How to land a Mother/Baby or L&D job in NYC

[Nurse722]

Hello All!

So long story short: I made a career change. I was an accountant and became a registered nurse. I was very fortunate to land a job after passing my board fairly quickly at a great hospital in NYC. I've been working in an inpatient oncology unit for almost 2 years now and know this isn't for me. I would love to get a job in Mother/Baby or L&D in NYC but haven't had any luck over the last few months. Are there any recruiters out that that I can reach out to in helping me land my dream job? I've tried applying directly to different hospital websites but seem to hit a wall at this point. I've even emailed my hospital HR asking if there was any way they can help pass along my resume but there was no response from them. I even got my ACLS to boost up my resume a bit. Any advice/recommendation would be greatly appreciated. Have anyone else had trouble switching specialties and want to share their experience?

Thanks and Cheers!

[babeinboots, MSN, NP, CNM]

Have you considered getting your NRP certification and Fetal Heart Monitoring Certification? Also joining AWHONN could boost your resume as well. Anything maternal/newborn is hard to get into. Keep trying. Also, I know in my area many of the L&D RN residences and new grad programs don't have the 6 months to a year cap on experience. The L&D New Grad residency I'm in actually said 1 year of RN experience preferred. It wouldn't hurt to apply. Good luck!