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Donnacarol, Did you not have to do clinical time? I had to do 700 plus hours. Although I agree the NP program could be approved upon, I am scared to think your education did not require structured patient experience?

Bronze1, I am sorry you feel this way. It is obvious you are a new nurse because you are uneducated/ inexperienced as to what nursing is. I am an ICU nurse and about to be an adult NP. There is a huge need for NPs. We are not a physicians assistant and we are not a RN with a script pad. We take bedside nursing and combined it with advanced medicine to provide a holistic care. It is a very exciting time for nursing and advance practice because we are expanding our scope and growing constantly. There is a large demand for more health providers and the public's expectations are continuously growing. RNs and NPs need to rise to the occasion and provide high quality, patient centered care. As a nurse you should be motivating yourself and coworkers to advance yourself and the nursing profession, not slamming it! I urge you to educate yourself on the scope of NPs because many do procedures and they are far from "role less." I bet you many patients would prefer their NP over their PCP because they bring more to the table. The ignorance in this post is insulting, especially coming from a "nurse"

I just recently got hired as an ICU nurse at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, a branch of Cleveland Clinic. I am moving from Dayton, OH next week. When I first got the job offer I was under the impression I would be getting relocation assistance because the Cleveland Clinic offers it and they share the same benefits. However, when I asked my nurse recruiter she said they do share the exact same benefits as the Clinic except for the Relocation one (The only one I really need) According to her, the relocation benefit is the only one that varies from branch to branch... and they dont offer it!! Now I dont want to burn any bridges before I start but this sounds kinda shady to me! I really could use that relocation assistance!! I tried calling the main Clinic campus and they just redirected me back to the women I already talked to. Does anyone have any idea about this subject??? I could really use some suggestions. Does this sound off to anyone else?

Thank you for your response! Do you know anything about the addition that is opening this year? Do you know when they will start hiring for those position? Also what was the pay rate like? Any info on that would be wonderful! :) Thank you

Hello everyone! I am hoping to move back up to the Cleveland area at the end of this year (2010). I currently work at the Heart and Vascular center in Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton, OH. I have been a BSN nurse for about a year and was wondering how likely it is for me to get a job at Hillcrest Hospital? What is the starting pay? What is the night shift vs day pay? How is the work enviroment? I heard they are opening up a new addition this year? Will this be opening a lot of new RN positions? My husband has just received a job offer up there and our families are both originally from up there so we are also curious about buying a house. We were told the Broadview Heights area is a good place to start but I don't know much about it. If anyone could give me any info on Hillcrest Hospital or the Broadview Heights area I would be very grateful! Thank you!