I live in Illinois but I work in Missouri. I know our hospital [st. Anthony's Medical Center] has posted positions and is usually 'friendly' to new grads. You might take a look at the list and see if anything catches your eye. Best of luck in your search!
http://www.stanthonysmedcenter.com/employment/index.asp
[i am NOT a recruiter -- just an employee]
I just did this job search last year.
The hospitals on the East Side that hire new nurses are primarily Gateway Regional Medical Center and Alton Memorial.
Alton Memorial is a BJC facility. They're decent enough to work for.
Gateway is owned by Community Health Systems. I left after four months. I wouldn't recommend it as a first experience. Other people in my nursing class started there and left just as quickly as they could.
St. Elizabeth's in Belleville has a nursing residency, but it's very tough to get. Totally worth it to apply there.
Belleville Memorial and Anderson (in Maryville) don't hire new nurses. Kenneth Hall in East St. Louis also doesn't seem to hire new nurses.
I haven't checked out Touchette Hospital in Centreville, and would never apply there.
I don't much about St. Anthony's/St. Clare's in Alton, except they don't have many positions listed on their website.
If you want to go further out, Washington County Hospital in Nashville, Illinois will hire new nurses and Greenville Regional Hospital in Greenville will also hire new nurses.
Memorial in Belleville does hire new grads. I believe they too have a residency program . Magnet status basically just means more paper work as far as I'm concerned. But, Memorial's standard of care far exceeds St. Elizabeth's. I know, I have worked at both. St. E's has a serious issue with understaffing. Which is setting someone up for failure. Memorial, on the other hand, has tons of employees that stay and stay for a very long period of time. Nurse/Patient ratios are pretty good and they try to keep that in mind to promote safe care.These are things that should be considered when applying as a new grad. Just because they promise you a sign on bonus and tell you that the residency program is "hard to get into" doesn't mean it's true. Those are tactics to get you to sign on. I heard Granite City is no walk in the park to work at...And East St. Louis basically is just an unsafe area to drive into to go to work. Mind you these are just my opinions.
SouthernComfort31
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Does anyone know of hospitals east of St. Louis (in Illinois)? Especially ones hiring new grads? I'm starting to expand my search outside of the immediate St. Louis area...
Thanks!