Emergency departments willing to give a dedicated new graduate a chance..... realistic

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Are there any emergency departments that are willing to hire an ADN RN?? I will relocate *ANYWHERE*. To date I have spend 18 months searching for an RN position.

Thank you so much for your time in advance.

Small hospitals will hire ADNs. Bigger hospital will do it after 1 yr ED experience. I started out

in smaller hospital and then moved Level 1 in 2 yrs.

Are you sure about this? I think all Level 1s are teaching hospitals. At least, in my state they are. So they hire almost exclusively new grads.

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Ciale -- I've heard it takes 2-3 years to feel comfortable in Emergency, You can totally do this.. sounds like an amazing opportunity!! Wish u the best :)

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Thanks for the words of encouragement. :) Sounds like you'd be a good fit for the ED. There are different certifications that *might make you more competitive (disaster preparedness, C.E.R.T.) I'd call up a hospital and ask to speak with the ED recruiter. Make nice with them and ask what you can do to make yourself a more competitive applicant. It's all about networking. Even better if you can get the name/email of the clinical manager. You just have to be careful not to cross the fine line between "annoying stalker applicant" and professional nurse trying to break into her dream clinical area.

I kept getting denied from this one hospital that I reeeeeeally wanted to work for (this was even before nursing school). The recruiter finally called me back, told me how to tweak my resume to make me stand out more, and I had a job a month later. Just keep at it. You'll make it happen.

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Hi everyone, I have my ADN and i landed a job @ one of USC's affilitated Hospital (i wont specify) ..they crossed trained me to work in ER and ICU. to be honest, there ARE hospitals that hire ADNs/new grads into ER and ICU -its not impossible! -it took me like 5 months after passing NCLEX to land a job..in the meantime i tried to work small jobs that were nursing related..I worked as an RN tutor for my RN program..i ran the skills lab...I also participated in medical missions and worked in Haiti's and the philippine's trauma center/hospital! ..even though it wasn't U.S. RN experience.. the interviewers loved the fact that i worked in a 3rd world country doing medical work and it shows my passion for helping people because I did the missions for absolutely free..i actually got hired on the spot after that interview...so you just got to think outside the box on how to impress the interviewers...thats how i came up with my medical mission trips..you hardly hear new grads do medical missions!

it is possible! In fact I just got another job offer at LAC USC COUNTY Trauma 1 hospital to work in the ER...and i still got my ADN (but still working on BSN)...so dont loose faith! its possible..just gotta work hard and think outside the box on how to impress nursing recruiters

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Are you sure about this? I think all Level 1s are teaching hospitals. At least, in my state they are. So they hire almost exclusively new grads.

The amount of people that apply to small rural hospitals is wayyyyyyyy less than at teaching hospitals. So many new grads apply for those positions, and so few get chosen.

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Specializes in RN.

Just get a job first of all.

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There's no doubt that the cost for a hospital to hire a new grad is high. I was just hired into an ED and if you calculate the money they have spent training me by sending me to so many classes and paying me while under a preceptor for several months.. Most hospitals simply don't have that budget to do it. At the end of the day, they are a business, and we all know what the primary objective of every business is.

You may want to look into prime health care hospitals which are doing better financially. Most of my classmates got hired with prime health care.

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Newark Beth Israel medical center in Newark nj

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ExiT96..... I've been spending most of my free time focusing on getting a position in healthcare (any setting/ RN and Non RN). For the past half year I've been trying to land a more secure/substantial job ( temp work in my area has been extremely unreliable).

Neighboring NY metro areas have been tricky. Some people have suggested relocating in effort to increase chances. This is not an option for me unless i have a job prospect or am able to find something locally (any job where I can save). Till then I'm living paycheck to paycheck.*

R.yusi.... It sounds like you have had some amazing experiences. I would love to volunteer outside of this country. However, i need to be able to pull in cash somehow. As for volunteer exp.... I contribute *locally (some healthcare/ non healthcare services) and tutor nursing students.

At this point*I need to focus on tangible options.... I'm keeping volunteer work to a minimum so I can focus on staying afloat financially/ minimising debt. I've exhausted my cash cushion while job hunting. Facilities by me got slammed with budget cuts. **Even a long term care facility ( the place has a ridiculously high turnover rate btw) that gave me a verbal offer, had me fill out paperwork to get me in payroll has not responded yet. The best news I have heard was " you're top of the list..... But, we are working out changes in budget... We WILL contact you". Of course it's been 6-8 months already and I'm hearing more about layoffs than any actually newgrad hires.........FML

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Specializes in Cardiac, ER.

I'm in Missouri, we hire new grads from every class. This time we have 17! They start a 20 week preceptorship. The last group started with 15, 10 are still there after the first 20 weeks. I work in a Level I Trauma Center that sees approximately 200 pts/day through the ED.

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17 you say? I'm absolutely gonna focus on MI.... Beats being unemployed and in a state of misery....Couldn't help it lol.

Right now I'm really trying to focus on places that are open to phone interviewing. I understand the importance of a face to face meeting..... But at this moment I'm broke as a joke until I get a new temp contract job or *ideally*.... an RN position.

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Specializes in ICU.

There are several places in NC that hire new grads in the ED. Your best bet is to apply to an ED residency/academy. The hospital I worked at hired about 20 new grads in the ED this go-round. We are talking classes every week specific to the ED in addition to working with a preceptor and a 1/2/3 year commitment, depending on the hospital. Most in central NC had 2 years. BSNs and internal applicants got priority, but if you did your preceptorship in nursing school in the ED and/or worked as a CNA in the ED that worked in your favor as well.

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Lewistown Hospital in Lewistown, Pa. I know someone who got hired in the ER as a new grad.

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