How do I get into mother baby?

[spaulson1, BSN, RN]

Hi guys, I've been trying to get into mother baby for the past year and a half. I started off at a nursing home then gained med surg/tele experience. Now I'm working PCU for the past 7 months at my dream hospital.  Since 2019 I have been working as an RN. Recently I'm at a good hospital and I've been trying to transfer departments. Been in frequent communication with the hiring manager at mom baby. She told me to get in the county and to maintain my NRP, which I have done. She tells me there are hardly ever any openings in mom baby.  I have tried to polish my interviewing skills and really try to impress them with the knowledge base I have acquired and my desire to continue learning. However, I can just never seem to be able to get in. Outside hospitals typically require experience to get into mother baby and I have encountered the same problems out there. Also, I never got an interview for mother baby outside the hospital I'm currently working at. So I feel like my best odds are still the hospital I'm at. Does anyone have any tips? Of course I will keep trying but I'm becoming more and more frustrated at this. I don't want to be working PCU or med surg my entire career. I feel like I have gained a good foundation to be able to be a good mom baby nurse. I have also researched and studied the subject to show that as well. I'm stuck and not sure where to go from here. Thanks. 

[Peachpit]

Apply for every mother/baby position in your area (at the hospital you are at now and those in the surrounding areas) even if it may not be the shift you want (I.e. apply for day and night shift positions, etc).

Keep checking all the job listings weekly and just keep your resume up to date w/your experience and certifications and apply for any new job that pops up. 

Even w/o experience hospitals, at least where I live, are open to new grads and nurses w/o unit specific experiences, moving into specialty areas.