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I believe Multicare (Tacoma General) has a new grad residency program. You might want to check it out.

Interviewed at a SNF. It went well. Good lucvk with your 2nd interview.

Congratulations! I also have an interview in one hour!

I think Tacoma General (multicare) has a new grad residency program, and so does Providence in Everett. Multicare also has that beautiful new hospital in Puyallup (formerly Good Samaritan). Best of luck!

You might want to consider starting out at a SNF. You can get quite a bit of experience with IVs, PICCs, G-tubes, trachs etc. Especially if you work on a medicare unit. I first worked in LTC, then switched to acute care.

If you do need to study and take the NCLEX exam here, you may want to get a job as a nursing assistant (temporarily)at a place that also hires LPNs. That way you have some money coming in while you work toward updating your license. You should contact the WA DOH to find out exactly what steps to take to become licensed in WA.

Just curious--what's the difference between a telemetry unit and a CCU?

I think that Tacoma General in has a new graduate residency program for nurses. You might want to check it out. Best of luck!

Thanks!