Montefiore- Interview Process

Hey all! I was offered a job at Montefiore last week and accepted yesterday. I appreciated reading all of your comments, so I'll shed some light on how I went about the process.

I specifically applied for a job on the "Highlighted Job Opportunities" page, under "Careers." I sent my resume and a brief cover letter of sorts directly to the respective nurse recruiter. Two weeks later, I received a call directly from the nurse manager asking me to come in for an interview. In those two weeks, I heard nothing from the nurse recruiter, despite sending an email and leaving a message on her phone. I imagine, as someone previously stated, that the recruiters are incredibly overwhelmed.

Anyway, the interview was very casual and at the end, I was offered a job on the spot. It seems like a very supportive environment and I'm excited to start.

I hope that this helps someone, or sheds some light on the process. Good luck to everyone applying. Trust me - I understand how frustrating the NYC job market is.

Congrats CanuckRN2. Are you an experienced RN? Or do you have significant related experience such ad EMT or CNA? Most if not all of people on this thread are new grads with no hospital experience. This makes a big difference in the hiring process. Experienced nurses (or with connections or with EMT/CNA exp) have it a lot easier and faster. As per what I see on this thread all the new grads or people with no hospital exp had to go thru HR interview first and 2 to 3 months later, finally get interview with nurse manager.

Yes, I am an experienced RN. Sorry I couldn't be of more help to new grads.

Just curious. Why does Monte have so many open nursing positions as compared to other hospitals in the NYC area?

Hi! I have an interview at Monte this coming week. Did they give you the medication exam the day of your interview? Or did you have a few days to prepare before your exam? I have terrible test anxiety and the possibilty of having an exam the day of my interview makes me very nervous!!!

Hey highly blessed I was wondering how long was the hiring process for yale and how long did it take them to call you back with an offer

Hi. I was following up with your thread and was wondering what kind of questions you had for the basic nursing questions with montefiore. I got interview with them this coming Thursday and I am excited, at the same time nervous. I don't want to risk my chances. If I can get any informations, it would be very helpful. Any tips, interview questions and whatnot. Thanks

Hello. I was wondering what happened after your interview with the nurse manager? Did you then go to hr and have to take the pharm exam? How do u like working there? What type of floor are you on? Thank you!

The pharm exam is done before interview with HR. It is very easy pharm exam (compared to the NYC HHC city hospital one i took). After HR interview, then a few weeks or months later u hear from a nurse manager inviting you to an interview. After interview with nurse manager, a few weeks or months later u get a call from HR offering you the job and then u do the HR paper work and background check. I interviewed with them as a new grad so process was 2+ months. However if you are experienced RN, then i heard your process is a lot quicker...with the nurse manager calling you herself/himself to interview you and receiving response shortly after. I do not work there as i ended up accepting RN job with a city hospital (Kings county in brooklyn) a few days after my montefiore interview.

Ok thank you so much! How was your interview with HR? What kind of questions do they ask? Do you know what the salary is? I can't find that on here. Thanks again.

After waiting for about 2 months, my initial interview is finally set. My question to any one please is did you all have your initial interview with the nurse recruiter? Does that mean i will also have to interview with a manager again? Been waiting so long for this job and need it so bad. Could have taken another smaller job as i wait for them but i thought they will be calling me anytime so i just kept waiting on them.

They ask basic interview questions about yourself and work with patients. Also I would advise not holding out for this hospital since to hear back from them as a new grad after each interview takes a long time. Keep applying to other places. No job is a sure thing unless u have an official offer. I had an offer from a city hospital 3 weeks after my NM interview with Montefiore. I took it and I'm happy.