NEW GRAD, Need job in CA

[affroman]

Hello fellow nurses, I've just received my license but it seems like everyone wants a year of experience. What am I to do, so unfair. Anyone in LA California know of anyplace taking new grads? Please help.

[pandabear2185]

Check out Bakersfield and Fresno. They usually have new grad pools. Good luck! There really is no RN shortage in CA:(

[IEDave, ASN, CNA, LVN]

Check out Bakersfield and Fresno. They usually have new grad pools. Good luck! There really is no RN shortage in CA:(

Given the OP is an LVN, I'm pretty sure they couldn't care less about RN jobs.

@OP: Well, just looked on Indeed and found about half a dozen positions for new grad LVN's without trying too hard. Didn't they cover this with you during your LVN training?

Here's how you do it:

1) head over to Job Search | one search. all jobs. Indeed.com;

2) Put in the text string "LVN preferred" in the WHAT box;

3) Put your ZIP code in the WHERE box;

4) Click on the "Find Jobs" button.

That's it. What you're looking for is the jobs that say "[...some period of time...] LVN experience preferred." That means they'll consider new grads for the position. Any of the Kindred facilities is a good place to look; rehab facilities as well. Try looking at county hospitals as well - they tend to hire from an applicant pool, so you may end up waiting a while when you apply at these facilities. Saw a few for Kindred, plus one for Del Amo Convalescent Center, Junior Blind of America, Fresenius & DaVita (both work with dialysis pts) plus the usual slug of RN positions that'll be expected to supervise LVN's.

And, if that don't work - there's always LTC's. Dress nice & ask for an application; odds are good you won't have to apply too many times to get a bite.

Best of luck!

----- Dave

[affroman]

Thank you