Stcloudmnnurse

Stcloudmnnurse has 5 years experience and specializes in Urgent Care.

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1. New Grad RN Can’t Find Job

   Stcloudmnnurse replied to Stcloudmnnurse's topic in New Nurse

   I have found a position! Sorry I haven’t updated but after not getting an interview for months I had 3 job offers in a week! I am now working a MedSurg RN position in a hospital that will cross train me to ER. I’m super thankful for all the advice...

2. New Grad RN Can’t Find Job

   Stcloudmnnurse replied to Stcloudmnnurse's topic in New Nurse

   I’m not on the Minnesota border but your area sounds similar to my situation. Minnesota in general is Saturated with nurses. I close to going south😬

3. New Grad RN Can’t Find Job

   Stcloudmnnurse replied to Stcloudmnnurse's topic in New Nurse

   Yeah it’s a hard line between trying to get your skills and abilities across and sounding like your a “know it all” even if I just mentioned I’m good at EMRs, LOL and helped nurses that aren’t fond of technology.

4. New Grad RN Can’t Find Job

   Stcloudmnnurse replied to Stcloudmnnurse's topic in New Nurse

   Minnesota and my area has 4 nursing schools within 10 minutes of the hospital. A lot of competition but yes I’m open to all shifts floors ect. I wish there was people recruiting and excited to get new RNs but it’s really not the case here. In clin...

5. New Grad RN Can’t Find Job

   Stcloudmnnurse replied to Stcloudmnnurse's topic in New Nurse

   I’ve found that the new grad preceptor program is great but it does have limitations to its usefulness in some cases. New nurses were complaining that it goes over things 3-6 months after they were doing the skills on the floor everyday. That said...

6. New Grad RN Can’t Find Job

   Stcloudmnnurse replied to Stcloudmnnurse's topic in New Nurse

   I would absolutely travel but I agree I would need at least a year in a hospital specialty to feel secure in traveling as a new nurse. But if it comes to it I might have to to get experience. I am in a position to travel so it is tempting.

7. New Grad RN Can’t Find Job

   Stcloudmnnurse replied to Stcloudmnnurse's topic in New Nurse

   I have worked in nursing homes before and was a CNA for about 10 years. I did long term acute respiratory unit during Covid. I’m not against it but was really looking at hospitals. I’ve been told too that experience in a SNF doesn’t advance your res...

8. New Grad RN Can’t Find Job

   Stcloudmnnurse replied to Stcloudmnnurse's topic in New Nurse

   I agree and since I didn’t work for the health system before graduation they don’t wNt to pay new hire bonuses on top of the cost of training new grads. I think they are super short from what I hear and nurses are getting crazy amounts of overtime. ...

9. New Grad RN Can’t Find Job

   Stcloudmnnurse replied to Stcloudmnnurse's topic in New Nurse

   I’m in a fairly large city and hospital system. The current urgent care I’m part of is a rural hospital about 45 minutes from my house. The hospital that is closer to me is a 487 bed facility and owns just about every clinic and critical access ...

10. New Grad RN Can’t Find Job

    Stcloudmnnurse replied to Stcloudmnnurse's topic in New Nurse

    Thank you! I have talked to my nurse manager and currently there is no open RN positions I. The UC right now. I wish I could get an interview to explain my current skills and everything I’m willing to do and learn.

11. New Grad RN Can’t Find Job

    Stcloudmnnurse posted a topic in New Nurse

    Hi! I’m a new grad RN with an associate degree. I am having the worst time finding a job and am practically in tears every day that I get one of those “we went with other candidates” emails. I’m starting to lose hope and would like anyone's opinion o...