Hey everyone! I would love and appreciate some insight. I just want to know if it's even possible for me to find an RN job in California. Will employers hire me when I have no RN working experience besides the experience I had in clinicals? I passed the NCLEX and received my RN license in 2021 right after nursing school. Due to family health issues I had to be the sole caretaker and was unable to work during this whole time. I have an active nursing license and now that I do not have to be a caretaker anymore I am able to freely find work.
My issue is that I am basically a new grad with no work experience and more than 1 year gap of not working. I also do not want to be a floor hospital nurse as I have badly injured my back (from being a caretaker but now I am healed) and want a position where I would not compromise my back again.
Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.