Questions About Carle Hospital (Urbana/Champaign)

[thelittleRNwhocould]

Hello! I will be graduating with my ASN this summer and plan on moving to Urbana/Champaign, IL. I have been looking into Carle hospital as a place of employment, and I have a couple of questions... Thank you in advance! :)

Note: I do know that I will need to eventually obtain my BSN, and I plan on doing so within the next couple of years.

1. I saw on the website that Carle offers a nurse residency program. Is that a stand-alone job, or would I need to apply separately to a specific floor? Does the residency program work with you to find a home unit?

2. Is there a specific floor that I should avoid/any floors that have a great environment? My interests right now are oncology and hospice, but I am open to trying other areas.

3. What color of scrubs do nurses wear at Carle? I already have some scrubs (one navy set, two "galaxy blue" that I would need new tops for d/t embroidery).

Thank you! :)

[catlady257]

Hi there! If you are interested in the Carle Nursing Residency Program, get your application in quickly, since the spots are filling up fast. As far as I know, there are 3 tracks. Pediatrics, Labor and Delivery and Med/Surg. The pediatrics and L&D tracks are already closed to applications, so you would apply to Med/Surg. Med/Surg encompasses Oncology and Hospice, and pretty much everything else. During the interview, they ask you what specialty you would prefer and take it into consideration. They will work with you to find a home unit once you are accepted into the Med/Surg track.

I'm not sure which floors are better than others, but the hospital seems like a fantastic place to work as a whole.

They wear navy blue scrubs.

Good luck!

[thelittleRNwhocould]

Catlady257, thank you so much for your response! I plan on applying once I get home from clinical this afternoon.