Still searching....

hpcat · Jul 9, 2010

Keep looking - I have 70 resumes out, only 2 interviews and both picked experience nurses over me...

rajan2 · Jul 10, 2010

Thanks, I will. Now i am trying to find a low cost online school with a good reputation to start the RN-BSN.

i hope you get something soon..

hpcat · Jul 10, 2010

Me, too, I figure I'll start my BSN in January online. I got another interview for next week for an agency that does foster care and residential treatment, they have some on-campus nurses and also send nurses to foster homes to do checkups and respite. I also have a resume in to a nursing home for nuns, my dad recommended me to them cuz he helps them do funerals at their convent, waiting to hear back. I'm having much more luck with "non-traditional" jobs.

rajan2 · Jul 10, 2010

Good move....right now it is where ever the job as long as we get some experience, right? Next week i will start agency and whereever else that employs nurses, even jails:)

goodstudentnowRN · Jul 11, 2010

I am on the look out too for a job...**sighs** Over 800 applications three interviews and no job.

rajan2 · Jul 23, 2010

Hi and BELIEVE me i know how you feel. I keep trying to excercise my faith that there is a job out there for me (and there is).

Sometimes it mans that we have to help each other. I will Definately let you know if i hear anything.....

hpcat · Jul 24, 2010

Update! A travel nursing position came thru for me for a local state psychiatric hospital - ironic cuz that's what I wanted to specialize in. It's only 32 hrs a week (2 weekend double shifts, yikes!) for 13 weeks but the pay is great and they even gave me orientation. I also may be able to develop it into a full time job, they said they've hired other travel RNs from my agency. Try to get a travel nursing job near home...

I also have a second interview on Tuesday for a local foster care/adoption agency/residential treatment for children, they have a waiver program where they need RNs or LPNs to do respite for foster kids who are medically fragile or emotionally disturbed, in the child's home and they will choose an assignment near my house. It's maybe 15-30 hrs a month. I'm hoping I can do this second job during the week, it's not many hours but good peds/psych experience.

Definitely the jobs that have come thru are the oddball ones. I highly recommend trying anything you can find, I didn't think I would get the travel nursing job as a grad RN but according to my agency I'm the second new grad they hired at this facility. I'm perfectly happy to take two part time jobs, I will be making a nice paycheck for a while and grab experience at the same time.

Hang in there, the jobs are definitely turning up.

rajan2 · Jul 25, 2010

congrats and thanks for the encouragement. Learn as much as you can.......

I am truly willing to work ANYWHERE.....does your agency service new york?

hpcat · Jul 26, 2010

yes they are called supplemental health care, so far I've had good results and service from them, they are nationwide. Good luck!

rajan2 · Jul 26, 2010

thanks alot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I will let you know.....

rajan2 · Jul 27, 2010

called supplemental--buffaloo office seeing i live in new york and they said atleast 2 years EXPERIENCE.....i dont know if it depends on what state you are in..