New Grad, St. John's?

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Hey,

I will be graduating from nursing school in central Missouri in May and I have looked at, and contacted a ton of hospitals. One hospital I contacted was St. John's in Springfield. I was impressed with what I saw on their website. I am aware it is a wonderful facility but I wanted to see what you guys felt about it as a whole. I am looking to start there as a new grad. One of the reasons I am interested is I wish to go to CRNA school eventually and I think working at a place like St. John's would really make me stand out. Any input is appreciated. Thank you so much.

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Specializes in geriatrics, newborn, l&d.

I work for st.johns' in washington, and it is a wonderful place to work. Sisters of mercy health systems are renowed. They are one of the top paying w/ excellent benefits, and i think it would serve you well to work there and build up your 2 years in the icu/critical care needed to be accepted into a crna program. Check out webster's program too, I have a friend who did her homework on crna schools, and found that one to be the best out of all the others and she isn't even from missouri.

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Thank you so much for your input. The hospital is gigantic down there, which is just what I want. They also sent me a recruiting packet and the benefits were unbelievable from what I read, but I just wanted some input from someone who at least worked in the system. Thank you

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Specializes in neurotrauma ICU.

hey, we are going to be competing for jobs there in May! lol

I go to the OTHER nursing school in Springfield, but I work as a PCA at St. Johns. I have only good things to say about the hospital. If you have any specific questions feel free to PM me.

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Thank you so much for your reply! I applied there and am scheduled for an interview for the neuro ICU. I am really excited. How are the other nurses that work there? I hope we both get jobs haha. Thank you.

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Specializes in neurotrauma ICU.

awesome!! good luck with the interview, keep me informed.

The nurses I work with on med-surg are great. The only other areas I am familiar with are L&D, NICU and Peds. Those are from the perspective of a patient or parent of a patient, but everyone was wonderful.

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That is wonderful to know. Do you know what their new grad program is like? Thank you so much for the info by the way.

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Specializes in neurotrauma ICU.

I think it varies by department, but you get at least 12 weeks with a preceptor. At least that is what I have been told....

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I'm a current St. John's RN - brand new actually. I just passed NCLEX on Feb. 24. I love it there. Good luck in your interview!

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Specializes in neurotrauma ICU.

just wondering if you got the job?

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