No, We Can't Offer You A Job, But.....

[caliotter3]

I just saw an ad on an employment website that stated new grads could not be hired but they might be able to grant a waiver if the individual was able to make home health visits in areas where they needed coverage. This struck me as pretty crass to state in a job ad. You don't meet hiring standards unless you are willing to do something others are not willing to do? How does that make the difference? Also saw an ad with the title " Bad Ass RN's...." and another asking for "Rare" employees. Not well done, or medium rare, but rare (my play on words). This kind of verbiage in employment ads may be perceived as cute and eye-catching to those who post it, but it leaves something to be desired when one thinks about how they perceive and probably treat their employees. Just an observation.

[Nola009]

Their language shows what they think of nurses. Tomboys who can be exploited. I wouldn't bother applying to either company.

[tjmrn]

As a New Grad, Interim Permittee, my first employer asked me to cross a CNA picket line to come to work. They told me they would bring me in the "back door" and that I could sleep there so as not to be seen by the picketing RNs.

I politely declined, knowing I needed those experienced RNs "on my side" and as my resource as a new RN.

I maintained the job and went to work as soon as the strike was over. I'm glad I didn't cross the line. As a new Nurse, you ~need~ those seasoned RNs to help you and back you up.

[NurseCard, ADN]

LOL!

I'm laughing because, there is a renowned company in Lexington KY... they make those gigantic industrial sized fans that you may see in a gymnasium or somewhere... the name of the company? "Big Ass Fans"!

If one day the company looked to hire an Occupational Nurse, I could definitely see them putting out an ad asking for a "Bad Ass Nurse". Sounds better than "Big Ass Nurse", don't you think? :)

[calivianya, BSN, RN]

I would have to apply to the bad ass nurse one. For one, I think I am pretty bad ass (LOL). Also, I would be so insanely curious as to who exactly picked the wording in that ad that I would hope to land an interview and ask them about it myself.

[trinitymaster]

I can assure you that the ad was not referring to "rural" areas. And there is definitely no shortage of eager, unemployed nurses, new grads or not, in the areas serviced by the employer. If there is no coverage in any of the employer's service areas, there most likely is a very good reason why no one desperate enough for work would not already be working there. The observation made referred to the most likely scenario, not the one least likely to be the case. These examples are not the only ones seen in employment ads here that exclude certain classes of prospective employees. Usually they exclude new grads, but not with "come hither" suggestions. That was the exception that I took to the tone of that ad. The defensible reason to exclude new grads equally exists for all situations offered by the employer or that reason does not exist at all.

They can hire anyone that they want. It is a bad time to be a nurse. The jobs seem to go to those who have no business getting them. As a new nurse, you may have to take a job that you do not particularly enjoy, but a job is a job. My advice is to start racking up experience, certifications, and degrees while you can. We are living in an era where you will soon have BSNs working for fast-food restaurants and that is as far as they will likely go.

Until the purse strings are loosened, all we can do is take what we can get.

[Cheyenne RN,BSHS]

That seems really weird to me and not safe or in the best interests of either nurse or patient. I have worked in home health care for about 7 years. Loved it in rural areas but not so much now that I am in the city. That being said, every HHC agency that I know about requires a minimum of 1-2 years med/surg so that the nurse has some experience before they are alone out in the field. It also allows the patient to get better nursing care in a home setting where immediate tests (radiology-labs) or input from someone with more experience are not readily available. It sounds like the hospital is trying to sound cute but to me is a prescription for a disaster.

[Carlalily]

We are living in an era where you will soon have BSNs working for fast-food restaurants and that is as far as they will likely go.

Until the purse strings are loosened, all we can do is take what we can get.

huh? really?

[MatrixRn]

The HH ad may not refer to a seedy area, but instead one that is remote and no one else is willing to cover. I took such a position many years ago. The area was remote, a long way from my home, but very safe. The long time HH nurses did not want to drive there due to the distance. They wanted patients close to home.

It took me 45 minutes to get there.....now mind you my time and mileage was paid for....so I did not understand why they did not want that gig. I made out very well. My gas mileage more than paid for my taxes that were withdrawn from my check. It was like getting an immediate raise.

My point....do not poo poo an ad until you find out the details.