cguidry09

The best gift I received was this year, our director wrote a handwritten note saying what he appreciated about my contribution to the clinic, plus we got a tote bag and a nursing lapel pin and a watch to wear on your lapel. But this particular tells us all the time how much he values us. He makes frequent rounds, asks about any concerns, then emails you personally to let you know how he is addressing your issue. Which is why I love my job even more! Cheryl

Hi Lulu, First I would like to say Sorry that you had to endure such a jerk. The first thing I would have you to do is always keep a little notebook with you to document date, time, incidents and witnesses. And by no means take the abuse. I would consult an attorney just to know what you are up against but No means be bullied to believing you have to keep quiet to save your job. That is like telling a woman being abused by a spouse do not say anything or you may have no place to live. It is your right to work in an environment where you do not have to deal with such and an MD behind your name gives you no right to bully anyone. If you let it go without addressing this he/she knows he/she has you and I promise you the behavior will continue. You let him/her know you will not take verbal or another kind of abuse from him or anyone else. I am a NP, but when I was a new L&D Nurse a physician did the same to me, and even talked about me in surgery where I had colleagues that knew me. I asked him nicely one day to step in an empty patient room and I told him exactly how I felt, I let him know I knew all the things he said and that if he ever approached me in that manner ever again there would be a problem. I Never had a problem with him again, years later when I came an NP he wanted me to work for him(no way) but I gained his respect. We had another hormonal OB/GYN MD who threw tantrums..he would spin the chart holder and threw charts over the floor waiting for the nurse to run and pick them up. He made nurses cry. When I was in charge, the minute he came to the floor throwing charts I would tell him the info he was needing then leave the station...he then would pick the charts up. When he started ranting over Nothing... I left the station and cared for my patients. At one point he finally got the message...he was turned into administration for making a new nurse cry and quit her job, and he mentioned to a Nurse in my presence, all she had to do was ignore me like Cheryl. I thought to myself wow that is a hot mess this is not some initiation of new nurses but I still did not acknowledge his comment. Be professional, be assertive, know your stuff and stand your ground and they will respect you. Cheryl

you are going to have to broaden your search outside of your preferred area. if you prefer the bay area becasue that is where your residence is, i am here to tell you, you will have to branch out becasue jobs in that are have declined greatly over the past year. i wish i could tell you where i just read those stats but i have read and researched so much since i have been here the sites are to numerous to remember. lol from someone who bever lived over 10 minutes from my job my whole career in tx,who has been in the midst of a job search since june here. i know where ever i find a job,(other than my current position, which happens to be only 20 minutes from where i reside) it most likely is no going to be close to my resisdence. it may be down to you deciding whether you want a job or the comfort of working close to home. also i advice all professional nurses to sign onto linkedin.com which is a professional networking site, there are lots of leads there in addition to a lot of employers and recruiters who visit the site. you set-up a profile and can get leads on jobs as well as network with nurses and other professionals all around the u.s. i have gotten a lot of leads on jobs, but most were too far away ....and i am not desperate yet but if i get there i will be commuting, seems like that is the cali. way. good luck

I am a WHNP of 5 years with 25 years Obstetric exp. who relocated to Ca from Texas 6 months ago after getting married and I still have not found a job like the one I left in Texas. There are jobs available but most WHNP's once they get in a good position they don't leave it. There seems to be more FNP jobs in Southern Ca. My biggest road blocks are facilities wanting you to be bilingual and some even specify they will test you and you must be at least a level II. And wanting you to be proficient in Ultrasounds which I did not need where I was at becasue we had an Ultrasound tech. I was more concerned with making sure I was proficient in how to insert Implanons, IUD's do EMB's etc. If I had to do it over again, I would would still be a WHNP becasue that is where my passion lies and I believe you should work in the area you are passionate about, but the additional research I would have done before relocating would have been to find out the basic skill requirements for WHNP's in the area I was moving to and would have made sure I had the ultrasound cert. before coming and maybe I would have brushed up on my spanish before coming. Which I don't feel should be a requirement for employment, as long as you have a someone staffed that is bilingual. So to answer your question, yes there are jobs, but you have to research your area and stay progressive in your skills, to be competitive and get the good jobs.

Sorry to hear this but the same thing happened to me right when I was about to be tenured. I did not know why and they did not have to tell. I had all excellent evaluations since I had been with them. When asked I just tell future employers the truth, since I had suspicions it was becasue I planned to work as a NP FT after graduation and only teach PT. I would just tell then you don't know but I have have had excellent evaluations if you would like to see them. Keep you head up and move to the next University they always need great teachers, and who knows you may find one that is a better match for you. Good Luck!

i know how you feel, i moved here from texas in june and had all of my licensure completed 6 months prior to that and i still have not found a job as a np and i have excellent references and over 25 years of exp. the job market here seems to be hit or miss. i live in the long beach area and most of my offers have been in san diego and further. some things i would suggest past the application is just show up(dressed professionally) and look around the facility. see if the director of the unit is around, meet the director of the unit you are applying and just let them know you are applying and wanted to take a look at their unit. this way you can put a face with the application, be sure they have even seen your application( becasue of your lack of exp. it may not have gotten passed hr) and make sure that you stress your strengths on your resume, such as are you a great organizer, have great computer skills, good interpersonal skills. if you are a positive candidate, sometimes they will overlook the lack of exp.. with the job market as it is an many facilities not knowing what to expect they are trying to spend the least amount money as possible. they can't afford long orientations any more like they did when i was coming in to nursing so you have to show that you are quick on your feet and you have serious short and long-term goals where their facility is concerned. they don't want to train a new grad. and after 4 weeks you get a better offer at hospital b and leave and they are out that money they used to train you for someone. hope that helps, good luck! :-)