What are my chances of getting an RN job in NYC?

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I am moving to New york city (Manhattan) once I graduate from nursing school in the spring, but I am worried about my chances of getting a job. I'm graduating with my BSN from University of NC chapel hill (one of the top nursing programs in the country) but my GPA will be pretty low (about a 2.7). Do hospitals look at GPA when hiring nurses? How difficult will it be for someone like me to find an RN job at a decent nyc hospital with good pay (over 65k)?

Yes my aunt has been an RN at LH for over 25 years and they are hiring. Take a look on their website. BEST OF LUCK OP!

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jersey's hospital job market is horrendous too. ive been trying since september... :crying2:

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Specializes in student nurse.

This post makes me laugh because thats all i can do right now. My humor comes from remembering people saying nurses were in such high demand when i was in school. I think its easier finding a Home Health Care job or Lpn job than a Registered Nurse job. The lower the pay the easier it is to find a job. If i had the guts i would relocate immediately. When i went to a open house fo a Home Care Facility they told me they would be hiring in January 2011 & would call me for an interview but i guess so many nurses with experience went there after i did that they probably filed my information behind all of them or probably they shredded my information. To sum it all up finding a job in New York is like finding a needle in a hay stack. Good Luck though because everybodys luck is different.

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Specializes in Ortho/Neuro/Trauma.

I just recently graduated from NYU in December and my cohort is currently experiencing the "hiring freeze" in NYC right now. A couple of my classmates completed a student nurse externship at NYU Langone Medical Center (in which they're pretty much guaranteed a job)-- but even so, they are now on the "waiting list" since there are no current openings. They will likely receive first priority over external applicants once spots open up. With that said, I know NYU Langone Medical Center in particular requires a 3.5 gpa and above, as per the website. Also, in terms of GPA, NYU actually required a minimum GPA of 3.0 throughout the program; if we were unable to maintain this, then we would get kicked out of the program.... with that said, you are likely going to compete with many new grads who will have GPA's above a 3.0 applying for the same positions in Manhattan come spring (in addition to the many nursing schools in manhattan)

The good news is - all the hospitals in the city (if not all, then most) start new grads at $70k and up. Best of luck in the job hunting! I actually decided to leave NYC and try my luck somewhere else- but seriously would've LOVED to stay in the city if I had the opportunity to do so - I miss it soooooo much :crying2:

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The ranking of your school will be weighted differently depending on the market where you're applying. For example, in NYC they may not consider a UNC graduate to be superior to a graduate from a local school, especially since NYC has no shortage of top-ranked schools. Also, when you go to school you do clinicals in your local area and get a good sense of how to meet the needs of that community, but that knowledge may not cross over well when you move to a different state. So NYC hospitals may prefer NYC grads even if the out of state grad comes from a higher ranked school.

Oh I don't know about all that!:D

NYP at least in the past had a very extensive recruitment of nurses, including new grads, from all over the United States. They may still for all one knows.

If you accept healthcare is now run as a "business", why should a hospital limit itself to only local applicants?

Yes, the state and city have many top rating nursing programs, but IIRC at least in the NYC area associate programs out number BSNs. Therefore a hospital seeking top quailty nurses with a four year degree *might* decide to expand it's search.

Then there is finally the matter of wages et al, and what local nurses will accept. According to data I have read, the highest average wages (>70k per year), are found in just a handful of states. Two of these are also places that have the highest cost of living, namely NY and CA. Now if you are a RN from say middle America looking to make it in "da big city", and also seeking to nab some serious money, wouldn't you want to move to NYC say if NYP or any of the other top ranked hospitals called?

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some hospitals in nyc ask for nursing school transcripts for new grads:twocents:

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