HappyRN

I'm a New Grad RN 4 months into the job and one thing is clear. I wish I'd been a CNA in a hospital 1st!! I did an ABSN program for those who already had a BA/BS in another field, so my clinical program flew by. I have a deep science/medical background but I've already had many instances where experience as a CNA would have allowed me to make better (critical thinking) decisions and have better patient outcomes. I highly recommend you consider it. If nothing else it will help you optimize supervision of your CNAs whose performance is critical to patient safety. I'm living this first-hand: CNAs make a huge difference.

Yes you get to take N95 & face shield home. Might help to bring a bag. So it's vaccinations, vision, fit test, and if needed bloodwork.

"Anyone that interviewed with Torrance LCOM receive a call yet?" Nothing yet. Pray we'll hear this week!

Yes. An unexpected unit, but I'm intrigued.

Tip - I was told by the recruiter that the official name for Providence is now "Providence St. Joseph" so that may be adding to everyone's confusion. So it could be "Providence St. Joseph, Little Company of Mary, Torrance." HTH!

Hope so!! Best of luck to everyone. Sounds like at least PCU is full considering only available slots might be tomorrow ?

I looked at last year's thread. Open House was on a Friday and phone calls were Monday for Wednesday interview. Good luck to all!

Congrats on the interviews! Has anyone heard whether they'll be having an Open House?

Califnurse1119 sorry for the late reply. My friend said they were the only candidate in their time slot and the interview was a panel of very nice people enthusiastic about St. John's. They said questions included a few general topics - why St Johns, why Providence, a few behavioral (how you handled a conflict, etc.), and some safety-focused questions (patient safety/med administration). From what others have said, it's probably a good idea to have some patient stories in mind too. Good luck tomorrow!!!! Take a deep breath, be yourself, and keep us posted. ?

Sorry for the delay. My rejection/thank you email was for Med Surg (D5)/Duque 5th floor. This means there's still hope for other units and especially those who applied to Med Surg (D5), but did not receive the email! Good luck all ?

Yes, I just received a "thank you" email that said I did not get an interview, better luck next time!

I think you're right JoCl89! I looked at the last cohort thread and they said the first part of the interview was a panel and the second was with Unit managers. For the second part, they were given case studies/scenarios. I'm not sure if that's the same at all locations though.

One of the recruiters said interviews would take place on either 11/6 or 11/8. I saw openings only on the 8th, but I may have been contacted on the second batch. But that's only a guess! ?

Med-surg and Peds. You?

Received an in-person interview request from Torrance yesterday afternoon (10/28).