New Graduate Nurse Residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital

[aaro]

Hello fellow nurses,

I am a new graduate nurse who was recently offered a New Graduate RN position at Brigham and Women's hospital (BWH) in Boston, MA. I am excited about this opportunity, but also have other job offers lined up, so I wanted to see if anyone on this website worked/works at BWH, and can shed some light regarding workplace environment.

1. Pro's of working at BWH?

2. Con's of working at BWH?

3. Opportunity for moving up to different specialities? Ex. Starting in med/surg, and moving up to ICU/Step down?

I also wanted to ask if there are other fellow new graduate nurses who will be starting their job in Boston this fall of 2022. I love to have a roommate(s) to decrease cost of living!

Thanks!

[2023jason]

EMP_RN said:

Hey Aaron! 

Congrats, that's really exciting. My start date is also August 22nd. They are really flexible and I may have to extend due to finding an apartment. Most leases run September 1st - August 31st because of all the colleges in the area. Have you started to look for apartments? 

I'm starting in the intermediate resource pool (PCU). It will be 13 week assignments throughout all their PCUs except for oncology. I'm super excited about this, it will offer a lot of experience and help me find my next step - transferring to ICU or finding a home unit. 

What unit are you starting on? 

Also, a coworker of mine has a friend that worked at a different Boston hospital for years and transferred to Brigham because of the management. My manager told me that nurses are highly valued at BWN, that it is more nurse driven versus provider driven, if that makes sense. 

Best, 

Hey! Just curious if you liked the PCU float pool. Did you float to the 14AB medicine floor? I was offered a position there and was hoping that you could maybe share some insight.