Ways to stay in touch with clinical unit?

[ravenpuff, BSN, RN]

I completed my fall semester clinical on a unit (we'll call it Unit A) that I definitely plan on applying to after graduation in May 2016. I expressed this intention to one of the Unit A nurses, and she advised me to "stay a familiar face around here." Since I'm going to be on a different clinical unit in the spring, how can I follow this nurse's advice to "stay a familiar face?" on Unit A?

Is there more that I can do than simply stopping by Unit A to say "hello, how are things going around here?"

Thanks in advance!

[Rory8]

You could look into a tech position on that unit. It would show that you have a serious interest and it would look good that you would be very familiar with how the unit works and the staff. If that's not possible or not something that you're interested in I would suggest sending and email to the UBE/nurse manager/charge of the unit saying that you enjoyed your clinical experience on the unit and that you plan on applying there after graduation. When graduation rolls around and you apply, you could send another email to them reminding them of who you are and expressing how much you are interested/sell yourself. Good luck! :)

[ravenpuff, BSN, RN]

Thanks for the tips! I have considered applying as a tech. However, I have 1.5 years as a CNA at a different hospital. Would it be a waste of time to apply to a tech job on that clinical unit when I'm already close to graduating and the RN job hunt, and I have a CNA job already?