New Grad looking for job in Jacksonville, FL

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Hi everyone!

I recently graduated from Auburn University with my BSN, and I am considering moving to Jacksonville to start my career (I'm originally from the Orlando area), and I was hoping to get on at either Baptist or St. Vincent's! Could anyone tell me if either of these places are hiring new graduates/what are my chances of being hired there?? I would appreciate any information or words of advice!!

Thanks :-)

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The best thing to do is to call those hospitals you are interested in and ask HR directly. I know several BSNs - both new grads and experienced in the Jax area that can't get jobs. I think this is probably one of the toughest areas to get an RN job because there is a glut of schools here plus all the online ones.

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The best thing to do is to call those hospitals you are interested in and ask HR directly. I know several BSNs - both new grads and experienced in the Jax area that can't get jobs. I think this is probably one of the toughest areas to get an RN job because there is a glut of schools here plus all the online ones.

I don't think its a Jacksonville only phenomena. This is happening all over Florida.

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NOOO! I just moved here to JAX area from S. Carolina and over the last 6 years it has gotten VERY difficult to find a nursing job there. I was hoping it would be better here in a bigger metro area, but the comments I'm seeing are not encouraging. I've been a nurse for over 14 years and it used to be if you were breathing and had a license- you had a job.

The problem is that with the overload of new nurses desperate for jobs, the working conditions have gone down the tubes. The last job I had was off the charts stressful- high patient to nurse ratio (8:1), getting low census for half my shifts (no pay on call status so they could overload the working nurses and then call you in), low pay, not getting weekends off even when you have PTO time. I was only allowed to orientate 2 1/2 weeks because I was "experienced" and never felt comfortable, plus I was only supposed to be part time but they scheduled me 3 days in a row, 12 hour shifts on my weekend. When I finally had enough, the manager basically told me not to let the door hit me on my way out because there was a line of replacements. What has nursing come to?!

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It was S. Carolina too! See my comment.

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