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Youville is good; I'm finding it a little overwhelming just because it's my first job, but I expect I'd be feeling the same way no matter where I was working. The other nurses and the management are pretty supportive. The patient ratio on my floor is 4-5 patients to 1 nurse during days. The night shift has 6-7 patients per nurse. I graduated with a BSN -- I also have a BA in English from back in the day... Hope your interview at Fallon went well!

You're not alone! Most of the new grads I've met who have tried to find a job in/around Boston have had a tough time of it unless they had a personal connection or worked as a CNA before graduating. I graduated in May and finally got a job in November at Youville Hospital in Cambridge, which is a long term acute care/rehab facility. There were a couple other new grads hired in Nov & Dec, they may still have open positions. Hang in there, and good luck!

I graduated in May and *just* landed a job at a LTAC/Rehab hospital in Cambridge. I was shocked at how long it took -- I was beginning to feel like a leper! I didn't get a single interview at any of the acute care hospitals I applied to, including the one I did my internship at(!). One nurse recruiter that I spoke to during my job search said that five years ago Boston-area hospitals were snapping up new grads but that the market has changed. INDEED. I did get a few calls for flu shot/wellness clinics from posting my resume on Monster.com, and that has been a good part-time filler while I was waiting to get a full-time gig. The clinics pay pretty well (26ish/hr) and although it's not the most mentally stimulating work, it's fast-paced and the time really flies. Good luck to any of you that are still on the search!

In case anyone looks at this thread in the future for info, I just wanted to share that I spoke to a nurse recruiter at MGH and she said that a year of experience at a LTAC/rehab hospital like Youville or Spaulding would qualify for the 1-2 years experience most med/surg jobs require, but would not be adequate for a specialty/CC floor.

Hi, all-- I'm a new grad in the Boston area, and after 4 months of looking for a job on a med/surg floor, I'm starting to think that's just not going to pan out. The only interviews I've gotten have been at nursing homes and long-term acute care facilities. I'm not opposed to working in LTC or LTAC, but I'm afraid that it won't count towards the "1-2 years of acute care experience" that every hospital job seems to require. I'm 34 (this is a second career for me) so I don't want to take the scenic route... does anyone have an idea whether the kind of experience I'd get in a LTAC environment like Spaulding (Boston) or Youville (Cambridge) would be appropriate if I want to try to get a job in acute care at MGH or Brigham & Women's in a year's time?

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