calichandra

I'm wondering if other people are finding Austin to be a difficult job market? I've been a nurse here for 2 years, full-time nights, on a Neurology unit- and am find myself ready to move on but unable to find new opportunities. I am being selective in that I want to get off of nights and work daytime Mon-Fri hours, so I was thinking same day surgery/PACU would be a great place for me to go- but I've found that every single place I've applied wants you to already have 1 yr of experience in that area- they are not willing to train. I thought when I became a nurse that part of its appeal was that you could transition between specialties and learn new areas- but I am quickly finding this is not the case. I applied at an urgent care center- and they wanted a year of ER experience, I applied at a cath lab- you have to have 1 yr cath lab experience, etc. etc. I suddenly feel stuck being a floor nurse. I've been applying for jobs for 6 months and feel like I'm beating my head against a wall, even clinic jobs seem few and far between. I am not willing to work home health (heard to many horror stories), but does anyone have any suggestions for good Mon-Fri daytime opportunities? I keep checking the hospital and clinic websites and find very few new jobs posted each week. I feel like there must be more out there that I'm missing. I'm starting to consider agency- but hate the idea of losing health insurance.