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Hey everyone! I am a new grad in new york city. After 2 months of searching, I finally landed a job at AMC (Albany Medical Center). Will start orientation in Jan. I am just wondering if anyone is going to work at AMC too. I just happened to know another friend of mine has a offer. :redpinkhe

Things looking good so far. I should know next week.

Good luck, I will keep my fingers crossed for you!!!!

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Specializes in Anesthesia, CCU, ICU.

@ 0907: Congrats! If you don't mind me asking, what unit will you be on? I'm starting my preceptorship for my final semester of nursing school @ AMC. I'm hopeful I can make some connections for a job after graduation. Are you excited to move? Albany is very different from the city. Lol you probably already knew that though.

I also heard St. Mary's is hiring new grads. I was told by an employee they have about 30 postings for new grads specifically. About 30 or so more for experienced RNs. They are desperate. Rumor is St. Mary's is merging with another hospital very soon. Just FYI for those of you not from the area. St. Mary's is a very small hospital located in Troy, NY about 15 mins outside of Albany. In comparison, AMC is a large level I trauma, teaching hospital.

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It isn't a rumor - St. Peter's, St. Mary's (Seton Health), and Northeast Health (Samaritan Hospital and Albany Memorial) agreed to the merger last year. From what I've heard (this coming from one of the hospitals) it's in the FTC's hands, and once they give the green light the merger can move forward. But that's not for another few years.

The rumors out there at the moment are pretty much which hospital will do what. I'm curious what they'll be doing with the ob-gyn issue.

And for those interested in the graduate nurse positions at St. Peter's, I received an email from the RN recruiter stating they are not filling the position at this time.

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Specializes in Anesthesia, CCU, ICU.

@ Stereotypical: Did you graduate from a school in the Albany area? So St. Peter's has no positions for new grads at this time? That's interesting. They just built that whole new addition. In the past, many of the students from my school flock to St. Pete's. I believe they have Magnet status. My experience with my clinicals at St. Peter's did not impress me at all. At AMC, they were much more accepting of us student nurses.

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@ Stereotypical: Did you graduate from a school in the Albany area? So St. Peter's has no positions for new grads at this time? That's interesting. They just built that whole new addition. In the past, many of the students from my school flock to St. Pete's. I believe they have Magnet status. My experience with my clinicals at St. Peter's did not impress me at all. At AMC, they were much more accepting of us student nurses.

I graduated from the Albany area, but not for nursing school. According to the email they're aren't hiring for the graduate nurse position. It could be a budget issue, it could be something else.

St. Peter's does have Magnet status, and St. Mary's is applying for it right now. I don't know of any other hospitals in the area that have it.

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Specializes in Tele/ Med Surg.

There is a reason why AMC is always hiring.. I would leave that place in a heartbeat.. I am glad I did..:yeah:

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Just received some very very very good news right now! :nurse:

Pay at St. Mary's for new grads is a little over 22/hr.

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Hi, did you land a job at St.Mary? How was your job searching?

Just received some very very very good news right now! :nurse:

Pay at St. Mary's for new grads is a little over 22/hr.

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