BeMurphy

After my pre-screening call it was at least two before I got a call to set up an interview. I was traveling to the area to visit family later that month which they were willing to work around and I think explains part of the delay between screening and interview. When I applied, I applied to the GN program as a whole and honestly randomly picked my top location choices as I was unfamiliar with Florida besides Orlando. I wish you a lot of luck with Peds, I too love working with children.

My Interview was two and a half weeks ago, I interviewed with only one branch of Florida Hospital for one unit (though I applied for several) so that in mind, other branches may be looking at your applications and the hiring processes would then be different. I am very excited, I graduated in December and was starting to get a little disheartened with the whole process so this is really exciting. The interview it self was more practical and welcoming then any I went through in California, I enjoyed being given the chance to go through a case study with the nurse manager and nurse educator in-order to demonstrate my knowledge. I wish you the best of luck!

I just accepted a job with FL hospital as a new grad BSN and base pay for GN is 22.08 (12 hours), 15% differential for nights, and 13% for weekends. After orientation differentials for nights go to 35%. PCU neuro has techs and 4:1 to 5:1 ratio.

Are you about to start the program? I was recently hired into the GN program at Altamonte, I don't start though almost two months

There is a serious lack of jobs for new grads, I can tell you that. Many hospitals have been suspending/canceling their new grad programs which is likely why there is an increase in comments about the job hunt. I was applying in California and was competing against anywhere from 400-1200 applicants per new grad program that had on average 10 openings.

I actually am in the process of transferring my licenses from California to Florida as well. I applied for it in April 6th and I am still under review, but there wasn't any stipulation on how long I to wait to transfer it over.