Opinion on job opening/interview.

[Java_Wench]

Hi all,

I've been applying for jobs at the two major hospital systems in my area since April. I graduated in May, passed NCLEX in July and received my license in August (yay!). I got a call a couple weeks ago from one of the hospital's Nurse Recruiter for an interview. Last week I had that interview, and it seemed to go really well. The NR said she was going to pass my info off to a couple nurse managers and I'd probably hear from them. One of the nurse managers (for the ortho/surgical floor) called me back the next day and I had an interview with her that I thought went really well, lasting almost 2 hours and included a tour of the floor and introductions to some of the unit nurses. She said I'd hear from the Nurse recruiter in two or three days. I didn't hear back (granted, friday was the "third day"). So I'm sorta feeling...I don't know. I guess trying to decide if I should follow up with a call to the Nurse Recruiter (but I don't want to seem pushy or needy). From famine to feast, I guess because the second hospital called me up last week and scheduled an interview with both their Nurse Recruiter and the nurse manager for their surgical floor for next week and I was called for another interview with the first hospital with the nurse manager of their cardiac stepdown floor. I'm happy to have the interviews, but wondering if I should call back about the first opening/interview I had. What do you think?

I'd be thrilled with any of the jobs I'm interviewing for. They aren't my dream areas, but they are a foot in the door and an opportunity to get experience in basic nursing (that I really need, as before nursing school I had no previous medical experience). Should I call the nurse recruiter to check in? Would that be too pushy? Am I freaking out over nothing? Advice would really be appreciated!

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

Check in to follow up if there are any questions or if they need any further information or documents from you.

[RunBabyRN]

I would call on Monday just to follow up and ensure they have everything they need. It could be that they're still waiting to hear back from a reference or something along those lines.

Good luck!

[flyersfan88]

At the hospital I got hired at....they told me I'd hear in 48 hours. 2 weeks and several unanswered emails later, they finally offered me a job. Follow up, but be patient.

[Java_Wench]

Thanks for the advice! I called today and left a voicemail for the nurse recruiter, thanking her for the interview and letting them know if they needed anything else from me, paperwork or information to please give me a call. I don't want to seem pushy so I'll probably just leave it at that (the NR's voicemail said she was out of the office until tomorrow).

[Java_Wench]

So just as an update, the nurse recruiter with the first hospital called me back (the day after I left that voicemail) with 3 job offers! One for the first floor I interviewed with and two for the second floor I interviewed with (different shifts). Then the nurse recruiter from the second hospital I interviewed with called me the next day with a job offer too! So, I went from nothing since April when I began applying, to three interviews and four job offers in two weeks. Needless to say, I happily accepted one of the offers, and am supposed to begin orientation on the 22nd! I am so thrilled and excited (and terrified)! For other new grads out there, try not to get discouraged! I heard NOTHING for 5 months and then BAM, everything at once! Hang in there guys! :)