Jordy1703

Thanks ya'll! I don't want to get back into psych right now, I need the medsurg experience in order to broaden my options in the future. I have tried agencies but they don't take nurses without hospital experience...

Yes I agree, I don't want to be a job hopper but I'm also not the type of person that's going to force myself to go to a job everyday that doesn't make me happy. I have a part time job that I can live off of I'm just worried about going too long without working as an RN. For now I am going to stick with this job but I really want to keep searching for a job in the city at a bigger hospital. If anyone has any advice on that please let me know. Thanks!

Help! I'm an RN with a BSN in Chicago and I am not having any luck finding a suitable job in the city. I am not a new grad but I have been working in outpatient psych since I graduated a few years ago so I am new to a hospital setting. I have applied to hundreds of staff nurse positions and at least 10 new grad opening at Children's Memorial, Northwester, Rush, Loyola, Illinois Masonic, St. Joseph's, Weiss, Mercy, etc etc etc and I can't get a single interview! I was offered a psych job at Thorek but wanted to get into a more medical floor. I recently accepted a job at a Kindred hospital but I'm in orientation right now and I'm realizing that it's just not what I ideally want to be doing. I don't understand why all of these hospitals reject me when I am licensed and have some experience. Does anyone work at these facilities or have any advice for me?!??

i saw someone post about illinois masonic hiring new grads, anyone have any more info on this? i can't get ahold of any nursing recruiters and when I apply on the website I get nothing. I'm not even a new grad I just haven't worked in the hospital setting yet...

Hi there! I am an RN with a BSN and I'm thinking about going back to school for my MSN next year. I have only been a nurse since 2008 and therefore have only had one real job as an RN. There is only one person that I feel comfortable asking to write a letter of recommendation for me and that is a college professor of mine. I have a few personal mentors, such as a friend of the family with a masters in social work, that would be willing to write one for me but as far as supervisors or fellow RNs, I don't have anyone else. I left my job to relocate but I told them I was going back to school so I don't feel comfortable now asking for references since they already think I am in school. I am wondering if there are any MSN programs that don't require letters of recommendation, or that may only require 1 or 2, or that don't specify that they must be from RNs or MSNs. Thanks!