NICUs in Alaska?

[Katie71275]

My hubby is convinced he wants to move to Alaska so I'm tryin to findOut some info. I want to work in the NICU andWill grad with ADN in May 2012. What are the top NICU in the state? What do they look like...what sort of patients?

[rotteluvr31, ADN, RN]

The NICU in the state is at Providence Medical Center in Anchorage. I'm not all that familiar with it, but I do know that some little kiddos get sent down to Seattle for care. Not trying to burst your bubble, but I'm not sure that as a new grad you will get into the NICU. But hey, you never know.

I did see that they were offering some internships in L&D nursing - which might be a way to get your foot in the door. Good luck with your future.

[nurseitout]

The Nicu at Providence only hires RN-BSN due to the level of care required. In addition, I have never seen a new grad there- I believe they want at least 3 years of level 3 NICU experience. look at their website, I know they are actively recruiting nicu nurses and their job descriptions are usually very detailed and spell out exact requirements for their nursing positions.... Good luck!

[Creamsoda, ASN, RN]

Id keep an eye out for internships. I always hear they are short staffed so maybe something will pop up!

[muircv]

I'm a NICU nurse here and was hired as a new grad. We are always looking for people, but they do prefer BSN. If you have an ADN they ask you to get your BSN within 2-3years of being hired or something like that but they help pay for it. As the only level 3 nicu in Alaska if a kid needs ECHMO or major heart stuff, they go to Seattle/Portland but we do see and get pretty sick kids from all over the state.

[rg78]

I know this is old but I applied to the new grad NICU position in Anchorage through Providence hospital. Can anyone tell me how it is working there and how the interview process is?

[ScrubGirl88, BSN, RN]

I will be moving to Anchorage as a New Grad(BSN) February 2016. I want to apply to the NICU at the providence hospital. I obviously will not have experience but i do volunteer at a local NICU here in Tucson and hope that helps my resume. Does anyone know if they will have positions opened around that time? I know down here in Tucson they tend to do New grad hiring around July for august start dates and December for January start dates. Im so excited for this move!