NICU Jobs??

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Specializes in Pedi Rehab,Pediatrics, PICU.

Hi all,

I am a recent grad with 1yr pedi RN eperience. NICU is definitely where I want to be. I plan on going back to school for BSN-MSN and NNP.

I would like to know if any of you know of any NICUs that are hiring and willing to hire a nurse w/o prior NICU experience. I am open to all suggestions and will relocate if need be. If you don't wanna post the name on the feed, please PM me. I really need to find a job in NICU. Thanks ;)

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, Pediatrics.

Good luck, let me know when you find something or some place that will hire without experience. I live in IL and hold an IL and WI license. Here they will not hire you unless you have at least 3-5 years experience in the area. They may post that they will consider new grads or those without the experience, but they really don't. I know that TX and CA have a lot of NICU positions open. I talked to a few hospitals in TX and was told that the Level III NICU's usually will not hire unless you have at least 1 year of LEVEL III NICU experience. But you may be able to get a position in a Special Care Nursery or in a Level II NICU and then be able to move up to/transfer to Level III NICU.

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I am in Fort Worth, TX and we hire new grads or nurses without experience into our internship.

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i would like to know as well! at least you have 1 yr of peds experience... that's a good start

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Specializes in NICU.

Just start calling nurse recruitment and/or the manager of NICUs and see if they're hiring...

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I am in the same boat as you, I think it just depends on the hospital, you already have peds experience though, so I think that is a big plus!! Good luck!

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Specializes in Pedi Rehab,Pediatrics, PICU.

Soooooo. Thanks to all for your comments. I finally landed a job in the NICU, far from home. Unfortunately, it wasn't full time. Then I got a FT job in the PICU!!!! Soooo excited, hopefully I'll get to float to NICU somedays.:smokin:

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Specializes in trauma ICU,TNCC, NRP, PALS, ACLS.

the hopsital i work at you cross train in picu,ticu,nicu and cvicu

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I know this is an old post, but I'm wondering what hospital you work at? (Darynash) I really want to get into the NICU, I graduated in Dec. 09 and have only worked in an in patient rehab hospital (that's all I could get). And does your hospital only hire bachelor's? I have associates.

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the hopsital i work at you cross train in picu,ticu,nicu and cvicu

what hospital do YOU work at??? i want all that experience under my belt :)

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