bonchristy

Thank you so much for that! I guess I did have a false idea that home care would be much easier than lets say a nursing home.

Yes the contract would be for 1 year. If any time during that year I do not stick to the 30hr/weekly they will charge me $2000 for training. The experience would be the only thing I'd do it for. I was thinking home care would be lighter worker as well.

Thanks so much for responding! I did get my New Jersey nursing license as well in hopes that the market would be better there but I'm not getting much luck their either. I wouldn't mind commuting but I did fail my drivers road test last year. It's really tough in NYC. Yea so far this whole opportunity seems like a scam for new grads. At first I thought it's only a year but why the strict contract?

Hi everyone, I'm a new grad RN. Received my license in July 2015. Since then I've been looking for a job like a mad woman. Getting a nursing job in NYC as a new grad has been much harder than expected. I'm currently still in school to get my BSN. I just applied to an agency to their new grad home care program, and its' a little shady. Its low pay, only $26.50/hr. There's an unpaid 2 week orientation. 1 week classroom and another week of shadowing a nurse through their entire 8 or 12 hours shift in a patient's home. $2000 must be paid to the agency if one choses to deny the job after the orientation. Even though it is unpaid. Again, thats IF I receive an offer after doing the orientation. They do claim that they're in a dyer need of nurses. Little to no benefits (besides metro card and insurance after a few months), ex. no paid holidays, only 40 hour sick leave, no extra for night shift. They seem very strict and not flexible with scheduling. I did sign the contract but orientation isn't until later this month and if cancel and I don't go to the orientation, I shouldn't have to pay $2000. Does anyone have experience with this agency or think its a bad idea?

Hey how did it go?? I just applied to their new grad home care program. Unpaid 2 week orientation and $2000 must be paid to them if one choses to deny the job after the orientation, IF they receive an offer. Little to no benefits, ex. no paid holidays, only 40 hour sick leave. They seem very strict and not flexible with scheduling. How did it go for you?