New grad RN BSN need advice !!!!!!

[kayteeRNBSN]

Heyy! So I also am a new grad and my past jobs at hospitals include CnA and an anesthesia technician at one of the top hospitals in the country located in Boston (which is where I am from FYI). The job market in MA is brutal and I have a great resume, references, etc and still nothing. All postings say "require or prefer 1-3 2-5 etc years experience". But how can I get the experience without the job?! I'm such a hard worker and good nurse it is frustrating I feel like I can't prove that. My first job is at an acute/long term rehab facility. I see that I am one of the few that has my BSN and I am really trying to make the best of this position. I mean 20 pts and if someone calls out no mandating = like 30 pts and unsafe care. On the acute units there are more PRN meds, nursing notes to write, etc. Also I really feel part of a team, I haven't been there long and have already made a hospice pt so much more comfortable.

My concern/question is how long is the MiNIMUM amount of time that I should stay here before going to try getting a job at a hospital ?? My overall goal is to work in critical care, possibly become a medic part time for the experience and excitement, and I work best in high paced emergent environments. I just dont know what to do because I feel like I worked so so so hard to graduate Magna Cum Laude from college with a bachelors degree and I want to start on my "dream pathway". Does anyone have any advice/comments???

[all517]

Move where the jobs are and keep pursuing your dream! Much of Virginia has a steady market. I know many people who have accepted new jobs in southern VA and some near DC/MD/Arlington area. Plus there's Quantico/Baltimore not too far.