Parkland Critical Care Nurse Residency Sept 2012

[babigrl]

Hi all,

I'm somewhat new to this forum. I applied to Parkland's MICU and SICU residency. I've already received the email saying my apps were forwarded to the hiring manager. I'm looking for any info on what the hiring process is like, far as, how long after receiving the email did you get an interview and also any info on how the residency works. My dream is either to get into the ED or one of the critical care areas. I know this would be a great opportunity to be employed at a Level I trauma center. Any advice, tips, connections and info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[babigrl]

Good luck with your interview

[rosern1]

Good luck with your interview

Thanks! I'm very nervous....When did they say they'll come up with their final decision?

[babigrl]

It's supposed to be the end of next week

[Kabouche]

Wow you guys are so lucky! I hope you get the jobs! I just signed in and saw this so I'm to late to apply but does anyone know when the trauma nurse residency is supposed to start??? I called and they said it should post in sept but website says it starts in September

[babigrl]

I'm not sure I interviewed for the emergency services department residency that will start next month. There was some positions posted for the nurse internship two weeks ago. When you go onto the site search for nurse intern. I'm not sure if they are still posted or not. But it doesn't hurt to check and see.

[babigrl]

I wasn't sure exactly which your asking about. The internship is open to BSNs only and the residency is open to both ADNs and BSNs

[acsrn]

Wow, 15 minutes? That's not long! The L&D interview slots were 30 minutes... but they did say there would be two at a time, though I didn't see the other person.

I've been really nervous! Every time my phone rings I've been running over to it. I'm even starting to play the waiting game in my dreams haha. Well, hopefully we will start hearing something (good news) soon :)

[babigrl]

Your not alone. I know it'll be end of nex week beginning of the next week but my nerves are pretty much shot lol. My poor stomach is in knots with all the what ifs running through my mind. Good luck to you as well.

[Kabouche]

I'm not sure I think it's the trauma nurse internship. I'm a BSN. Does anyone know how much are they paying at Parkland??

[Kabouche]

Thank you. I will check it out :)

[NewToDallas, BSN, RN]

I interviewed today in L&D. It was two of the unit managers. They started off telling me about the internship and then went into the "dreaded" questions. There was about 4 scenario based questions starting with "tell me about a time when..." My advice? Take your time and don't feel like you need to answer immediately. Process the question. They are much more impressed by a thoughtful answer that took about 10 seconds to begin than just blurting out the first thing that comes to your mind. I will tell you that the last Q was "Why should we hire you over other candidates?" At the end, the two managers walked me through the unit. I think it went pretty well : )

The med calc test was pretty straightforward. It was 40 questions and I did it in 31 minutes (you have an hour and a half) and got a 95% - just because I flew through it. If you do the practice test they give you, it will be a breeze. Just read the Q carefully to make sure you know what they're asking. The math is not tricky.

As far as pay goes, for new grads its $24.52 hourly, with the following differentials: $2.75 2nd shift, $3.50 3rd shift, and $6.00 weekends.

Best wishes to us all! Keep us posted if you hear anything!

[Kabouche]

WOW $24.00????? Thanks for the info. I'm in NY and thought about making a change since I'm a new grad and having a little trouble getting a job. My classmates are starting at around $47/hr. I wish you the best of luck, hope you get the job!!