Newish nurse lookkng for hospital job

[meaa42, RN]

Hey everybody. I’m having trouble finding a hospital job. Here’s a little backstory I graduated as an LVNin may 2015 , started working ata SNF 7/16-8/17. Graduated with ADN 08/17. My house flooded a week after grad and then I had a baby. So I stared first RN job 09/18 doing PRivate duty nursing. I’ve been applying to hospitals and other place since 03/18 and haven’t received a call back. I’m going to revise my resume again as I got some pointers from a fellow nurse. Thinking about doing RN-BSN this fall. Do y’all think that would help me get in at a hospital? Would I be able to do a new grad residency? I’m almost regretting my career choice. SNF and Home health is not for me. Basically everywhere requires previous experience in that field. Also, I’m in Houston so it’s not lack of jobs available.

Please help. So frustrated and depressed.

[JadedCPN, BSN, RN]

Houston is actually a very overly saturated city. I would definitely recommend having a professional trusted resource review your resume to see what improvements can be made to begin with. Have you been getting any call backs/interviews at least? If so, perhaps your interview skills need improvement as well.

I don't believe you would qualify for any new grad residency after your RN-BSN since you are not a new grad, though I suppose you could always ask since you've never worked in a hospital.