Is anyone out there having a hard time finding a job?

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Hi,

I live in Arizona, and have been a nurse for five years. I cant find a job. Does anyone have any idea whats going on with hospitals right now?

Specializes in ICU, Research, Corrections.

It's not you Howdie. I am from AZ also and had a heck of a time finding a new job. It took me about 5 months. It looks like the most opportunities are offered at Banner health to me.

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Good luck to you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! god bless!!!!

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Specializes in Cardiac.

Yeah the job market for nurses is not good at all.

There was a time when the hospital used to beg us for overtime. There was a nursing shortage.

Not anymore. Since last year, the hospital hired way too many nurses. Now when the census is low 1 or even 2 nurses are cancelled almost every shift.

So it is not only the economy, but also the fact that now there are 2 many nursing grads coming out of nursing schools q year.

We did not see this coming. Did we??? :bluecry1:

Hopefully this will get better, though it will take some time.

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Specializes in ICU, Research, Corrections.
Yeah the job market for nurses is not good at all.

There was a time when the hospital used to beg us for overtime. There was a nursing shortage.

Not anymore. Since last year, the hospital hired way too many nurses. Now when the census is low 1 or even 2 nurses are cancelled almost every shift.

So it is not only the economy, but also the fact that now there are 2 many nursing grads coming out of nursing schools q year.

We did not see this coming. Did we??? :bluecry1:

Hopefully this will get better, though it will take some time.

I am on my second low census day in a row! No, we did not see it coming! I remember a couple of years ago I was begged to work overtime - and that was for time and a half with an extra $300 bonus an overtime shift too.

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Specializes in Cardiac.

Where have all the patients gone??? Economy with a big E.

We go through low census and then boom they come worse then ever! Even with low census patient acuity is very high. I guess they wait at home until hospitalization becomes unavoidable.

This makes the 8 or 12 hours extremely gruelling for the nurses. For sometime now I am leaving 15-20 minutes late. I come home totally depleted.

Also for the past month or so; there are more patients with drug/alcohol addiction

Sad. Isn't it.

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Specializes in Cardiac.

" I remember a couple of years ago I was begged to work overtime - and that was for time and a half with an extra $300 bonus an overtime shift too".

I guess the glory days are over for now. The same management that literally begged nurses to pick up more days/shifts tells us we cannot have overtime. There is definitely an indifference on their part. i wonder if the management is affected by it. I guess not.

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I am(LPN) in California but planning to move in Michigan for the reason of not finding a job here. I have relatives there and invited me to try.

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Good luck with that. Michigan has the highest unemployment rate in the U.S. right now.

http://www.bls.gov/web/laumstrk.htm

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It def is not just you. I am a new grad and I am having a heck of a time trying to find a job. I am trying not to get upset about it but it really takes a toll on you after a while. Good luck!!! I really hope you can find something.

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Good luck with that. Michigan has the highest unemployment rate in the U.S. right now.

http://www.bls.gov/web/laumstrk.htm

thanks.

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