Tiff622

Thank you! :) I still haven't heard anything from the Urgent Care place, so if I was still waiting around on that I'd probably be almost insane right now. There & the ER were the only places that I had gotten interviews so I'm VERY lucky I got this job.

It ended up being $18.25 for the clinic job. There is no demand for nurses in my area, jobs are scarce and the opportunities are slim to none. Some people that I graduated with are driving almost 2 hours ONE WAY for their job. Regardless, I interviewed at the ER on Friday, was offered the job on Monday & have already started my new hire paperwork & completed my physical. I am extremely, EXTREMELY lucky to have landed this job. It's less than 10 minutes from my home, pay is great for this area & I am already familiar with most of the nurses & the ER from being there for my practicum. I am more than happy/thrilled/excited/nervous to start! *& I tried to reply to this once before & it never showed up, so if 2 responses show up that's why :)

I am a brand new nurse with no experience other than clincials during nursing school. I did my practicum in the ER at a local hospital and loved it. I knew ER jobs were hard to come by (especially in my area where jobs period are hard to come by). Passed boards 8/5, my preceptor called to tell me that they had an open position & to apply. I applied, got called the next day for an interview. I get told that a bunch of people have applied (over 30 applicants) so of course I leave thinking, "yeah right, they wouldn't give me that job in a million years!" Well, guess what, I just got the call from them offering me the job & of course, I took it!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited but mostly terrified. I'm a brand new nurse, no experience & I'm going to work in an ER. I loved it while I was there doing my rotation but now I'm scared.to.death. Any tips, books, etc. you guys could give me would really really be appreciated. (sorry for the excitedness, I haven't told anyone yet and I'm about ready to burst with excitement waiting on my hubby to get home)

Thanks guys! I'm leaning more towards the ER job (if they offer it) considering it's so close to home & the experience factor. I really enjoyed my time there when I was precepting, the only thing drawing me more towards the AH/UC was the benefits & how the shifts were set up. I plan on going back to school to become a nurse practitioner (I have to have 1 years experience before I can apply) and I think it would be a big benefit to me to work in my hometown. Good vibes coming your way SpunkRN!

I recently was offered a job at an after hours/urgent care clinic about 45 minutes from my home. Benefits are great, the people are nice, hours are good (4-12pm m-f, every other weekend 10-5), holidays off etc. Pay is about $4 less than what the hospital is offering but that's to be expected since it's in a clinic setting and I'm fresh out of nursing school. However, today I received a call to interview at a local hospital for an ER position. This is where I done my precepting so I already know the managers and the other nurses. I have a good chance of getting this job. It's night shift 7-7 and I'm not too crazy about the insurance. The med-surg floor offers 21.50/hr so I figure it'll be in that range. The afterhours clinic sent over my info to HR last week but I haven't heard anything back. She told me she was waiting until they received my info before she could formally make me an offer. She talked like I had the job she just couldn't officially do anything yet due to HR processing my info at the moment. I'm kind of torn about what to do. RN jobs in this area is scarce and I don't want to burn any bridges or make anyone mad by turning down an offer. Any advice you guys could give me I'd really appreciate! Thank you :)