Unemployed New Grad RNs applying for Nurse Aide/Patient Tech Positions?

[Quirky RN]

hi everyone,

this is actually my first post, though i've been a "lurker" for the past two years. i graduated from nursing school this past january and received my license in march. been in a job-hunting frenzy, as i suspect a good lot out there are as well. i'm staying positive through this ordeal, but out of curiosity to my nyc nurses:

if you weren't one through nursing school,

have you guys started applying to nurse's aid/comfort care provider/patient tech positions?

[anon695]

Absolutely not. None of us went to school to be a tech or an aide. From my previous career in human resources, I know that when people apply to jobs that are explicitly below their education and credential level, it screams "I'm desperate and not confident in my ability to do the job I went to school for!" Employers will value you based on how you value yourself - if you value yourself as worthy and capable of the job you trained for and salary for that job, so will they. If you value yourself under what you really are - so will they.

Plus, you only got your license in March and it's now April, that is not much time at all for a job search. keep applying to RN positions, something will eventually come up.

[Quirky RN]

@ anon695,

Thank you for your input. You are certainly right with the HR point of view. I hold myself, my education, and my RN license in high regard, as any nurse would. But I'm noticing fellow nurses are growing despondent with their job searches and resorting to positions as aides and techs. And in truth, it does convey desperation. When family obligations need to be met and bills are mounting, desperate measures will be made.

I am grateful to have had one job interview already, and will continue to be persistent in my job efforts. I hope that we can all stay positive during our search and land the job to kick off our nursing careers. :)

[jrv100]

I would be looking for jobs in other states as well. Basically once you have your 1 plus years hospital experience, it will be significantly easier to get a job.

Good luck!

@ anon695,

Thank you for your input. You are certainly right with the HR point of view. I hold myself, my education, and my RN license in high regard, as any nurse would. But I'm noticing fellow nurses are growing despondent with their job searches and resorting to positions as aides and techs. And in truth, it does convey desperation. When family obligations need to be met and bills are mounting, desperate measures will be made.

I am grateful to have had one job interview already, and will continue to be persistent in my job efforts. I hope that we can all stay positive during our search and land the job to kick off our nursing careers. :)

[MollyG]

hang in there & keep looking! I would also encourage you to look outside NY....the new grads I know who've gotten jobs in the last years have a) had to wait up to 10 months.... or b) had to take jobs outside the city....LIJ, Ossining to name a few....

Hang in there & good luck!!! Like others have said, get that first position and then it will be much easier to move around!