Trying to find work as a new LPN - need your experiences to help me out please

[greatdanemom2]

So, I graduated and got my LPN license in August 2018. Yep, brand, spanking new! Here's the thing.. Finding a job with no previous experience has been hard. Most want experience! I have tried presenting my clinical experiences as "experience" and in a few cases, this works; however, most are not impressed. Currently, I work at the VA hospital as a nursing assistant. I have applied for an LPN position here - any LPN position here as a matter of fact. I have interviewed with a group from the CLC (community living center) within the VA and am anxiously awaiting their decision. In the interim, I am applying to other facilities outside the VA without much success. Question: Where did you apply as a new LPN and how long did it take you to find meaningful employment?

I am concerned that I won't find anything close by. I have applied to nursing homes as well.

I live in Little Rock, AR. I appreciate your thoughts here. Thanks.

[Glycerine82, LPN]

I applied at the SNF I worked at previously as a CNA, but I had a lot of luck on indeed recently when I found a new job. You pretty much need to apply to everything you see that you think you'd be able to do and eventually you'll get hired.

[sallyrnrrt, ADN, RN]

Little Rock many opportunities

Baptist Hospital

Little Rock pediatric Hosp

And all associated clinics to both of the above

Mhmr

Pvt clinics

Home health

Numerous SNF/ltc

[Sassy-RN]

You might have to take a position a little farther away, or one that may not be what you want, to get some experience.

Good luck with your search.

[imhorsemackerel, LPN]

I got hired in outpatient dialysis. The pay was less, but it's was fulltime. All of my other offers were part time. It tool about a month before I was hired, but I didn't start work until A couple of weeks after

[Live2Heal]

I was reading your post and you have a very similar story to me. I just got my LPN license in June 2018. I also work as a CNA at a VA hospital, but in TN. My VA just had a job fair last month and I applied for 2 positions. But I did not get them. I'm guessing because I am a brand new nurse. I knew a couple of nurses were leaving on the floor I work on (a community living center) so I went to the outside to get a job and also get experience. I found a nursing home that was willing to hire me. They gave me credit for my CNA experience. So that helped with the pay. I also just found out that I got a job at the VA on the floor that I work on. The only thing is that the VA doesn't pay LPNs as well as the outside world does.

[amoLucia]

VA is Civil Service!!!

To Liv - from yourpost, it sounds like you should not have any problem with break in employment service so your time should count for something in longevity and pension I think. Also you'd prob qualify for tuition.

To OP - Remember that govenment wheels move really SLOW, so it might take a while for things to move through. There are folk here who post that it's taken quite some time for them to snag that first job. Esp if you're being selective.