Florida job market for new grads or returning nurses

[SmilesNoir]

Has the Florida job market improve for new grads? A year ago, There was tons of post on AN about new grads with no job prospects.

My friend with a new RN degree. He took a job @ SNF for $25, no benefits. Two of my friend's received a LPN job offer for $18 hr. One has day shift. The other works 3rd shift, 5 to 6 nights a week.

Aha! Moment!: I've learned that you can not be picky. Also, You have to pound the pavement.

Tampabay

What's your opinion? What area of Fla?LPN or RN?

SNF? Hospital? agency?

[msdaschcav]

I took the refresher course November - December 2010. I got my first job offer in March at a Nursing home and right after that i got called by a hospital and offered a Per diem nursing position on a Telemetry floor. I took both positions for the experience working at the nursing home every other weekend only. So far it has been working out, thank God. I thought I would never get a job (licensed Nov 2009) but thankfully something came up.

[babiesRmylife]

I'm also around the Pensacola area & the pay here isn't that great. $20-25, & benefits are not that great either. And I'm currently trying to get out of my NICU position & change to adults. I want to expand my knowledge & learn a new trade. I've applied to seriously 20 jobs & not a single call back!!!!!!

[SunnyPupRN]

I absolutely agree. Pensacola is taking an economic downturn, maybe because of the oil spill. I'm champing at the bit to get the h*** out of here. In the meantime, I've applied as a vet tech just to cover bills. Nuthin'.

This is not a growing town, economy has taken a serious hit.

[blugirl]

Mercy Hospital in Miami will be reopening their psych unit soon. Keep an eye out!!

[SunnyPupRN]

Thank you Blu! Any idea when??

[blugirl]

I don't know exactly when but, they have started repairs etc..

[jojo2011]

I graduated in May and took boards Mid June. Immediately after I got my license number I started sending applications everywhere both palm beach county and dade county. Not even one call back. I received one email from a home health company that hires new grads but the pay is 16/hr. No one is hiring new grads. I was only looking to supplement my income part time because I already have a job I will be starting in August thru the organization that provided me a scholarship and guaranteed to give us jobs. I am so fortunate and forever grateful that I applied and received the scholarship because they are only giving jobs to those they sponsored. I suggest student nurses try to get a job during nursing school in a hospital as a tech or CNA to better their chances of finding a job after nursing school. Good Luck!

[blugirl]

It took most of us 6weeks to get a call back (that's if are sending out applications every day)

[lost122]

I graduated in May and took boards Mid June. Immediately after I got my license number I started sending applications everywhere both palm beach county and dade county. Not even one call back. I received one email from a home health company that hires new grads but the pay is 16/hr. No one is hiring new grads. I was only looking to supplement my income part time because I already have a job I will be starting in August thru the organization that provided me a scholarship and guaranteed to give us jobs. I am so fortunate and forever grateful that I applied and received the scholarship because they are only giving jobs to those they sponsored. I suggest student nurses try to get a job during nursing school in a hospital as a tech or CNA to better their chances of finding a job after nursing school. Good Luck!

hi,

i'm surprised they hire new grads because people I know has been telling me like there's no chance for me to get into home health. Reading this gave me hope though, low pay though but i would get this for eperience..still better than nothing. Can you tell me the name of the agency?...

[64t0]

Are any of you guys on this forum non-US citizens? I ask because I have a relative who's a nurse in Tampa who says that it is IMPOSSIBLE for non-US citizens to get a job in the US, contrary to what my other relatives who are also involved in the US healthcare industry in other states who say it is NOT IMPOSSIBLE for a non-US citizen to get a legal job as an RN - especially if he is a Nursing graduate from a US school. What is the actual situation there now?

[jojo2011]

Im a US citizen and I think that if its impossible for citizens to get a job it must be even harder for non us citizens. Let me re-phrase. Its very hard for new graduates to get a job right now. If your relative has tons of experience in nursing it may not be as hard. Times are tough though.

[NightNurse876]

i'm not a citizen...I got a job before a citizen....who is stil not employed. They didnt ask me to show proof of citizenship/residency until after I got hired....