Getting acute care experience for SNF/nursing home? Huh?

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Hi everyone,

I just was going through posted jobs for SNF and nursing homes. I'm not graduating yet (still far from it) but was just randomly going through SNF/nursing home jobs just to look....

This is because when I become a new grad, I know that with no experience I won't be hired into acute care etc etc. So I decided to try out for SNF/nursing homes to get experience when my graduation comes closer.

A lot of the postings said you must have experience in acute care (1-2 years) before applying to SNF/nursing home........... ???

Acute care is hard to get into as a new grad so I wanted to get into SNF/nursing home first after graduation but now SNF/nursing home is saying I must have acute care experience to get it..... huh? Isn't that a bit backwards? Or am I missing something?

So SNF/nursing home DO NOT hire new grads then?

If acute care and SNF/nursing homes doesn't want new grads, where else is there to turn to for jobs?

Thanks for your time!

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Unfortunately, right now it is an employers' market when it comes to nursing in many places. New grads in saturated areas are spending quite a bit of time waiting to get that first job. Sometimes, it may take accepting a job that isn't your first choice to get your foot in the door. Other options include relocating to areas where nursing isn't as saturated or using the tips provided in this thread: https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/new-grad-job-950670.html. There's also an entire forum dedicated to first nursing jobs that you may want to browse: https://allnurses.com/nursing-first-job/

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Many SNFs hire 1 RN per facility or wing (if you're lucky) thus making the RN charge for all the residents, LPNs, and Aides.. this is most likely the reason they are looking for previous acute care experience.

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