UC Davis Nurse Residency Program 2021

[Nurse_KP]

Hey everyone,

I didn't see a topic on this but UC Davis has opened up their applications from 9/14 to 9/17 for a December Cohort this year. Has anyone else applied? 

[TarynRN]

8 hours ago, Josh A said:

I just finished three interviews this week! Hopefully one of them works out!

Congrats! Which departments did you interview for? Were they all for UC Davis?

I have mine later this afternoon and I'm trying to remain calm. I've practiced my "behavior question" answers ("tell me about a time you...") but I'm nervous for any potential "clinical knowledge" questions ("you have a patient who....") since it's been some time since I was in a NICU. If you don't mind sharing I would love to hear about how your interview went! You can also PM me.

[TarynRN]

@dmg87Thank you for pm'ing me! This site won't let me respond to your PM for some reason so I'm letting you know that I got your message! When is your interview today? Mine is this afternoon.

[citrine444]

I read past cohort threads and it seems like UCD sends out a reference survey to people after interviews. When anyone who interviewed receives that email, I’d like to know!  I just interviewed this week so fingers crossed I hear something back. 

[TarynRN]

I saw that too! I'm really curious how many people they're interviewing across the whole program vs how many spots there are. This is my first nursing interview! I'm so excited & thankful but I wish my first one wasn't my top choice in hospital so that I could have gotten practice in elsewhere first.

[TarynRN]

Just finished my interview! I think I answered the some questions really well but I'm unsure of my performance in other areas. Would love to hear from others what the panel said to you afterwards -- did they say HR would be in touch Monday, next week, two weeks, or nothing about that? Trying to figure out if I got the green light or not. ?

[Josh A, BSN]

Yeah they were all in UC Davis, it was the oncology-radiation, trauma, and transplant-metabolic units! All them told me the next step was sending the 5 references to them and I got a link right away after the interview. They said they would come to a decision in a week

[TarynRN]

1 minute ago, Josh A said:

Yeah they were all in UC Davis, it was the oncology-radiation, trauma, and transplant-metabolic units! All them told me the next step was sending the 5 references to them and I got a link right away after the interview. They said they would come to a decision in a week

*sigh*, that's what I thought. Makes me think I didn't get the job this time.

[Josh A, BSN]

Im sure they’ll send it soon! Hr sometimes takes awhile! We’re all gonna get in ?

[Jz129]

Ah yes! I also received the reference letter link 24+ hours after (but within the 48 hour timeframe they said they would send the link!)

A quick question for those who have received the reference email from HR (particularly those who interviewed for the trauma unit) - does all of them have to be from clinical instructors, or only the 2? I remember my interviewers said all 5 must be from clinical instructors, but just wanted to double check with others as well.

[citrine444]

2 hours ago, TarynRN said:

Just finished my interview! I think I answered the some questions really well but I'm unsure of my performance in other areas. Would love to hear from others what the panel said to you afterwards -- did they say HR would be in touch Monday, next week, two weeks, or nothing about that? Trying to figure out if I got the green light or not. ?

I interviewed with NICU and they told me HR would say something within 2 weeks. They didn’t give me a heads up about sending the references (I also forgot to ask) and now I’m getting a little worried after reading these replies ?
 

 

[Josh A, BSN]

For the references, they want two nursing managers and the other three could be clinical instructors, coworkers from your preceptorship, or nursing professors

[TarynRN]

Just now, Josh A said:

For the references, they want two nursing managers and the other three could be clinical instructors, coworkers from your preceptorship, or nursing professors

How are we supposed to have nurse managers if we’ve never formally worked at a nursing floor before? I have letters from my preceptor, a clinical instructor, 2 professors, and 1 non-medical supervisor.

I had no formal/routine contact with the nurse managers on my clinical rotations so I highly doubt even if I reached out that they would endorse/cosign a letter or fill out a reference.