Possible to get clinic job as recent grad?

advsmuch08 · Sep 23, 2015

I think it would be possible but very difficult to get a clinic job as a new grad. You may have to think creatively and network. Most clinic jobs want a few years of hospital experience. Example: OBGYN clinic may want a nurse with L&D experience. I think my med/surg has helped me in the clinic setting. It isn't completely stress-free but I truly enjoy it. Best wishes!

pfchang · Sep 23, 2015

Yes, it is possible but don't plan on it being slow-paced.

RainMom · Sep 23, 2015

Probably depends on your location. In my rural area, lots of nurses start out in clinics as new grads.

Kmwatt · Sep 23, 2015

Yes it is. I started working in a clinic as a nurse tech. In July,I took the NCLEX in August,now I am the pediatric nurse.

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Jaellys · Sep 27, 2015

Absolutely possible. I am an RN in a clinic and I started there. It's a peds clinic that is by no means slow paced :) just a different pace than the hospital.

Trinx · Oct 17, 2015

I graduated this past spring. Applied to 100+ positions, mostly in hospitals in maternal/infant health - my research area and area of interest. Instead, one of the hospital's HRs pointed me toward one of their dermatology clinics. I know very little about dermatology. I went, interviewed, figured nothing would come of it, and landed the job. I did shadow for 2 hours. Nothing about the clinic was "slow-paced." That said, I still figure this is as cushy a job as a new grad could get. No weekends or holidays. The culture was very much "got your back" - techs or nurses didn't even have to ask for help. If someone had a free moment and saw a job needed doing, they did it, even if it's not their room or their patient. There wasn't much sitting, except to frantically chart, and most of that was done while still standing. So if you're looking for a slow-paced environment.... I have no idea where nurses work at a slow pace. Not in my clinic.

BiotoBSNtoFNP · Oct 18, 2015

Some urgent cares may hire new grads. Although it is stressful and busy, its a different kind of stress than the hospital.