Alli76_RN

I'd love to move and would if I could, but it's not an option right now. And while some pay is better than no pay, it's just not realistic to pay the bills. I'm considering a longer commute to the city now since I found some jobs there, but certainly it's still less than ideal. Thanks for your encouraging words!

Hi all, I am a single parent with no support for my one child (meaning no one to watch him after school/evenings) and just completed my BSN and got my RN as part of a career change. I live in Massachusetts and have spent the last 6 weeks applying to hospitals in my area (outside Boston) and cannot get one to call me back or even consider my application. I graduated from a well-known and respected nursing school, have a strong resume, a solid cover letter, excellent references and I'm sitting here unemployed because no one wants to hire a new RN for days. I have a number of RN friends who tell me this is common because day shifts are part of the career path (start on nights and work toward days as a promotion). I've already considered short and long term rehab hospitals and nursing homes but the pay is horrific and wouldn't even help me cover my massive loans from school. Doctor's offices don't want an RN without experience, and most other out-of-the-box nursing jobs require experience too. How does one find a job as a single parent when you're literally only able to work 7-3? Does anyone have any advice on where/how to make a day shift happen when you're new? Thanks in advance.