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Has anyone here worked in the NICU at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children? I have an interview with them coming up, and I'm wondering what the work environment in the NICU is like? I have two years of Level III/IV experience and am going to be relocating to Denver very soon!

Davis by far! A friend had recommended Pearson, but when I went to B&N and flipped through Davis, it was the clear winner. The CD-ROM was also great for copying/pasting drug info onto my care-plans.. saved a lot of time!

Congrats!! :)

Congrats! I'm also starting as a new grad on August 6th :) I'm so excited to get started.. my orientation will be 5 months. We really need to revive the new grad support thread since there's quite a few of us who have either started this summer or will be starting soon!

I heard back two days after my interview that I got the job. If the nurse manager said she would make a decision after July 4, I would think that you should hear back within the next week. I think it would be okay to contact HR on Monday to follow up. Good luck!

I am also a new grad (May 2012) and will start my NICU position in August. Can't wait! Good luck to you! I really hope you get it!

Aww this was my clinical group! We took turns each week driving.. some of our best times were spent in the car!

Which state are you in? It depends on your state I believe. I'm in Louisiana, and my license number was posted this morning!

Just want to pop in and say congrats!!!

Congrats!!! I'm excited for you! I forgot to update, but I did hear back from those last two interviews within just a couple of days-- both gave me offers! I am so excited to say I will be starting out in NICU! (My dream specialty!!) On a side note, I still haven't heard back from that first interview and it's been a whole month! Glad I'm not still waiting next to the phone for that one...!

CONGRATS!!! That is awesome. I'm so happy for you!!

YES! It's definitely time to retire the shoes that I've worn to clinicals these past two years... time for *big girl* shoes!!

I just want to add that there are several resume templates that I have used on both Microsoft Word and Pages (Apple) that can be customized for a more professional appearance. I also submit my resume as a .pdf file, so that it is viewed as a nice, clean document, without the editing options that appear when saved as a Word document.

Thanks everyone! No, unfortunately my school didn't offer preceptorships. I joined both NANN and AWHONN last year and volunteered at a crisis pregnancy center over winter break, which helped boost my resume. I was out of town visiting my family when I visited this hospital and left my cover letter, resume, and references for the nurse manager. (This was back in December when I did this!) I think the key was my cover letter, which I wrote from my heart and specifically for the position-- I wrote about my clinical experience in the NICU and the contributions I could make to the unit, along with how I fit in with hospital's mission and values. Anyway, I received a call a couple of weeks ago from the director saying that she was so impressed with my letter that she has kept it on her desk since then and that she had been waiting for an opening to come available for me to interview for! I had my interview this past week and got the official offer on Friday! I will be moving several hours away for this position, and it will be completely worth it!! I have spent countless hours on allnurses for the past year reading all the advice about resumes, cover letters, and interviews-- in addition to all of the tips and tricks to get noticed! This has helped SO much with the job search, and I'm so thankful that everything has worked out! I honestly never thought I would be one of 'those people' fortunate enough to write a post like this! Hopefully this advice will help someone as well! :)

Hey everyone! After lurking on this forum for the past year, I am absolutely thrilled to say that I will be joining your ranks! I graduated a few weeks ago and just found out that I landed my DREAM JOB in a Level III NICU! I could not be more excited!!! :)