Kings County Hospital Pharmacology

enschraemli · Dec 16, 2013

i got an offer from the HR at KCH. they emailed me the pre employment package and said to go to them next week with all of that filled out. can someone tell me when exactly do they give me pharm exam? is it after the offer letter or during orientation?
@enschraemli when exactly did they call u to tell you that you did not get the offer?

it was about a week later. However, if they already sent you a pre-employment package then I think your safe. I didn't get any pre-employment packages

fourland · Mar 17, 2014

Hi NycRN88,

Please share your experience about pharm exam. Are you new grad ADN/BSN nurse?

Thanks!

For enschraemli, wishing you have the best of luck at Montefiore.

fourland · Mar 17, 2014

Hi NycRN88,

Please share your experience about pharm exam. Are you new grad ADN/BSN nurse?

Thanks!

estrellaCR, BSN, RN · Mar 17, 2014

Hello fourland,

I was hired at KCH a year ago. I was called by the Asst Director of Nursing for the department and by passed HR interview. I was a new grad with 7month experience in Pediatric clinic (not hospital). I had no connections to any hospital. After the interview the Director asked me to come back in one week and take the pharm exam. The exam was challenging, 50 questions and you needed at least 45 correct to be offered the job. The topics on exam included all types of medications including diabetes, cancer, htn, total parenteral nutrition, blood transfusion, etc. Once I passed the Director gave me verbal offer and ttwo weeks later HR contacted me to do the new hire paperwork, background check, and physical exam. This took 3 weeks. Are you new hire at KCH?

fourland · Mar 17, 2014

Thanks so much for your reply. I am not sure is it the same procedure at HHC-Jacobi, Bronx? Just went to have personal interview with Asst DON last week. No verbal hire at that time. A bit nervous if there is pharm exam. If you know something about Jacobi, please feel free to share. Thank you very much estrellaCR.

enschraemli · Mar 28, 2014

Hi NycRN88,
Please share your experience about pharm exam. Are you new grad ADN/BSN nurse?
Thanks!
For enschraemli, wishing you have the best of luck at Montefiore.

Awww thank you! I actually just came off orientation and working the night shift. So far, so good :)

fourland · Mar 28, 2014

Nice to hear from you enschraemli. Night shift is my preference too. Enjoy working 3 days in a row, and 4 days in a row off!!

aez086 · Apr 10, 2014

I recently had an interview for pediatrics in KCH, the director of nursing said that she is going to hire me but its going to take about 2 months before the HR will process their stuff. she did not mention anything about Pharmacology Exam.

fourland · Apr 10, 2014

Congrats aez086!! I am happy with you. Are you new grad, ADN/BSN? Thanks!!

estrellaCR, BSN, RN · Apr 13, 2014

Not all units at hospital are 12 hour shifts....so u may end up working 5 days a week (at KCH MedSurg is 8 hour shifts but Emergency is 12 hour shifts, PICU and NICU are 12 hr shifts but Pediatrics is 8hr shift). I know this is the case at other hospitals. KCH is hiring BSN only unless you already have experience as LPN and you are "upgrading" to RN then ADN may be considered. BSN is b/c they are going for magnet status (if you have ADN and are already in a BSN program then you have better chance).

Aez086, congrats! maybe you will get Pharm exam closer to when you get hired. I know that hiring is dependent on passing the pharm exam. But if it is only a verbal offer so far, then continuing checking in with the manager (and ask her about the pharm exam) and apply elsewhere just in case until you get the official offer as only the official offer counts.

lpark000 · Jun 9, 2014

enshraemli, congrats! :) I'm going to have an interview with Montefiore soon but HR didn't tell me about a pharm exam. I'm so happy this site and community exists otherwise I'd have been going in completely blind. How was the pharm exam?

Also, in the interview with HR, is it basic interview questions or do they throw in behavioral questions? How about with the NM?

estrellaCR, BSN, RN · Jun 9, 2014

Hello lpark000,

Please read the posts previous to yours on the montefiore threads. The questions you ask have already been answered by other posters and I as they have been previously asked by other new grads.