Relocating to NJ/NY area

[ChristyRN416]

Hi everyone! I've been lurking here for a long time, and decided to finally go ahead and make myself known. Anyway, I'm an RN in Florida, and I'm looking to relocate to the NJ/greater NYC area in 2014. I have a year of hospital experience, with half of that time in a dedicated med/surg/telemetry unit and half of it in my current position as a full team float nurse working everywhere from PCU to oncology to ER to medical/geri psych. Prior to that, I worked 3 years in inpatient behavioral health/psych/detox as an LPN. I'm currently finishing up an online BSN which I hope to have completed before I move, and I would like to be started in an MSN program before my relocation as well. Please be honest, what are my chances of finding a hospital position in the greater NYC area? I have a few connections in the city, but I realize that these are "long shots" as well, so I need to know if I should start looking at HHC or LTC to get my foot in the door. Thanks in advance for all your insight! Cross-posting to New York board as well.

[Rntj3]

Hi everyone! I've been lurking here for a long time and decided to finally go ahead and make myself known. Anyway, I'm an RN in Florida, and I'm looking to relocate to the NJ/greater NYC area in 2014. I have a year of hospital experience, with half of that time in a dedicated med/surg/telemetry unit and half of it in my current position as a full team float nurse working everywhere from PCU to oncology to ER to medical/geri psych. Prior to that, I worked 3 years in inpatient behavioral health/psych/detox as an LPN. I'm currently finishing up an online BSN which I hope to have completed before I move, and I would like to be started in an MSN program before my relocation as well. Please be honest, what are my chances of finding a hospital position in the greater NYC area? I have a few connections in the city, but I realize that these are "long shots" as well, so I need to know if I should start looking at HHC or LTC to get my foot in the door. Thanks in advance for all your insight! Cross-posting to New York board as well. [/quote']

Try applying to NYP hospital-Columbia site there's a lot of opportunities right now. Try medical or surgical oncology/BMT. We're definitely hiring. Good luck.