NY Corr. nurses, guidance needed

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Specializes in med/surg.

For you nurses working in one of the NY facilities, I need some answers if you can. I've recently interviewed for a positions in 3 places in the last couple of months (Wende, Albion, Gowanda) and so far haven't heard anything back. Have a couple more scheduled in the next couple of weeks. So far that means womans, men's med. and max.

I'm wondering just how long this process takes?

I have a couple more scheduled in next 10 days, but am beginning to wonder if I'm wasting gas going on so many and shouldn't I have heard back by now?-OK, I know it's the state and a large bureaucracy, but I'd think by now I'd heard back at least on the first ones. What bothers me the most is my next door neighbor is a officer at Wende and he tells me that they are so desperate for nurses, that I should have been called by now.

I have Collins and Albion men's coming up.

Can anyone enlighten me on their hiring experiences?

Thanks,

Kathy, RN

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Specializes in substance abuse, psych, LTC, corrections.

This process takes time. The bureaucracy that is NY is massive. Go on your interviews and show them why they should hire you. Be the best you can be and maybe one day you can join me in the ranks of corrections nurses!!

GOOD LUCK!!

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Specializes in med/surg.

Thanks malenurse50.

Maybe I'm getting to anxious, but having been downsized out of my hospital position a little over a year ago, I'm really getting worried about never finding a decent job again! There is so little out there compared to a few years ago and what is there seems to be the worst for the least. Picked up some flu clinics and chart auditing but they quickly run out of work and say goodbye, or check in twice daily for no assignments. Or get an offer at LTC for $11 an hour doing aide work with the hope that a RN position will eventually open up!

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As a Nurse at a NY Corr Fac the biggest reason you probably haven't heard is because NY is about to close several facilities thus resulting in lateral transfers for some Nurses. I don't expect to see any hiring until these moves are completed.

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