States hiring New RN Grads?

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Specializes in Urgent Care.

hello all,

just curious, what states are hiring new rn grads?

nh, ma and ny want at least 1 year experience and prefer bsn. :no:

thanks

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Specializes in interested in NICU!!.

texas

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texas

houston, san antonio, longview, dallas, mcallen, corpus christi... hire new grads-- but, it is still competitive though! for example, i live in houston and had to take a job in san antonio! but, if you want to work outside of the hospital you can practically get a job at any nursing home...

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Trinity Hospital in North Dakota

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Specializes in Ortho and Tele med/surg.

Texas is hiring. Mostly San Antonio.

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Specializes in Endoscopy/MICU/SICU.

Tulsa, OK is definitely hiring. I've gotten 4 call backs for 5 applications submitted.

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Check the more "rural" areas in NY...like upstate.

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I'm in California looking for hospitals out of state. I would love to know of any

hospitals that do phone interviews and offer relocation assistance.

Thanks

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Specializes in Psychiatric Nurse.

texas, washington, oregon, idaho, nevada, arizona, utah, virginia.....really, all states are hiring!!! you may hear of new grads constantly stating that they cannot find a job...but, the jobs are out there, being filled. keep in mind that some new grad resumes and cover letters are not as good as they should be so they are being tossed to the side, ignored...while others (from out of town) are being swept up and these out of town new grads are being offered paid relocation, sign on bonuses, etc. to move from the east coast to the west coast (and vice versa).

even though a facility will indicate they "prefer" one year experience, you should still apply. exceptions are made all the time especially if your resume reflects an individual with great clinical experience, current experience in a medical facility (cna, pct, etc.). do not limit yourself to only facilities that have new grad/nurse residency programs either. many facilities are not utilizing their new grad/nurse residency program; however, they are hiring new grads directly into units (med/surg, l&d, icu etc.).

also, keep in mind, hospitals that are attempting to make their facility a "magnet" hospital will be posting job openings for bsn but they do hire nurses with less than a bsn if you indicate you plan to continue your education.

good luck with your Job Search! :up:

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texas, washington, oregon, idaho, nevada, arizona, utah, virginia.....really, all states are hiring!!! you may hear of new grads constantly stating that they cannot find a job...but, the jobs are out there, being filled. keep in mind that some new grad resumes and cover letters are not as good as they should be so they are being tossed to the side, ignored...while others (from out of town) are being swept up and these out of town new grads are being offered paid relocation, sign on bonuses, etc. to move from the east coast to the west coast (and vice versa).

even though a facility will indicate they "prefer" one year experience, you should still apply. exceptions are made all the time especially if your resume reflects an individual with great clinical experience, current experience in a medical facility (cna, pct, etc.). do not limit yourself to only facilities that have new grad/nurse residency programs either. many facilities are not utilizing their new grad/nurse residency program; however, they are hiring new grads directly into units (med/surg, l&d, icu etc.).

also, keep in mind, hospitals that are attempting to make their facility a "magnet" hospital will be posting job openings for bsn but they do hire nurses with less than a bsn if you indicate you plan to continue your education.

good luck with your job search! :up:

if you choose washington, though, be careful. the vancouver/portland area has like six nursing schools within maybe thirty or forty miles of them (clark, pcc, lcc, linfield, ohsu, etc). seattle's got four or so up in that area alone...spokane has wsu, etc. do your research and try to have a job (wherever you move) before going there.

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texas, washington, oregon, idaho, nevada, arizona, utah, virginia.....really, all states are hiring!!! you may hear of new grads constantly stating that they cannot find a job...but, the jobs are out there, being filled. keep in mind that some new grad resumes and cover letters are not as good as they should be so they are being tossed to the side, ignored...while others (from out of town) are being swept up and these out of town new grads are being offered paid relocation, sign on bonuses, etc. to move from the east coast to the west coast (and vice versa).

can we please not be dismissive of the real lack of positions available for new grads. of course all states are hiring to some degree, that doesn't mean that anyone not getting hired is being ignored due to a sub par cover letter and resume. seriously, its offensive to just jumble all new grads having a hard time together like that.

anytime a recruiter can tell me, "well last year we hired 100 new grads, and this year we've only interviewed 5 and 2 got hired" that tells me it is not just shotty resumes causing problems.

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What about Washington state and Connecticut? Which one has more opportunities?

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