Ace587RN

this is Mt. Sinai in Miami. im sure the one in manhattan is very different

texas is the way to go, wouldnt go any other state

Dont commute by car. If there are some cheap options like train etc try that. I have a friend who lives in Boca Raton, FL, takes the trirail down to downtown Miami. He brings his roadbike with him inside the train

a LOT applied to Holy Cross. theyre pretty picky

take the job that you enjoy!. i commuted 45 minutes to work and did that for 6 months. i now i only do a 20 minute commute which is right next to the water

its overrated IMO. I work at Mercy Hospital and love it . community hospital, right next to key biscayne. what more can you ask

what u can do. Make him volunteer for a day and just shadow an RN and let him find out how hard we work. Then hell realize

i have a friend who's a new grad and she just got hired at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital

I would say its not possible to keep your job with that schedule. Try applying to all nursing programs and see

Memorial is a good system with good benefits. I would consider Memorial West to be the best one out of all

Like everyone said its who you know. Credentials alone wont help, so you have to really go out there personally and sell yourself. Networking is a great way.

Be persistent and dont give up! When you give up thats when everything goes downhill. I looked for 9 months for a job!

I believe you just show up. Dont take my word for it, since its what my friend told me. Brand new RNs i believe get started at 20/hr

I would only commute up to 20 miles. When i was a new grad my first job was 27 miles. After doing 2 12 hrs it wore me out and had near accidents a lot of times. Hey as long as it puts food on the table take it. My current job is 13 miles away

almost similar to my sister, and we live here in Miami

Both jobs that i have now, i know the directors very well.

Thanks! Yup its an ER position

Thanks everyone! to give you guys an update i interviewed at another hospital which is half the distance from my previous job with slightly better pay and they offered it to me today! Thank God!

23.50 here in Miami. Which is not a lot but hey its a job

I would stay at least 2 years just to make it look good

My sister just landed a job at Palm Springs General Hospital. If you guys can get by with little spanish u can survive here. Its in Hialeah. Pay is like 21.50 tho, but hey a job is a job

Thanks i just hope i just get something

so ive been in an ER for 7 months now, but my manager called me in one day and gave me the grim news that i was being laid off . I shouldve known this was coming as my hospital was cutting back a LOT. Now im pretty much going to be with my sister (unemployed new graduate RN). This sucks a lot. I do have some money saved up to last me, but its only a temporary fix. I live in FL. They laid off 3 top people in the hospital, laid off some RNs and LPNs. i have no seniority so i had no immunity at all. Its hard to think that i am considered to be unemployed now. Good thing i still live under my parents, but i have students loans to pay. I guess im back to applying for jobs. . I applied to a couple of hospitals so far that i heard were hiring, but i hope they do consider me with some experience. New grads keep youre heads up and take whatever you get offered. I never knew i was going to be laid off, but here i am. . It angers me,and i work for a for profit hospital.

Lots of good information in this thread :). Im also an ED RN looking into pre hospital medicine just to volunteer at my local FD. im from FL and i was told i could challenge the paramedic exam after getting my EMT. Anyone else from FL here? i have BCLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC already

I heard positive things about West Boca