it has come to my attention that I may need to leave the state. My question is: Is there any urban/suburban area in the country where it's possible for a new grad without experience to find a job in a hospital? I'm just looking for med/surg. I'm not saying I'm going to leave, I just want to know about the job market in other areas.
If you're a BSN then Sharp in San Diego wants you badly LOL I've heard they can't hire enough BSN nurses (want to keep their magnet status)
Check out their website. They do have new grad programs too.
There a several new private BSN schools that have started in San Diego but one has not yet graduated their first class so no glut of BSN nurses yet.
Wow, I am applying there soon, how recent is that info?? Do you know if it's a good place to work? I will have my BSN soon but don't want to get stuck somewhere because no one wants to work there under terrible conditions.
SoCal area hospitals are still scoping out the new grads. Sign-on bonuses are still the norm here. Top pay is also the norm. Top housing prices is also the norm!
inland18mempire
"SoCal area hospitals are still scoping out the new grads. Sign-on bonuses are still the norm here. Top pay is also the norm. Top housing prices is also the norm! "
Outta curiosity...what hospitals might those be? I've applied all over so-cal and had two responses and not an official job offer except at the worse hospital in the area?
Specializes in med/surg/tele/neuro/rehab/corrections.
Wow, I am applying there soon, how recent is that info?? Do you know if it's a good place to work? I will have my BSN soon but don't want to get stuck somewhere because no one wants to work there under terrible conditions.
I knew a nurse who quit from there because she said it wasn't safe. Perhaps they have solved their problems by now? This was more than a year ago.
The Purple Smurf
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Wow, I am applying there soon, how recent is that info?? Do you know if it's a good place to work? I will have my BSN soon but don't want to get stuck somewhere because no one wants to work there under terrible conditions.