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Hi All, I interviewed for the Perinatal FMCC/NICU new grad cohort on Monday. My interview was for the NICU loop of the program. Just wondering if anyone else who interviewed had been offered a position or received a rejection? I understand they conducted interviews on June 2nd, June 9th, and few sprinkled throughout the week of the 9th as well. The wait is soooo difficult!!

I applied for NICU as well and have yet to hear anything. I called the nurse recruiter this afternoon and the automated answering machine states they are still considering applicants, but does not state for which departments. If anyone gets a call from NICU, I'd love to know! Thanks all and good luck :)

Well, I received a call from the Grossmont NICU this morning, "Thank you for your time, but we went with other applicants." I can't express how disappointing this news is. I'm trying to put it behind me and focus on other things, but honestly its difficult. I'm pulling for you tomorrow Linds_12!! I emailed the manager on the panel and politely asked her to provide some insight and/or feedback into what influenced the hiring decisions and any advice she may have for me regarding my future interview opportunities. I'll keep you posted if she responds with any enlightening information. To anyone on this board who did accept one of the positions at the Grossmont NICU today - a heartfelt congratulations from me :) It seems like an amazing opportunity and I wish you the best! All the rest of us, let's keep truckin' and encouraging one another.

I interviewed at Grossmonts NICU this morning. The staff was pleasant but, I concur, the interview was fairly intense - panel of 7 and they all asked me about 2 questions each. They stated they were interviewing 6 and hiring 4. They really attempted to reduce the number of panel interviews by carefully screening apps and then conducting phone interviews. The unit manager let me know they will be finishing interviews tomorrow morning, deliberating tomorrow afternoon, and contacting all applicants (hired or passed over) by tomorrow evening. At least I won't have to wait and wonder for weeks :) I wasn't unaware of the first vs second choice issue, or the starting salary..... so thank you ALIinSD for that information. I'm super hopeful that I'll receive an offer! NICU nursing is truly where my heart lies. I precepted at a level III NICU (out of state) and loved every moment of it. Best of luck ALIinSD with regards to the SMB L&D new grad position. Keep us posted! For all of those that are frustrated submitting applications with few or no responses (cue crickets chirping), hang in there! I haven't been offered a position, but I am thrilled to FINALLY be receiving some employer interest. I have been stocking hospital websites daily and I've submitted dozens of apps online with 0 responses, for a little over 6 months now. Between reworking my resumes, writing cover letters, volunteering, networking, submitting applicaitons, and interviewing - the process has just about turned into its own full time job (without the handy-dandy paycheck). In a weird twist of fate, I checked my email before leaving Grossmont this morning (in the parking garage - not ANYWHERE near the interview) and UCSD contacted me with a supplemental form to complete and email back for a New Grad Perinatal NICU/FMCC position that I applied for there. Not sure anything will come of it. I've applied for this position in the past and heard nothing. However, it is reassuring to hear that our applications are occasionally read by someone, sometime after being sent into cyberspace. We all have to remain determined, stay positive, and keep applying!!!

I had a phone interview with the Grossmont NICU last week and now I have a panel interview on Monday. I'm nervous, but SUPER excited!! The panel interview will be an hour, with 6 interviewers. Best of luck to all of you receiving responses from Mary Birch. I know an RN who works there and loves it :) BTW, I'm a BSN (graduated in May) with NRP and S.T.A.B.L.E.

Finished my interview this morning. I agree, all of the managers were kind and encouraging. I asked on the way out and the HR person said they would be contacting each applicant in the next two weeks (I would imagine it will be near the end of this window). Scripps will be calling to offer positions and emailing if a rejection is in order. Man your phones all! I'm sure we'll all be offered positions :)

Thank you for the clarity. Unfortunately, I missed the recent Sharp MB NICU posting....so frustrating. Bright side is lesson learned: continue to check web sites daily - even while new grad positions are processing.

Congrats Culli005! I too am focused on NICU, however I didn't apply to Sharp Mary Birch because they didn't have NICU specific positions open this go around. Here are the new grad positions SMB had listed: Labor & Delivery (January 2014) Full-time, 12-hour night shift Current NRP certification by application date required Completion or currently enrolled in the August-October 2013 Maternal Newborn Nursing Course through the Regional Perinatal System required Labor & Delivery preceptorship or externship experience preferred [*]Perinatal Special Care Unit (November/December 2013) Full-time, 12-hour nights Current NRP certification by application date required Completion or currently enrolled in the August-October 2013 Maternal Newborn Nursing Course through the Regional Perinatal System required Current ACLS certification preferred Is the NICU part of the perinatal special care unit? Also, have you completed the maternal newborn nursing course through the regional perinatal system that was listed under requirements? Sorry for all the questions....just trying to figure out what SMB is looking for in their new grad NICU candidates. I applied for the Sharp Grossmont NICU new grad position and am hoping to be invited this week for a panel interview (fingers crossed). Best of luck to you!!

Hi all! Had a phone interview on Monday for Grossmont's NICU. Just wanted to assure those still waiting that Sharp is making calls by Department. Wishing you all the best of luck :)

Me too, me too, me too!! Got an email today about 2:30 inviting me to interview on the morning of 11/14. So excited I made my kids do the happy dance to Kool & the Gang's "Celebration" with me :) I submitted my app about 9:30 am. I'm truly pulling for all those still waitning for an invitation and all those with interviews. We'll all be amazing nurses ya'll!

My new grad status still boasts "submission recieved" too. For the poster who was concerned about calling HR, I had to call after submitting my app and I just called the main Scripps number and the operator connected me to the hiring dept. After frantically finishing my novel of an application around 9:30am, I victoriously pressed submit, and then checked my email for the automatically generated "thanks for applying response". The new email in my inbox thanked me for applying to a patient services rep position I submitted an app for a few weeks earlier (even though I was applying in the new grad position). I called and HR (understandably not entirely chipper to chat with me due to influx of new grad calls) looked they up my app on-line and assured me the submission was recieved/complete. I'm appreciative the HR employee checked for me, but I'm still apprehensive that I didn't get a confirmation email, for the correct position at least. The Scripps computer application system seems questionable.

Sorry for the weird formatting errors in my post above!

I copied and saved the posting and it indeed looks like both possibilities were combined into one application. Here is the posting: REGISTERED NURSE - NEWGRAD RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAMS - SPRING 2014 Tracking Code 14416 Job Description Thisposting is for our Spring 2014 System-wide and Scripps La Jolla DEU New GradResidency Training Programs. The System-wide Program is scheduled to startFebruary 17, 2014 and the DEU Program is scheduled to start March 17,2014. Scripps’system-wide new grad RN residency program is a one-year trainingand development program for recent registered nursing (RN) graduates toexperience direct patient care within the scope of their practice. Patient caretraining includes assessment, planning and implementation of a care plan andevaluating patient progress toward expected outcomes. At the program’scompletion, the new grad RNs take primary responsibility for thepatient’s care, working collaboratively with the care team under theirsupervision. The DedicatedEducation Unit (DEU) is a patient care unit at Scripps Memorial HospitalLa Jolla, specifically designed for new graduate nurse orientation,with the goal of creating standardized practice and facilitating roletransition in the clinical environment. Clinical coach RNs provideeducation, coaching and mentoring to new graduate RNs during a 40-weekperiod to develop their competence, confidence, critical thinking anddocumentation skills. New graduates in the DEU program are trainedas a collective group in various units. Uponsuccessful completion of either program, nurses will be placed in a positionwithin the Scripps system. Pleasemake sure to complete the application in full. This will assist us in thereview process. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE VOIDED. **Dueto the volume of applicants for our new grad programs, we areonly able to consider the first 500 applicants and this posting will closeafter 3 business days on 10/23 at 4:00 pm. Basic Qualifications (Required): Current California RN license by February 10,2014 for system-wide participants and March 10, 2014 forDEU participants. (Please note, if you are selected for the programand cannot provide a valid CA RN license by these dates you will be withdrawnfrom the program). BLS for Health Care Provider from the American HeartAssociation required by same dates. Minimum Qualifications (Required): To be eligible toapply, new grads must have completed an accredited nursing programwithin the last year, or, have graduated within the last two years andcompleted an RN refresher course within the last six (6)months. Qualified applicants must have less than six (6) months ofRN experience. Must be able to speak, read and follow instructions inEnglish. Must possess excellent interpersonal skills. Preferred Qualifications: BSN preferred. *May the force be with us all!!*

Well, another one bites the dust for me. Received this email this afternoon: Thank you for your interest in our New Grad Nurse Residency Program - Nurse Resident II position. You have not been selected for an interview. We anticipate having another New Grad Nurse Residency program in 2014. Please watch for postings on our Palomar Health website. Here's wishing the best to the rest of you that submitted your application :)

The following is the intro, prior to beginning the survey: Dear Recent RNGraduate, We invite you to participate in a survey regarding your experience in obtainingemployment as a registered nurse. The purpose of the survey is to determine howserious the problem is for newly licensed RNs in California to obtainemployment as a nurse. Your participation is completely voluntary, no names orpersonal information will be shared, and survey results will be reportedanonymously in the aggregate. Data will be shared with service and academicnursing leaders and organizations working on strategies which support andexpand opportunities for new graduate hiring. We urge you to take the time to complete this survey, as the data obtained isvery important. Thank you for your participation. -California Board of Registered Nursing, California Institute for Nursing &Health Care, Association of California Nurse Leaders, and UCLA School ofNursing