Nurse Residency in Cincinnati Ohio?

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I'm currently a nursing student who is expecting to graduate in May (2017) from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. I will be relocating to Cincinnati, Ohio and would love some information on the Mercy, University of Cincinnati, and Christ Hospital Healthcare systems. I think I am just planning to start on a general med/surg floor.

Does anyone have opinions/input on any of these hospitals or nurse residency programs in the general area? I am also open to other hospitals but since I will have limited transportation options I would like to stay within ~15 mins of the downtown/central business district.

Also, any information about Cincinnati would be great too! I have never been there, and it seems like an awesome city! I'm excited to move!

Thank you so much!

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UCMC is short RNs and I would recommend applying for those jobs, which do have NRP. I found it ridiculous though. All the floors offer great exp.

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Thank you for your reply! If you don't mind a couple follow-up questions: So you didn't think a residency was necessary? And also, could I just apply to a RN position available right now for any floor? Or should I wait until I am a little closer to graduation?

Thanks again, I haven't gotten much information about the application process!

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Firstly, it is awesome! Cincy has very friendly people, a great culture and many things to do. Public transportation is not always reliable however so going by car is the best option. Parking is no problem though!

UCMC has a lot of openings I presume, but as a local Cincinnatian, i don't recommend working there for long. They have great nurses to teach you but bad management seems to be a common complaint. Christ is much better from what I hear. Good Sam is also an option close to campus. They are part of the TriHealth system and I have heard good things about TriHealth. Mercy Health system is ok too but I don't think they have locations close to downtown cincy. Mercy Anderson in particular is a good place. Have you considered Cincinnati Children's? That's probably the best place in the area. If you want to hop the border, St. Elizabeth's in Kentucky is also another option. Again, welcome!

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Thank you so much for the response! I recently visited Cincy for a few days to get a feel for the city, and was blown away by the friendly people and all the fun things to do! I can't wait to move!

I have been looking into hospitals near downtown, since I think I will end up living close to there. Thanks for the heads up about UCMC, I actually just got a call for an interview for them so I will keep that in mind! Christ looks like an amazing hospital, and I have been looking into them as well. Although Children's looks like a great institute, I think I would like to start in adult!

The one thing I am worried about is ending up with a night shift, since I do a lot of day-time volunteer work in my spare time. Any advice on surviving (or possibly avoiding) night shift? I know it seems selfish but I don't want to give up my other humanitarian efforts for a lifestyle change so drastic! Thanks so much again!

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No problem! I'm not sure how the hospital decides if you're nights or days but I think that is department-dependent. Also I should mention not all of UCMC is bad management, i heard good things about NICU and ICU (just not med-surg floors). I can't give you much advice on avoiding night shift, but I think med-surg floors have more openings so you may have more flexibility there. Surviving it, I take melatonin to regulate my sleep schedule better. Personally, I also stay up late often so for me night shift wasn't too bad of a change. Also I drink lots of Diet pepsi/coke even though I know it's bad for me.....

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