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1. Dignity Health Santa Cruz New Grad

   FishBones posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello All, I recently applied to Dignity Health, Santa Cruz's New Grad nursing program. On the Facebook New Grad page, it seemed like a few candidates got interviews and offers before the deadline of the application (9/1/18) and I can't help but thin...

2. Should I accept a SNF position as a new grad even though this is not the field I want?

   FishBones replied to FishBones's topic in Career Support

   by FishBones 0 11:27 pm by FishBones It's a good starting ground place. Luckily I have a lot of very supportive and helpful co-workers. The first month was rough, but I'm a fast learner so I picked up everything fairly quickly. I'm OK with the job ...

3. Should I accept a SNF position as a new grad even though this is not the field I want?

   FishBones replied to FishBones's topic in Career Support

   It's a good starting ground place. Luckily I have a lot of very supportive and helpful co-workers. The first month was rough, but I'm a fast learner so I picked up everything fairly quickly. I'm OK with the job now, but I plan on looking for jobs tha...

4. Should I accept a SNF position as a new grad even though this is not the field I want?

   FishBones replied to FishBones's topic in Career Support

   Thanks for your wise advice! As a new nurse there are many skills that I am frankly not good at and I agree that I would learn a lot from this job, especially since they're moving forward with my application. Do you have any advice for those skills t...

5. Should I accept a SNF position as a new grad even though this is not the field I want?

   FishBones replied to FishBones's topic in Career Support

   Hi everyone! First of all, I want to thank you all for your wonderful comments and advice. Here's an update: Yesterday I called back my interviewer (director of nursing) telling him that I would like to advance in my application. I gave him my refere...

6. Should I accept a SNF position as a new grad even though this is not the field I want?

   FishBones posted a topic in Career Support

   Hi everyone, I am a new grad nurse who graduated Dec 2017. I was offered an RN position at a SNF with starting pay $44/hr in the Bay Area, CA. Full benefits and 401K. However the average RN to patient ratio is 1:16. The patients non-acute and I was t...

7. Advice for a New Grad

   FishBones replied to FishBones's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your input. I currently have 3 other interviews in LTC/SNF that I plan on going to. This field of nursing is my back-up of all back-up positions but as you have said, I won't disregard a good offer if it is presented to me. If you are will...

8. Advice for a New Grad

   FishBones replied to FishBones's topic in General Nursing

   I understand that there's nothing "wrong" with starting off in LTC or a SNF, but I feel as if I would be "settling" for anything that comes just because I'm a new grad and have no experience. I am not particularly interested in being shackled to a fi...

9. Advice for a New Grad

   FishBones replied to FishBones's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your advice. I went to the interview very skeptical and they didn't have much to offer.

10. Advice for a New Grad

    FishBones posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I am a new grad who graduated in December 2017. I haven't had much luck in my job searches and it's been worrying me. As a new grad, I am not opposed to many fields (since I never worked there, I'm not sure if I would like it or hate it...

11. Stanford RN New Grad 3/2017

    FishBones replied to chetoh9113's topic in California

    Hello, I am considering applying for Stanford's RN new grad program. I know that the application period begins 12/18/17 to 1/12/18. Can anyone tell me what their application package requirements consists of, such as how many LOR, any essays, etc. Tha...