LAC+USC interview new grad RN

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Hey guys, I have a question. I had an interview with LAC+USC and received a letter that I passed the oral exam. I read in the letter that they are going to contact me if positions open up. I am a new grad RN. Have you been in my situation? How long does it take until they call you? Do we have another interview after the oral interview or this is it? Please share your experience with me..thank you

R. Yusi! Congrats on the job offer!!! I also got an offer to work in the ER!!! I just went for the Livescan on May 28th and received an email 2 days later with an appointment to go in for my health clearance. I started the health clearance on Monday, 6/3 and because I need to be cleared for my second TB reading, I go back Wednesday and was told I'll receive clearance that day, from there go to nurse recruitment and wait for my start date. I was surprised how fast the Livescan took...I heard it also depends on how common or unique your name is...I'm the only RN in the state of California with my last name so maybe that had something to do with it. I agree with bbyjam, get your health documents such as TB screenings in place copies of titers, etc that way you can be cleared the same day you go in!!!

Bbyjam, what unit are you gonna be working in? :)

Congratulations :) I am going to interview for the ER, any tips that can help please? I am horrible with interviews because my nerves get the best of me and I would hate to mess it all up after I waited this long :( also do you have ekg because they said it was required but did you take the one day course or the 3 day course?

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Hi Sophia,

Im sorry..i had my interview like 3 weeks ago and I never went though a written exam. I went through the physical interview and everything..some of the clinical questions i got asked were pretty interesting and hard...(like im glad I have ER experience..because if I was fresh out of school..i wouldnt know how to answer some of the questions they asked)..people say if you went to nursing school...you'd do fine..but my interview was pretty hard and gave me situations where the disease and tx isnt obvious, and I went with my current experience in the ER and THAT helped out a lot)...

Anyway, good luck with the written exam!! hope it goes well

what kind of things did they ask you? :( I am nervous about my interview I blank out when I don't know what to say. please help.

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ANYONE? :(

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I can only speak for the ICU not ER. Come to think of it, most interviews I went on asked behavior type questions, to see how you handle certain scenarios. You don't have to answer right away, take your time! It's almost like having a conversation with a group of people, at least that's how I look at it. Most of all, you need to relax! Those were the best interviews I had, when I was relaxed. Take a deep breath. The interviewers expect you to be somewhat nervous, just don't let it get the best of you.

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Specializes in OR/Clinical Education.

Hi @Itsmylucky day! Is your interview for Olive View? and how did it go??

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you are so right. thanks. I had my interview and it was not for olive view. they asked very general questions, nothing really related to ER or OR actually. but I thi it went well. I hope :(

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I have an interview for ER next week too. I had one for ICU this week and it was all behavioral and personality. I really studied and was surprised after the interview. Were the ER interviewers friendly? Were there more than one?

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For er yes more than one...two. Yes friendlyso dont worry.

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For those of you that heard back from LAC+USC, did you all include your cover letter and DMV record when attaching the documents?

Thanks in advance

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For those of you that heard back from LAC+USC, did you all include your cover letter and DMV record when attaching the documents?

Thanks in advance

Did they specifically ask for your DMV record? If so, that's a new requirement. When I applied last year they never asked for that.

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Hello! do any of you have tips for la county interview? going to have one for Harbor ER. thanks in advance :)

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Here's my timeline on how long it took for me to get hired:

Applied August 2012

Civil Service Exam March 2013

Called in for Interview with managers: May 10th & 14th 2013 (3 interviews, total)

May 23rd 2013 offered position in ER

Livescan completed May 31st

Health Clearance complete June 5th

Start date: July 1st.

I did not wait around for county to contact me; I had forgot all about applying in fact. I took a job at a SNF after I graduated until I could find a hospital job. I found a hospital job at a small community hospital which still hires ADN's, and then I was contacted by county. I've only been working in a hospital for 6 months and I love where I work but I can't let this opportunity pass me by!!! For all those trying to get in, be patient but don't focus only on county, keep your options open but definitely follow up. When I applied, I didn't have any experienced referenced on my application, they called me based on being a new grad.

My start date is August 16th!! Im so excited!!! How was your first month!!??? Are with a preceptor already?? How is your schedule?

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