trouble finding a job in ICU in CT

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Specializes in ICU.

I will graduate in May '07 with my bachelors in nursing at the University of Oklahoma. My parents recently moved to CT (near Newtown) and I have been calling around to local hospitals to ask about job availability in ICU... Needless to say it's been a little discouraging. I have been calling hospitals and asking for the nurse recruiters, but several hospitals said they don't even hire recent nursing grads for ICU. Different people have been telling me it's not what you know but who you know. I really want to be able to apply to CRNA school asap, so I know how vital getting a job in ICU is... Any advice any one might have would be great!

Thanks in advance

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Do you have to move in with your parents or are you free to move about the country? There are plenty of ICU jobs available if you're willing to move. Good luck

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Specializes in ICU.

I would prefer to move in with them once I graduate to save money, so that's why I'm pushing so hard to find a job here.

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Specializes in Critical Care,Recovery, ED.

Living in Newtown i would look first at Bridgeport and Norwalk Hospitals. Both these if memory serves correctly are associated with CRNA programs. Danbury would be my next choice. St Raephels in New Haven and Yale would also be possibilities. Though in the larger institutions I just named may be difficult for new grads to go directly into ICU. Some of the smaller hospitals (relatively speaking) you might have more luck, namely ST Mary's in Waterbury and Waterbury hospital as well as New Milford hospital are all within reasonable commuting didtance from Newtown. Asking about openings for next year, well a lot can happen in a year so what they say now may change.

Good luck in your senior year. There is a bit of a cultural difference between Oklahoma and CT.

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Stamford Hospital is looking for ICU nurses. Call nurse recruiter.

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Specializes in CTICU.

St Raphaels has spots available and they take new grads into the ICU's. How do i know... hrmm ;-)

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Specializes in ICU/CCU.

Try Sharon Hospital in Sharon, CT. I am working here right now in ICU as a traveler and I know they are looking for RN's and they do take New Grads.

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Specializes in ICU and Dialysis.
Living in Newtown i would look first at Bridgeport and Norwalk Hospitals. Both these if memory serves correctly are associated with CRNA programs. Danbury would be my next choice. St Raephels in New Haven and Yale would also be possibilities. Though in the larger institutions I just named may be difficult for new grads to go directly into ICU. Some of the smaller hospitals (relatively speaking) you might have more luck, namely ST Mary's in Waterbury and Waterbury hospital as well as New Milford hospital are all within reasonable commuting didtance from Newtown. Asking about openings for next year, well a lot can happen in a year so what they say now may change.

Good luck in your senior year. There is a bit of a cultural difference between Oklahoma and CT.

I also am moving to Torrington, Ct in the future (Jan - Feb) and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations of where or where not to work.

I have 12 years ICU and the last two years Dialysis but would like to try my hand in the ER if possible.

Any advice would be greatly welcomed.

Thanks in advance,

John S.

(Somewhere in Afghanistan)

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Specializes in ICU/CCU.
I also am moving to Torrington, Ct in the future (Jan - Feb) and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations of where or where not to work.

I have 12 years ICU and the last two years Dialysis but would like to try my hand in the ER if possible.

Any advice would be greatly welcomed.

Thanks in advance,

John S.

(Somewhere in Afghanistan)

I know that Sharon Hospital in Sharon, CT is looking for nurses in all of their departments since I am here right now as a traveler, but they are having some problems. Their new staffing policy is horrible. For example, the ICU is a mix of ICU (most aren't true ICU patient) and tele, but if there is only 1 ICU patient and 3 tele patients then there is only one nurse on the floor with no aids and a secretary (no secretary at night). So if you are ok with no help if something goes wrong or even if you have a patient that requires more than one nurse to do adequate care then you should look somewhere else. They also have required that nurse work 12 hour shifts. I am currently leaving and unless their policy's change I won't be returning. But the staff and managers are great people to work with, and the managers do take their share of patient assignments.

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Specializes in ICU and Dialysis.

So, at night there might be 4 pt's (1 ICU), no aid, and no secretary? Is that right? Just one nurse running around trying to do everything?

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Specializes in ICU/CCU.

I didn't think it was right, but in CT there isn't anything that says it can't be done. When I put up an arguement about it and called my travel company, I was told by the manager of the department that since we are right next door to the ER that we should be able to handle it and that one of the other departments like the lab and radiology and security would also be available to help us. But that doesn't calm my fears, what if I can't get to the phone to page someone and what about the narcs that need a witness to get out? I only have a week and a half left here and I am counting down the hours.

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Specializes in ICU and Dialysis.

Thanks for the poop. I guess I'll steer clear of Sharon Hospital.

Any hospitals in Ct that you DO like?

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