Vanderbilt Nurse Residency 2024

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Hello everyone! I was just wondering if anyone has recently been accepted into Vanderbilts Nurse Residency program for late 2023 or early 2024? I am in my last semester of getting my RN, BSN and would like to apply to the Adult ED tract once it is opened for May of '24. If you have been accepted, can you please tell me how the interview process went, how long it took, and what your pay is? Were you able to negotiate your pay? Thank you so much!

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NICU Guy said:

I had a bad experience with applying to Vanderbilt Residency nine years ago. I was wait-listed. I had an in-person interview set-up with another hospital on Friday four hours away. On Thursday, Vanderbilt recruiter calls me and says that they have a 10:45 slot open for the next day. I tell them that it is a 6 hour drive on short notice and I have another interview on Friday. I asked if there was another slot they have available. She said no, that is the only spot they have. I said "I was wait listed and you want me to drop everything to drive 6 hours with less than 24 hrs notice and you don't have another slot available. Are you actually interested in me or just trying to fill a slot and waste my time?" She said "That is the only slot I have". I told her that I decline. She was taken back that I would actually say no to Vanderbilt.

I had another interview on Monday for Vident in NC. They paid for airfare, two nights hotel, and rental car to interview a new grad. That indicated to me that they were interested in me and not just a body to fill a slot, like Vanderbilt. 

I'll be real, granted this was during COVID, the only company I have ever applied for an interviewed with that was out of area for me, they video interviewed me and I know from watching people's videos before COVID, they paid for airfare/hotels. I think the issue with Vanderbilt is they have a massive amount of local applicants. This company probably has more out of state and even international applicants than they do local applicants. Like there is a ton of state community colleges (and now they accept ADN nurses into their residency), a ton of state and private universities, and private for profit colleges in metro Nashville and around it. From their stand point, they got so many people applying and their point "if you want it bad enough, you will figure it out, if not we get a ton of people lined up". Luckily even now... they conduct video interviews for everyone, and this is even coming from someone who lives in Nashville. 
 

In all honesty, my ideal world would be go home, but I can't, my partner refuses to move to California. For me career wise Vanderbilt is the best option for me because they are a level 1 and they have the most thorough Perioperative residency (I have talked to pretty much every hospital in the area). I definitely know I need at least 2 years, but long term I don't know how long I can drive downtown, even if it means transferring internally in Vanderbilt's system. 

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Abby Suh said:

I just applied and am incredibly nervous for the next step because one of my biggest fears is being recorded and seeing myself on video/hearing my voice. I have no issues being on like a Zoom or whatever, something about being recorded. 

Also if you graduate in December, you should apply NOW for February 2024. I mean it's your choice if you want the break, but I need to start working pretty much immediately when I finish school, going to push to get my approval to sit for my NCLEX and take it ASAP after I graduate too. The applications are currently open from July 13-August 10 for late this year or early next year. 

Also generally cannot negotiate pay for a new grad job unless you have a counter offer from another place, but aside from Ascension, no other hospital is going to pay more than Vanderbilt. (I was talked to recruiters from every large hospital system in the middle TN area, worked at Vanderbilt and now work for HCA) 

I just applied for the Winter 2025 VUMC NRP program, did you hear back the day the applications closed? In (MODERATOR EDIT OF NAME) email, she explained that emails would be sent out after August 15th. This thread has been so helpful, so thank you! I am anxiously awaiting finding out. 

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Madison Gloyeske said:

I just applied for the Winter 2025 VUMC NRP program, did you hear back the day the applications closed? In (MODERATOR EDIT OF NAME) email, she explained that emails would be sent out after August 15th. This thread has been so helpful, so thank you! I am anxiously awaiting finding out. 

I got back, but they offered me an assortment of med-surg floors and I declined. I ended up getting an OR nurse job elsewhere. 

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