I thought it would be good to start a thread in which people who know about areas where there is still a nursing shortage (or, at least, good nursing opportunities) could share this info with job hunters.
I live in Oklahoma, and I can tell you that many (if not most) rural areas here have very real nursing shortages - and even in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, both LPNs and RNs (ADN/BSN) seem to readily get jobs.
Because of the legacy of oil money here, many of our rural hospitals are also quite lovely and quite nicely equipped, thanks to bequests, etc.
So, I'll start:
There are still plenty of jobs in Oklahoma (metro, and especially rural).
Should new grads even bother applying to locations that we can't travel to for an interview? I've been job hunting for 2 years now....licensed for 18 months .....been applying to multiple states and feeling seriously burnt out/ regretting nursing as a career choice.
I'm sure there are many who can relate to : 1) being broke (savings running/ran out/lost job ect), 2) not actually being licensed in the state or actually living locally ( I have recieved feedback from locations asking me to apply for licensure and inform them when I relocate.... Prior to any actual interview of course). Is it me or is this just another catch 22?*
YES, especially if it is a new grad residency program and none of the people applying for the job are licensed yet. New grad residencies just don't care whether you get your license or not at the interview.
I interviewed at a place nine hours away from where I live. Gasoline, hotels, it all added up shockingly quickly in terms of cost. However... I can't put a price tag on the job offer I got afterwards, so I'm okay with the million dollars (or thereabouts) I'm putting on my credit card with moving expenses. It is a huge expense interviewing well away from where you live, but if you do land the job it's all worth it in the end!
YES, especially if it is a new grad residency program and none of the people applying for the job are licensed yet. New grad residencies just don't care whether you get your license or not at the interview.
I interviewed at a place nine hours away from where I live. Gasoline, hotels, it all added up shockingly quickly in terms of cost. However... I can't put a price tag on the job offer I got afterwards, so I'm okay with the million dollars (or thereabouts) I'm putting on my credit card with moving expenses. It is a huge expense interviewing well away from where you live, but if you do land the job it's all worth it in the end!
I live in NE Pennsylvania - there are jobs aplenty here - LTC AND Acute care...one of the biggest hospital systems pays about $26 for new grads and they are ADN friendly. Most of my class that wanted jobs right out of school got them (others wanted to wait for boards getting married, moving etc)....and they won't have issues getting jobs when they're ready...[/quote']
Monday (On a whim) I filled out an application at CAMC in West Virginia. They called me back today. The HR director said they had new grad positions on med surg, tele, and surgical observation. I am going to interview on the med surg floor next week. Hope this helps :)
I didn't see an open posting for a med surg position. Did you just apply to any position and got a call back from HR and that was when you found out about these new grad positions or did you apply directly to their new grad residency program? Thanks!
I didn't see an open posting for a med surg position. Did you just apply to any position and got a call back from HR and that was when you found out about these new grad positions or did you apply directly to their new grad residency program? Thanks!
I just filled out an app . The flyer on their website said they will still consider new grads for open positions.
calivianya, BSN, RN
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YES, especially if it is a new grad residency program and none of the people applying for the job are licensed yet. New grad residencies just don't care whether you get your license or not at the interview.
I interviewed at a place nine hours away from where I live. Gasoline, hotels, it all added up shockingly quickly in terms of cost. However... I can't put a price tag on the job offer I got afterwards, so I'm okay with the million dollars (or thereabouts) I'm putting on my credit card with moving expenses. It is a huge expense interviewing well away from where you live, but if you do land the job it's all worth it in the end!