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  1. East Coast vs West Coast Nursing

    gunrock replied to VioletaRockos's topic in General Nursing

    I just moved from the east coast and started at a large hospital in the SF Bay Area. There are positives and negatives, I'm in a hospital that is very physician oriented, I have a lot less autonomy...

  2. Job seeker in California

    gunrock replied to Jawad91's topic in California Nursing

    If you aren't picky and want to come to the US, there are more jobs on the east coast. Get some experience and then come out to California. You also didn't mention which part of California, the more...

  3. Rn wages in utah

    gunrock replied to emilynorth's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious where do nurses in SoCal make 50/h starting. I know the big institutions like UCLA and UCSD start

  4. Sacramento RN wages??

    gunrock replied to neurogirl77's topic in California Nursing

  5. Sacramento RN wages??

    gunrock replied to neurogirl77's topic in California Nursing

    Correct. Housing and cost of living in General is cheaper than San Francisco / immediate Bay

  6. Tips for improving job chances w/1 year exp.

    gunrock replied to Oatbran's topic in California Nursing

    Its not impossible. I just moved back to the Bay Area to a large teaching hospital with 1.5 years of experience. Try to join committees at work and be in a leadership role. Try to join or be involved...

  7. New Grad (hopefully) moving to Bozeman

    gunrock replied to Sierra_ellyse's topic in General Nursing

    Its actually pretty hard from what I've been told by friends. MSU students seem to have priority there since they can do their clinical rotations. I also haven't heard great things about Deaconess in...

  8. Can I get a job in CA if I go to a out of state school?

    gunrock replied to JoAnnaPT's topic in California Nursing

    Isn't there a statistic that says somewhere around 48% of new grads in California are are still unemployed at 18months after graduation. Pretty

  9. Can I get a job in CA if I go to a out of state school?

    gunrock replied to JoAnnaPT's topic in California Nursing

    I went to school on the east coast and I know and there were TONS of California people (myself included). They all got jobs in California, although some took longer than

  10. new grad RN programs in northern California

    gunrock replied to lizzieengel's topic in California Nursing

    Just an FYI UCSF will hire ADN nurses. I was told that although they will hire fewer, they will continue to hire ADN nurses because they understand not everyone can get their BSN (for financial,...

  11. new grad RN programs in northern California

    gunrock replied to lizzieengel's topic in California Nursing

    I would say apply everywhere. In your case apply in NV and CA to increase your chances of finding employment. Your best bet to find a new grad position is to get into a New Grad program, Stanford has...

  12. Are there any Virginia hospitals hiring new grads for 2013?

    gunrock replied to kate381's topic in Virginia Nursing

    UVA's HR can be difficult to get in touch with. I would suggest driving to UVA and bring a copy of your resume and cover letter for one of the recruiters. I know of at least 3 people that had to do...

  13. San Francisco RNs - how much do you make? $$

    gunrock replied to LisaWisaRN's topic in California Nursing

    If it's a publicly funded hospital like UCSF they have their wage scales online by position. They will tell you how much you'll make based on your

  14. 12 hour shift question

    gunrock replied to BOSS man's topic in General Nursing

    Depends if I work nights or days. If I work nights, I like to do all 3 of my shifts in a row to have the longest stretch on a normal day schedule. If I work days I usually work one day, then take a...

  15. Baltimore accelerated program

    gunrock replied to Rei1024's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I went to Hopkins and the program is intense. I only know of a handful of people that worked and they worked toward the end of the program. I saved as much as I could and took out

  16. Need Advice. New Grad for Dermatologic Nursing Bay Area

    gunrock replied to TurtleLittle's topic in California Nursing

    I will say new grad jobs are hard to come by now, especially in the hospital setting. My advice would be for you to take the job and continue to apply for hospital positions (if that's what you want...

  17. How Does an RN make more in Sacramento than San Diego????

    gunrock replied to Scarpydooooo's topic in California Nursing

    That's crazy that you'll be making 65 an hour. I work in SF and you would need 5 years of experience to make 65 base. This is at a unionized

  18. The reality of my situation

    gunrock replied to pacjeffery's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Its hard but you could pick up a CNA job working nights and take classes. You'll make more on nights. If I were in your shoes I would go with getting a BSN or at least your ASN and forget about...

  19. Pay rates for PCT/Care Partner?

    gunrock replied to HeatherMax's topic in Virginia Nursing

  20. UVA RN New Graduate Nurse Residency Program 2013

    gunrock replied to LauraJeanB's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I was pretty lucky. I sent out a few random applications early on and when I started to really look and apply I was offered a position at both places I interviewed. One offer was in state (MD) and the...

  21. The reality of my situation

    gunrock replied to pacjeffery's topic in Virginia Nursing

    PCTs are the same as CNA just different terminology for the most part. I honestly wouldn't bother getting an LPN or ASN. I would just go for your BSN (since it sounds like that's one of your...

  22. Pay rates for PCT/Care Partner?

    gunrock replied to HeatherMax's topic in Virginia Nursing

    If you're a PCT or CNA there is really no point (other than your own knowledge) to take ACLS. I think they meant you can work in a critical care / ICU or

  23. UVA RN New Graduate Nurse Residency Program 2013

    gunrock replied to LauraJeanB's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I would go ahead and apply. I graduated at the end of the summer and had a position secured by April. The VA license part is probably just a mistype / generic HR job

  24. UVA RN New Graduate Nurse Residency Program 2013

    gunrock replied to LauraJeanB's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Just a piece of advice...make sure you shadow and get honest feedback from nurses about their experience on the floor you're applying

  25. UVA RN New Graduate Nurse Residency Program 2013

    gunrock replied to LauraJeanB's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I started two years ago as a new grad. A few of my classmates / co-workers actually never got contacted by HR, but ended up driving to UVA and dropped their resumes off in person, one person got two...