Rady Children's New Grad Program Fall 2023

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Hey y'all!

Just wanted to start a thread for those of us applying to Radys this fall. I applied for ED, PICU and NICU!

Good luck to everyone!

Michelle Ali said:

Anyone heard from the NICU yet?

I have not, I'm crossing my fingers for nicu so I'm wondering if anyone has gotten one

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I have sad news for those of us anxiously waiting to hear anything back from the NICU— I heard from a friend who is interning there right now that the unit is likely not going to hire any new grads for the Fall cohort and will start accepting applications in November for their Spring 2024 cohort... This is a huge bummer especially since the application advertised that the NICU was accepting new grads for this upcoming cohort. Sorry for this upsetting news y'all ?

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@abeansnrice

thats a bummer! Do you know if they forwarded any applications to the NICU hiring manager at all then? 

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Micho87 said:

@abeansnrice

thats a bummer! Do you know if they forwarded any applications to the NICU hiring manager at all then? 

I'm not sure. My friend did say there is a possibility some of the Rady's satellite campuses could be accepting new grads in the NICU, so maybe??

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abeansnrice said:

I have sad news for those of us anxiously waiting to hear anything back from the NICU— I heard from a friend who is interning there right now that the unit is likely not going to hire any new grads for the Fall cohort and will start accepting applications in November for their Spring 2024 cohort... This is a huge bummer especially since the application advertised that the NICU was accepting new grads for this upcoming cohort. Sorry for this upsetting news y'all ?

That's what happened to me in the Spring cohort for the NICU at ucsd. They hired over 20 new grads from the pervious cohort an now they're not hiring for the next few cohorts or until Spring 2024. Thanks for the update! 

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OK so I have an update to how many people they hired in the last cohort. Around 44 people were hired; medical had the largest group of 14 with MBU. The rest had 4-5 people (including hemonc, PICU, NICU, and CTICU. Surgical had 2. They said the cohorts will be getting bigger due to the nurse shortage.

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I just spoke to one of my referrals who is an interviewer for NICU and she said they are still hiring with preference for those with their license. Additional certifications like PALS and NRP will be heavily considered as well.  

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abeansnrice said:

I have sad news for those of us anxiously waiting to hear anything back from the NICU— I heard from a friend who is interning there right now that the unit is likely not going to hire any new grads for the Fall cohort and will start accepting applications in November for their Spring 2024 cohort... This is a huge bummer especially since the application advertised that the NICU was accepting new grads for this upcoming cohort. Sorry for this upsetting news y'all ?

So actually they are extending interviews this Friday and next week for the January cohort. Since they hired 6 new grad for July, they are booked technically and overwhelmed for accepting anymore. But hopes are high for Sharp Mary Birch since many nurses are retiring.

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Do you guys know if other departments are still interviewing? 

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I just received an an email stating they were going to purse other candidates for the fall 2023 cohort and I only applied for the NICU. Hope this helps someone good luck guys !

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HappyNICURN said:

OK so I have an update to how many people they hired in the last cohort. Around 44 people were hired; medical had the largest group of 14 with MBU. The rest had 4-5 people (including hemonc, PICU, NICU, and CTICU. Surgical had 2. They said the cohorts will be getting bigger due to the nurse shortage.

Do you know how many people applied?

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HappyNICURN said:

So actually they are extending interviews this Friday and next week for the January cohort. Since they hired 6 new grad for July, they are booked technically and overwhelmed for accepting anymore. But hopes are high for Sharp Mary Birch since many nurses are retiring.

So nicu will be reaching out to candidates to interview but to start in Jan 2024?

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