estrellaCR

estrellaCR BSN, RN

MedSurg, PACU, Maternal/Child Health

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  1. Kings County Hospital Pharmacology

    estrellaCR replied to bear1234's topic in New York Nursing

    Hello lpark000, Please read the posts previous to yours on the montefiore threads. The questions you ask have already been answered by other posters and I as they have been previously asked by other...

  2. Montefiore- Interview Process

    estrellaCR replied to nursern12's topic in New York Nursing

    I'm happy I'm of help. There's good places all around the city/boroughs. I think why hospitals don't invest in new grads more is because of the 1yr experience...many new grads do their year (or less...

  3. Any Montefiore RN employees here?

    estrellaCR replied to Charlie92's topic in New York Nursing

    When HR or NM give u a time period, it most often doesnt stick esp as a new grad (unless u have connection). I had my HR interview at Montefiore in Jan 2013 and Interview with NM in March 2013. I...

  4. HHC Help

    estrellaCR replied to gk24's topic in New York Nursing

    Depends on which HHC and also which department. At my hospital some departments have people interview with the recruiter and then the director of nursing for the dept. Others have panel interview...

  5. Montefiore- Interview Process

    estrellaCR replied to nursern12's topic in New York Nursing

    They ask basic interview questions about yourself and work with patients. Also I would advise not holding out for this hospital since to hear back from them as a new grad after each interview takes a...

  6. Ten Tips for New Grad Nurses

    estrellaCR replied to JayPeacock's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm no longer new grad and I now have 2yrs experience but when i was a new grad two years ago...two things on this list don't hold. The other 8 are good but going in person to apply at hospital HR...

  7. Certification before applying for L&D?

    estrellaCR replied to SnowbirdRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As someone new to the department you would not need any certifications. I started in L&D and Postpartum with no experience there (except for Pediatric special needs clinic). However what got me...

  8. nurse family partnership nurse

    estrellaCR replied to Nflower's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi, You can google "nurse family partnership" and you will find stories that follow the nurses "a day in the life". I remember seeing a few stories/articles a few months ago ...I know NY Times had an...

  9. Lpn need help finding job in nyc

    estrellaCR replied to forbidden's topic in New York Nursing

    Check craigslist and indeed.com. I have seen posts for LPN (new grads welcome). NYC HHC also hires LPNs for their skilled nursing facilities. Also try the nursing homes aka LTC, I know LPNs make up...

  10. Job market for new nurses in New York City

    estrellaCR replied to dnsonthego's topic in New York Nursing

    Denicu, Very true. I am working at a hospital now since a year ago and I had two friends who were seeking my help getting into the hospital as RNs. However our department Director of Nursing told me...

  11. Job market for new nurses in New York City

    estrellaCR replied to dnsonthego's topic in New York Nursing

    Idani, I did not look up any specific clinic or home care. Just look on craigslist or indeed.com and see what you find. Also I see alot of post for school nurses with the NYC Health Department. My...

  12. Job market for new nurses in New York City

    estrellaCR replied to dnsonthego's topic in New York Nursing

    Blondie, look on craigslist and indeed.com there is where most clinics post their openings. Also try idealist.org . I did not look for any specific clinic for my first (pre-hospital) job. My point in...

  13. HHC Help

    estrellaCR replied to gk24's topic in New York Nursing

    Each HHC has a different pharma exam. I posted on KCH pharm exam several times. Use the search box on allnurses to search kings county pharmacology. I took exam at other HHC as well as Montefiore and...

  14. Job market for new nurses in New York City

    estrellaCR replied to dnsonthego's topic in New York Nursing

    Fyi when I was job searching I tried printing and taking resumes to many hospitals but all that got me was HR rolling their eyes at me and saying you are to apply online only and piling my resume on a...

  15. HHC Help

    estrellaCR replied to gk24's topic in New York Nursing

    I was called in for interview at HHC Kings County after 6 months of applying online. I did not know anyone at any hospital, I think I just got luck or the Nursing Director really like my resume. My...

  16. Job market for new nurses in New York City

    estrellaCR replied to dnsonthego's topic in New York Nursing

    There are opportunities for New grads, they are just hard to come by and requires a lot of months of applying to get called in for interview for hospitals. Clinics and home care agencies hire new...

  17. New grad BSN with RN license but no job? Check this out!

    estrellaCR posted a topic in New York Nursing

    I came across this program, while following NYC HHC on twitter. Sounds like a great program where you get classroom and clinical experience, with preceptorship at hospital in NYC. Deadline is April...

  18. Bellevue trauma center

    estrellaCR replied to lydoch's topic in New York Nursing

    PMFB-RN, idk why its advertised as that. All the Head Nurse at HHC make a lot more than $68k. Even new hires/grads as RN, the base salary is 66K plus almost 5K differential for evening shift...

  19. New grad BSN with RN license but no job? Check this out!

    estrellaCR replied to estrellaCR's topic in New York Nursing

    It isnt. My school had capstone/preceptorship with 12hr shifts for 3 months however we would not be automatically considered for a job after as you dont have BSN or RN license yet. In this program,...

  20. Med-Surg RN Looking to Join Mother Baby

    estrellaCR replied to Soliloquy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    L and D and Mother Baby at my hospital hired nurses with MedSurg experience. So you are not at a disadvantage as you will already know how to do medsurg procedures on the patients, we have L and D and...

  21. Bellevue trauma center

    estrellaCR replied to lydoch's topic in New York Nursing

    Bellevue is a city (public) hospital so their Emergency Dept/Trauma Center is great experience as you get to see all types of cases. Also try other trauma centers in NYC such as Kings County Hospital...

  22. Moving to Brooklyn- need some advice!

    estrellaCR replied to Future_Brooklyn_RN's topic in New York Nursing

    Dont move to NYC without a sure job unless A) you have someone that will house you and feed you for free until you get a job and can move out or B) you will have a non-RN job until you get hired for...

  23. Kings County Hospital Pharmacology

    estrellaCR replied to bear1234's topic in New York Nursing

    Not all units at hospital are 12 hour shifts....so u may end up working 5 days a week (at KCH MedSurg is 8 hour shifts but Emergency is 12 hour shifts, PICU and NICU are 12 hr shifts but Pediatrics is...

  24. Recently Hired at HHC advice needed

    estrellaCR replied to TREC96's topic in New York Nursing

    My hiring last yearned KCH was in this order: interview with Asst Director of Nursing, pharm exam, verbal offer by Director, contact by HR to do hire paper work and background check and physical exam...

  25. Kings County Hospital Pharmacology

    estrellaCR replied to bear1234's topic in New York Nursing

    Hello fourland, I was hired at KCH a year ago. I was called by the Asst Director of Nursing for the department and by passed HR interview. I was a new grad with 7month experience in Pediatric clinic...