Dstudentnurse7

Thank you so much for all of the info :)

Hi everyone, I had a few questions about applying for jobs! I graduate in December, and was wondering when the best time to start applying for jobs is? And as new grads, when applying to NICU's, do you apply to the actual job posting or a new grad program (for larger hospitals)? One hospital im looking at has a new grad program which is its own general application, so I was curious to what other new grads who were hired in the NICU did. I was planning on applying to the new grad program as well as the NICU job posting, and the other question is when is the best time to start. thanks guys! (Ps, I already work at this hospital so it would be internally) just was curious about everyone's experience as a new grad!

If you don't mind me asking, which hospitals in NJ are you referring to?

Thanks!! Congrats to you! Was it a new grad residency program or just a nursing position?

Thanks! I'm in NJ and the hospital I work at hires ADN's for the residency program as long as we get our BSN within 5 years. I just get nervous to start there because everyone says start in med surg, even some nurses I've met in the NICU when I shadowed there for a day. I get so hung up on this too because like you I've wanted to work in the NICU since high school and went to nursing school directly out of high school. I'm still young so I won't be upset if I don't start off in the NICU, I'll get there eventually because the hospital I'm at always looks at internal applications and stuff, just was looking for opinions on starting as a new grad since the applying process for me will start within the next few months. Congrats on your job and best of luck!!! í ½í¸Š

Hi all! I'm approaching my last semester of an ADN program in NJ, and I am also a nursing assistant on a surgical unit. I love the floor I work on, but I got into nursing because of my dream to work in the NICU. Mainly new grads in the hospital I work at go through a "hire learning program" which is specifically for new grads, and I would love working on my unit but have just wondered if there are any new grads out there who have started out in the NICU. Since I already work in the hospital, I figure my chances are a little higher of being able to land a NICU position. Many nurses have told me to start med surg then work in the NICU. Just wondering what everyone's opinion is? (I plan on getting my BSN immediately)