1122RN

I was looking towards possibly getting an interview, but I got a really good new grad position at Long Beach Memorial! It's much closer to my house and I did my clinicals there. I really hope that you enjoy the NICU! You'll likely start if not the 16th or March, then either April 1st or 16th. They only start on the 1st and 16th of the month.

I did my preceptorship in the NICU! If you enjoy babies, then you'll love working on the unit. You'll get some L&D experience with it since you still cater to the family while prioritizing the baby's needs. You also may get to go to the OR sometimes if the baby is due to come/came out in critical condition and they need the NICU nurse on deck (once you get more experience of course).

It was one of my classmates in my RN-BSN program, so I'm not to sure of the timeline for residency. They really liked their coworkers though! They felt supported working on nights. I think she only plans on staying to get her 1 year and then transfer to another hospital though. Any advice for interviews? I plan on getting an interview in the next few weeks once more positions open for other units.

Thats super quick! Hopefully you can start within the next month. Yeah, I had a friend that started at Harbor UCLA last year in the NICU and it took close to 3 months to finalize everything. If you do end up taking that job at Harbor, their cohort starts in May (Im guessing that you'd be part of that cohort based on when you interviewed).

How long would you say everything took in total from interviewing to now? I heard with Harbor UCLA it's like 2-3 months, but it sounds like you were able to get everything done in about a month at LA General. Congrats BTW! I know some people working at the ED at LA General and you get exposed to a lot there!

Anyone hear back from Ortho/Neuro after interviewing?

I received my rejection email from 5E. Congrats to those who landed a position! Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors!