Houston Nurse Residency Summer 2020

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Starting a thread about Houston Nurse Residency programs that open this month/next to start in June/July!

Those seeking employment & have their license should contact HCA! I interviewed on their June Hiring day and received two ICU offers from them which I declined since I’ve already accepted another position. Try to contact the recruiters Roxanne & Dixie 

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On 9/22/2020 at 7:47 PM, buckeyenurse97 said:

 

What day did you interview and how long did it take for you to receive your offer after the interview? I interview Thursday! Also congrats! ?

I interviewed on their June hiring day and received my offers recently from them, they were on a hiring freeze for new grads in their critical care units and recently lifted it! I declined so hopefully someone will take my  spot 

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Any one that’s interviewed with HCA, do you mind sharing a few of the questions that you were asked on interview day please?

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23 hours ago, Nurse Nora said:

Those seeking employment & have their license should contact HCA! I interviewed on their June Hiring day and received two ICU offers from them which I declined since I’ve already accepted another position. Try to contact the recruiters Roxanne & Dixie 

I did and never heard back. Sent a follow up email and no answer.

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Does anyone know if we can work as PCA's if we are already licensed as RN's? I am getting so frustrated and losing hope.

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1 minute ago, amch said:

Does anyone know if we can work as PCA's if we are already licensed as RN's? I am getting so frustrated and losing hope.

PCA positions don’t require any license, so yes you can do that. They would JUMP to hire you.. an RN to function as a PCA and at PCA pay? That’s a dream to them. I don’t think you will be happy in that role - but if you need the work, you need the work! Who knows, maybe they will even hire you as an RN!

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9 minutes ago, amch said:

Does anyone know if we can work as PCA's if we are already licensed as RN's? I am getting so frustrated and losing hope.

I don’t think they do. I heard that it’s like a conflict with area of scope practice ??‍♀️ I could be wrong 

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1 minute ago, NurseVeee said:

I don’t think they do. I heard that it’s like a conflict with area of scope practice ??‍♀️ I could be wrong 

Yeah that's what I'm thinking. That it could be illegal to practice under my license, I'm sure I would be held to the legal scope of a nurse. I just want an open door, I am honestly tired of waiting. I don't necesarily need to work, but I don't want to lose my skills and knowledge sitting here doing nothing. It's been almost 5 months since graduation.

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Specializes in Bachelor’s in Biology, Bachelor’s in Nursing.
2 minutes ago, amch said:

Yeah that's what I'm thinking. That it could be illegal to practice under my license, I'm sure I would be held to the legal scope of a nurse. I just want an open door, I am honestly tired of waiting. I don't necesarily need to work, but I don't want to lose my skills and knowledge sitting here doing nothing. It's been almost 5 months since graduation.

You can work as a PCA. I did with an RN License. They just don’t have you practice under that license. 

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5 minutes ago, amch said:

Yeah that's what I'm thinking. That it could be illegal to practice under my license, I'm sure I would be held to the legal scope of a nurse. I just want an open door, I am honestly tired of waiting. I don't necesarily need to work, but I don't want to lose my skills and knowledge sitting here doing nothing. It's been almost 5 months since graduation.

Right. Have you applied to HCA? I heard they interviewing and hiring for Fall start in October. 

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I understand your pain. I felt the same way so I started seeking out jobs in other cities. Now I got an offer in Austin! So explore all avenues. I actually graduated in December of last year so I felt so defeated and like I was losing my skills as well but just explore all options and don’t give up!

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39 minutes ago, NurseVeee said:

Right. Have you applied to HCA? I heard they interviewing and hiring for Fall start in October. 

Yes. I was in the waitlist but never got called. I emailed the recruiter several times and haven't heard back. 

 

27 minutes ago, Dekkkk said:

I understand your pain. I felt the same way so I started seeking out jobs in other cities. Now I got an offer in Austin! So explore all avenues. I actually graduated in December of last year so I felt so defeated and like I was losing my skills as well but just explore all options and don’t give up!

Thank you! I wish relocating was an option for me ? 

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