"Boston Hosp. Won't Hire New RNs w/o BSN"??

Nursey Face · May 9, 2007

i have heard this is true for MGH but I think other's hire ADNs. in fact, I know this is true because I know of people who've gone to Bunker Hill and received their ADN and have gotten job in Boston hospitals. The person I'm thinking about got a job at Children's.

DolphinRN84, MSN, RN, APRN, NP · May 9, 2007

I have a coworker who has an ADN and this is at BIDMC.

gerry79 · May 9, 2007

My classmate and I work at BIDMC and we graduated from our ADN program in January. Another classmate works at Childrens on the cardiac ICU. I believe the Brigham wont hire any new grads unless they have a BSN. Mass General wont hire new grad ADN's.

AnnieOaklyRN, BSN, RN, EMT-P · May 9, 2007

I did not try Boston becasue I heard they only hire BSNs and a lot of them advertise that as well, so I got a job in north eastern MA instead which is much closer to home :)

Swtooth

MASSRN2B · May 13, 2007

Many of the Boston hospitals' job websites have "BSN preferred". I know recent grads that are now working in Boston (BID, Brigham).

Mass General and Dana Farber have magnet status...you wouldn't get hired without a BSN at any magnet hospital.

There is a website to check it out...I think its under massnurses.org. I'm pretty sure that General & DF were the only Boston hospitals that are magnet. I know Jordan in Plymouth is as well...there are a couple others I can't remember.

caroladybelle, BSN, RN · May 13, 2007

Many of the Boston hospitals' job websites have "BSN preferred". I know recent grads that are now working in Boston (BID, Brigham).
Mass General and Dana Farber have magnet status...you wouldn't get hired without a BSN at any magnet hospital.
There is a website to check it out...I think its under massnurses.org. I'm pretty sure that General & DF were the only Boston hospitals that are magnet. I know Jordan in Plymouth is as well...there are a couple others I can't remember.

I know of several magnet hospitals that have ADNs. As well as I worked Dana Farber a while back, and I think that they were magnet. And I am an ADN.

Mass General is very BSN oriented, but that has little to do with magnet and more to do with the general attitude of Mass Gen.

AnnieOaklyRN, BSN, RN, EMT-P · May 13, 2007

Many of the Boston hospitals' job websites have "BSN preferred". I know recent grads that are now working in Boston (BID, Brigham).
Mass General and Dana Farber have magnet status...you wouldn't get hired without a BSN at any magnet hospital.
That is not true. There are many magnet hospitals that hire non BSN nurses.
Sweetooth

oneLoneNurse · May 13, 2007

Is this true? Are Boston hospitals not hiring new RNs with ADNs? Only new RNs with BSNs get jobs?
In Boston, are new ADNs completely overlooked? Where CAN new ADN-RNs get work, then?

Neither will Penn.

AnnieOaklyRN, BSN, RN, EMT-P · May 13, 2007

There are plenty of great hospitals outside of Boston that will hire non-BSN grads. I know because I just got hired by one.

'tooth

oneLoneNurse · May 14, 2007

There are plenty of great hospitals outside of Boston that will hire non-BSN grads. I know because I just got hired by one.
'tooth

Yes, and in Philadelphia as well. I think Penn would be willing to pay for schooling if one were to sign an agreement to get the BSN. I just don't see any reason to get one.

caroladybelle, BSN, RN · May 14, 2007

Neither will Penn.

If you were referring to HUP, you might be better off. I worked there and some of the attitudes among the staff...I could certainly live without.

They, at last check, were BSN required. Though, I did work with them prior to that.