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Thanks for that MPKH...very insightful, & a good heads-up!..guess I won't be giving up my restaurant server job anytime soon. The nursing shortage is "somewhat" of a myth, as you say, ie if one wants regular hours of work. And community health would be even tougher to break into, given the more favourable hours of work, I guess. I just called the extended health place I used to work for after my LPN, & they will not hire me even on casual basis as LPN, once I get my RN! not that I'm asking for higher wages. Would that be a usual thing for an employer to do? thanks again jen

Thanks for the reply fiona59. I was simply trying to gauge how much work I could get as casual with maternity or neo-natal speciality. I am willing to work anywhere in the lower mainland, on any day of the week/month once I graduate next year. Would a new graduate be able to secure a part time or term certain position right away?& can I be on call at the other hospitals at the same time? would you say $50k/year is a decent estimate for a fresh graduate, with no restrictions on days/hours of availability? I did my LPN 4 years ago, & my loans have really piled up!...just wondering if I could take up LPN work too after RNBsN degree? Thanks again. jen

Hi, I will be done with my RN BsN degree program end of this year, & am very interested in maternity/ neo-natal nursing as a speciality. Just wondering how many hours of work I can expect, being on-call/casual with Fraser health & Vancouver Coastal Health. I understand there are no full time regular jobs to be had, (in the Lower Mainland specifically)as these go strictly by seniority?? Will I be allowed to work in other departments, even though I have specialized in Maternity or neo-natal?? I need all the hours I can get to pay down my student loans!! Any guidance would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance. jen