thekidisback

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1. Mount Sinai Phone Screen

   thekidisback replied to jrnewgradRN's topic in New York Nursing

   Should be 1:2, sometimes 1:1 depending on what's going on (Balloon pump, CVVH,

2. Accepted job at NYP-Cornell!

   thekidisback replied to Ari RN's topic in New York Nursing

   Congrats on landing an interview with NYP! Happy for you :) I can't even get one! I've been applying for a lot of positions now for quite some time and can't get anything very discouraging! If you do...

3. NEW NYC ADN graduates - where are you working?

   thekidisback replied to FutureNurseStone's topic in New York Nursing

   I was a ASN and just graduated with my BSN. I have 4-5 years experience in the hospital and have a hard time finding a job! I really prefer NYP columbia or cornell but I can never land an interview...

4. NYP Hiring Process

   thekidisback replied to Puppylove992's topic in New York Nursing

   Hey congrats! Can I ask what unit you interviewed for and what experience you have? I have been trying nonstop to score an interview for a full time position in NYP (Cornell and Columbia). And...

5. Should I accept a job that offers more experience with less pay?

   thekidisback replied to blondie1887's topic in New York Nursing

   Do you plan to do psych long term? If not, then I say don't go for it especially if you will be taking a pay cut. Keep applying for other hospital positions. There are hospitals that hire occupational...

6. Which hospitals in NYC hire associate degree grads

   thekidisback replied to Jae89's topic in New York Nursing

   I just got my BSN and I have almost 5 years experience in Med-Surg Telemetry with experience floating to Coronary Care Unit and Post-interventional unit. I've applied to similar units in NYP and when...

7. Becoming a Nurse Educator

   thekidisback replied to xhalox's topic in General Nursing

   I have 5 years experience in the hospital working on a telemetry, med-surg unit. I trained a bit in the MICU and CCU. I'm currently in a BSN program and planning to pursue my Master's but not yet sure...

8. Nurse Retention

   thekidisback replied to XNavyCorpsman's topic in General Nursing

   Definitely adequate staffing. I work on a tele/med-surg unit and the days we don't have staff are the busiest and make you want to quit nursing all together!But the days we have enough staff with a...

9. NYP Pharm Exam

   thekidisback replied to auchiepie's topic in New York Nursing

   Don't give up! I have no idea what they look for. I have 5 years acute care experience, I will finish my BSN in 3 months. A recruiter called me the other day saying they were interested. When they...

10. 10 yrs OF NURSING EXPERIENCE - CANT FIND A JOB

    thekidisback replied to adangerousbeauty's topic in New York Nursing

    I work in a NJ hospital.

11. NYP or Mount Sinai??

    thekidisback posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Hey guys, I'm going to be done my BSN this summer and plan to apply in both NYP and Mount Sinai health systems. Has anyone ever worked for both? Which is better for nurses? Which one should I go for...

12. 10 yrs OF NURSING EXPERIENCE - CANT FIND A JOB

    thekidisback replied to adangerousbeauty's topic in New York Nursing

    Very true. In the NYP online application they ask you your preferred salary range. I put something low for the hospital but reasonable for my living. Even if I get one dollar or more an hour than my...

13. 10 yrs OF NURSING EXPERIENCE - CANT FIND A JOB

    thekidisback replied to adangerousbeauty's topic in New York Nursing

    I'm on the same boat, except I have 5 years experience. My biggest disadvantage though: I only have an Associates Degree. Will be done my BSN this July! And it is about WHO YOU KNOW. Even though I...

14. Applying at NYP system

    thekidisback replied to thekidisback's topic in New York Nursing

    Yes! I agree, ChrisB718. We all took the same test so ADN's and BSN's should have equal chances of getting a job. It's all about experience, not

15. NYP Meet and Greet January 2016

    thekidisback replied to NurseDreamerNYC's topic in New York Nursing

    WOW! Congrats, MCNURSE631! I really want to get a job with this health system. Just curious, were there any ADN's that were hired (but enrolled in BSN)? They emailed me few months back saying I have...