New graduate RN jobs outside the hospital?

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Specializes in psych, ltc, case management.

Hi Guys!

I'm starting school tomorrow..woo!

Anyway, in my never ending research about nursing jobs, I was wondering if there are any kinds of RN jobs outside the hospital that one can get as a new graduate -without- 1 year experience on a med-surg floor, as this seems to be the normal requirement?

Thanks!:redpinkhe

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Very few will accept you without any type of hospital experience. School normally does not prepare one to funtion immediately without some type of continuing program in a hospital.

Best of luck to you.

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I just graduated this May. A friend of mine I graduated with actually is working as an immunization coordinator for our county Health Dept. She can wear scrubs or business casual. She has her own office, hours are Mon-Thur 6-4. Off on all holidays and weekends. So they are out there, it's just finding one! Best of Luck!

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Specializes in psych, ltc, case management.
I just graduated this May. A friend of mine I graduated with actually is working as an immunization coordinator for our county Health Dept. She can wear scrubs or business casual. She has her own office, hours are Mon-Thur 6-4. Off on all holidays and weekends. So they are out there, it's just finding one! Best of Luck!

Wow, that sounds like a pretty sweet setup. Thank you!

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I just graduated this May. A friend of mine I graduated with actually is working as an immunization coordinator for our county Health Dept. She can wear scrubs or business casual. She has her own office, hours are Mon-Thur 6-4. Off on all holidays and weekends. So they are out there, it's just finding one! Best of Luck!

What does an immunization coordinator do? Which nursing skills does she get to practice and develop?

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What does an immunization coordinator do? Which nursing skills does she get to practice and develop?

If bedside nursing isn't her thing, what does it matter? Not everyone goes to school with the career goal of working at the bedside. Why worry about getting to practice and develop skills that are not in line with your career goals?

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If bedside nursing isn't her thing, what does it matter? Not everyone goes to school with the career goal of working at the bedside. Why worry about getting to practice and develop skills that are not in line with your career goals?

I never said it mattered. I was just wondering what an immunization coordinator did....

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so does doctors office require 1yr experience too

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Specializes in Geriatrics, WCC.

I hire new grads without experience. My thought is they haven't learned any bad habits. I am in LTC.

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The trend is that nursing jobs are outside the hospital. I'm still a student, but all the facts lead that direction. I hope the competition for "first job hospital training" doesn't start looking like the competition for nursing schools. There's too much need for nurses in areas outside the hospital for the old way of required med-surg hospital experience to go on if it gets to that, I'd think.

There are too many nursing specialties outside the hospital to even try to write, and I'm sure in the right time, right place, you'd get hired even if the "help wanted ad" does want a year of experience. Try working as a CNA while in school, plus volunteer. That should help.

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Specializes in GERIATRICS/CHRONIC ILLNESS.

My only hospital setting experiences occurred during clinicals. I am in LTC now, worked in home health as a CNA for 12 yrs and although told case managers were generally MA prepared, I have found that you can work with a BSN in community/public health setting as a case manager, or as a new grad with min. hospital experience. Besides, expectations and training varies from setting to setting. You may even be eligible to work in a office/outpatient/ambulatory setting without being as wordly as a 2 yr experienced med-surg nurse... fyi.. one month in a nursing home or ER and you may surpass an experienced med-surg nurse in many cases... good luck!

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The trend is that nursing jobs are outside the hospital. I'm still a student, but all the facts lead that direction.

What facts would those be?

The reality is that most jobs require a strong clinical background, one that simple nursing school clinicals won't cover. While there are many and varied jobs outside of the hospital setting, the people that GET those jobs typically have plenty of experience to pull from. Hiring a new grad without hospital experience is frequently thought of as a costly mistake.

So, while it's appreciated that there are many avenues to choose with an RN license, they are not all open to new grads, nor should they be. The new grad who chooses a shortcut (meaning without a chance to develop those strong clinical skills--and don't kid yourself into thinking nursing school prepared you) is usually the one back on these boards in no time, saying "I don't know what went wrong, I got my dream job, but I didn't know what to do when the real problems hit..."

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