Parkland ER Residency July 2014

rn466 · Sep 30, 2014

Thanks! Do you mean the ones in which the office where the interviews were held is on the ground floor? Next to Krogers?

TWU80 · Oct 1, 2014

Look for me, will be done in November, asked for nights

bss002 · Oct 16, 2014

Does anyone know when the February 2015 Residencies will be posted for Parkland?

TWU80 · Oct 17, 2014

Just heard, we will have 29 starting in the ED. There will be 9 for the ICU's. There will be probably as many for the February class. Most likely there will be spots opening up sometime in november time frame. Keep looking for the slots on parkland careers for nurse resident. We are finishing our phase 3 in the ED and starting phase 4 after next week. You need to pass each phase to graduate from the ED.

We have lost 3 and one didn't start. We have 14 right now.

good luck to all

mr_nurse23 · Nov 1, 2014

Does anyone know if/when parkland will post positions for the February 2015 ER residency?

luckyberries · Nov 1, 2014

Does anyone know when they start doing interviews? I mainly applied for medsurg units.

TWU80 · Nov 3, 2014

it is not IF, more like WHEN for the february residency We need the staff in the ED.

msg88 · Nov 7, 2014

They just posted the ER residency, but TWU80 how come you need a lot of staff, is the turnover rate high there ?

TWU80 · Nov 7, 2014

I am currently finishing the residency. I am just NOW getting comfortable in being there. It is not for everyone. Multi tasking, juggling 3-6 patients of varying acuity, mental patients, discharges, admits, AMA's and in a word CHAOS. You have to get a thick skin FAST, be able to handle criticism from preceptors, learn, adapt and definitely overcome. I have learned a ton here and i plan to stay for a long time here. I was SICU in the past and i think i have found a home here. It is definitely not all about trauma...it is about abdominal pain, CHF, strokes, MI's, and anything else you can come up with. We are moving to the new hospital next year and we need more staff and yes, there is turnover. We are losing about 10 percent right now. It is tough but if you have the personality, the drive to learn and willing to adapt, this is the challenge you can see being a part of. Triage and working the "booth" (critical patients) will come with time (at least a year) and you will realize that when you start working the pod.

msg88 · Nov 11, 2014

Thank you for the heads up! It's appreciated!

KeepSmiling78 · Nov 12, 2014

Thanks for all the info TXU80. It's really appreciated! You said you were in the SICU. What was the nurse culture like on that unit? Do you know anything about the other ICUs? How has it been working at Parkland this last year and was it the learning experience you hoped for?

KMMADRID · Nov 17, 2014

hi aloix,

Would you be so kind to share your experience with me from hiring to being a resident? I want to go to parkland so badly because I know I would get the experience I need there. I know competition is very stiff so I am keeping my fingers crossed and continuously praying. Like how many letters you get before the interview (I just got a letter my application moved up already but it seems that's just a normal process from the threads here. no biggie).

Any tips for the interview? like what questions do they ask?

I am a single mom from California and I really want this so bad...even if it means moving and uprooting my daughter from school but Im still looking after her benefit...I have no relatives there at all...what are your hours as interns? How are you scheduled, shifts for theory and clinical components? Can you request to be placed on the daytime shift?

I know getting in is a long shot but at the same time, just in case I want to be prepared especially looking after my daughter's well being.

I hope you could enlighten me on this. Thank you!