go back to beside nursing and am wondering what are the chances of landing a job there? I heard that some people apply to sites on the outskirts of Edmonton with AHS to work for some time and was then able to transfer internally back to the hospitals in the downtown core of Edmonton.
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On 3/2/2019 at 11:29 PM, Parrhesia said:
Hello everyone,
I'm a recent grad in 2017 who's relocating to Edmonton this summer from BC. I have a background in rural community / public health, home care and telehealth for about a year. I'm hoping to go back to beside nursing and am wondering what are the chances of landing a job there? I heard that some people apply to sites on the outskirts of Edmonton with AHS to work for some time and was then able to transfer internally back to the hospitals in the downtown core of Edmonton.
Any insights and thoughts?
Thank you.
That can work, but you need to keep in mind that internal (already within AHS) applicants will have the first and best shot. There are some units in the cities that are always hiring, and if you watch the career listings for a while you'll figure out which ones they are. Reasons for the ongoing hiring can vary as well; it's not always because the unit is the armpit of the universe, but could be something softer, like new employees finding the work to be too psychologically or spiritually difficult to cope with.
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Networking and having connections with someone that works at AHS is big in Calgary.