Graduating and confused!!!

[givingheart]

I am graduating from an accelerated nursing program in two weeks. I have an extreme interest in the coronary care unit in the hospital where we did our clinicals. I have talked to the clinical manager and have recommendations from many of the staff nurses. Unfortunately, there aren't any positions available at this time. I don't know whether I should take a postion in another area of the hospital and transfer after a year (ICU and ER has openings) or if I should go to another hospital's CCU. I'm scared that I might not like another CCU. Any ideas?:uhoh21:

[Roy Fokker, BSN, RN]

If I were in your shoes, I'd take the job at another area of your hospital and apply later for a transfer when openings show up :)

[mom2michael, MSN, RN, NP]

If you enjoy the facility, why not take another position and wait for an opening? I love CCU myself, however it's hard to get a GN position in there, so I'm going to try and get hired on the Medical Cardiac floor and wait until I have some experience there and then transfer to CCU. Since they are "sister" units, according to the manager the transfer will be easy and I'll get tons of experience still working with cardiac patients.

[INnurse]

If you love the facility and know you want to work there, I would go for one of the other units, such as ICU, until you can transfer. You will already have your foot in the door, and begin building seniority. I work coronary care and I love it! Good luck.

[givingheart]

Thanks for the input. I think that I will probably try the ICU. The ICU nurses often float over to the CCU. I just worry because the ICU nurses are not very friendly. Also, the unit is somewhat depressing. I would have to work there for a year before I would be eligible for a transfer.

[valkyria, BSN, RN]

i agree. if you like the enviornment of a particular organization and you have already some "roots", then apply for a job in another department and wait until you have an opening.