Getting a job in a hospital

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Specializes in Psych/Med Surg/Teaching.

This is all I've been trying to do for months now. But no matter what I can't even get my foot in the door. I live in Washington State and I've been constantly applying for local hospital jobs in my area. Now I've been an RN since mid 2017 and an LPN for a year prior to that. The local residency programs don't want an experienced RN. But every time I apply I'm told I don't have the proper experience. I currently work in an inpatient psychiatric unit and teach a little on the side. I've worked a year in a SNF and really don't want to go back. I'm clueless into what I can do to get in.

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Do you have a BSN? My local hospitals only hire BSN nurses so when I went looking for a job when I moved to this new state, I had to work as a Telephone Triage nurse. They also now look at credit reports too *hospitals". Mine is not the greatest but I did buy a beautiful house 2 years ago with no issue. One hospital turned me down because of my credit. (At that one I had to have my BSN in 5 years). Just keep trying and applying.

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Specializes in Psych/Med Surg/Teaching.
On 8/30/2019 at 11:12 PM, ertoclinics said:

Do you have a BSN? My local hospitals only hire BSN nurses so when I went looking for a job when I moved to this new state, I had to work as a Telephone Triage nurse. They also now look at credit reports too *hospitals". Mine is not the greatest but I did buy a beautiful house 2 years ago with no issue. One hospital turned me down because of my credit. (At that one I had to have my BSN in 5 years). Just keep trying and applying.

Yes I have a BSN. Seems like no matter what I cant even get an interview though. Starting to get a little hopeless

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