Where in the US or abroad are new grads being hired?

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I graduated from an entry-level MSN program in December here in San Francisco, CA, and I am willing to relocate basically anywhere in the country (or internationally!) to find a job! Does anybody know which areas of the country (world) may still be hiring a fair amount of new grads?

Thanks!!

Specializes in Trauma ICU, Peds ICU.

Why leave the bay area? Stanford's still hiring new grads, and John Muir Walnut Creek is running three new grad classes this year instead of the usual two.

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Not in Chicago or the Chicagoland area. I am in the same boat you are. Thanks for posting and for all the responses!

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Thanks so much for the great advice! Do you by chance know which hospitals specifically need nurses? I will definitely look into this... :-)

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Thanks so much for the great advice! Do you by chance know which hospitals specifically need nurses? I will definitely look into this... :-)
Midwest City Regional Medical Center (located in Midwest City, Oklahoma)
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Why leave the bay area? Stanford's still hiring new grads, and John Muir Walnut Creek is running three new grad classes this year instead of the usual two.

I applied for Stanford's latest new grad program. They estimate they will have anywhere from 4-7 spots... for 600+ applicants!!! It's ridiculous. That's why I'm looking outside the Bay Area :-(

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There are plenty of jobs (and very good deals on houses) in SW Florida. It's 77 degrees here today! The average home is selling for less than $100K. No income or motor vehicle tax. Some of the best fishing in the country.

My advice is to look at the US Bureau of Labor Stats, http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcma.htm , and the cost of living in the area that you want to work.

Which hosptials in this area are currently hiring new grads with less then a year of experience? I am very interested in this area :)

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There are always jobs around, especially for those who are willing to move around and find them. A site such as http://www.nursingstudenttutor.com/nursing/nursing-jobs-in-kansas-city.html may be able to help you in this or at the very least give you an idea on the types of jobs that are available in particular area. Many people that do say they are having a hard time finding a job in the nursing industry are having this problem because for their own personal reasons, the prospect of relocating for work purposes is very much out of the question. Since you however do not have this problem and are willing and able to move to where the work is then you should not have this problem and should be able to find a job in a very short period of time. I wish you all the best and happy hunting.

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Specializes in Onc.

Check out Lee Memorial Hospital (Ft Myers FL). I started there as a new grad. The Hospital in Ormand Beach (just N of Daytona) has been looking for nurses for a long time. If you are a BSN you might just get on at Fawcett Memorial in Port Charlotte.

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I relocated to find a better nursing job but it didn't work. Nc doesn't have a shortage because they utilize cnas a lot. I know of several assisted living facilioties that have no licensed nurse there,and they only come in for an hour a day but med techs pass meds. Moving for me was also a culture shock because in nj there were more nursing jobs but they were not in hospitals but in home health. In nc if u do home health you are looked down on b/c when I applied to the nursing homes and hh I was told in nc"rns don't really don't do this work". (It was very common for rns to do hh and ltc in nj) Well,I was doing it for 6 years in nj,and now I'm out of a job b/c no one hires rns in those fields in nc. The hospitals are always advertising for rns but just seem to overlook mine. From what I hear the way the teaching is done is also different. Lpns and cnas can insert ivs and case manage but in nj you needed a bsn to do it. When I did do hh the manager told the fam of a client the nurses were to keep the clothes washed and the room clean as in wiping down cabinets,walls,cleaning dishes. In nj,my managers told us that is not our job to do and if we did those things we would be written up. In nj,the agencies did not want you to drive more than 30 min to a case b/c it was too far. Yet in nc its expected of you to drive an hour or more to a clients house. Soory one last rant. In nc potential employers are always asking if I work with any other agency or have a another full time job. In nj no one asked if I had another full time job,so I was able to work 2 full time jobs b/c no one cared as long as you did the job well.

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Remember,what's normal in one state is not normal in another. For instance, during ns I was not taught to insert ivs but in nc even new grads know how to do it. Also, I wouldn't know how to work with med techs and their scope of practice b/c I wasn't taught about them in school in ny. in nc some people say if a med error is done its on you but others say it isn't. Also it was pretty normal in ny and nj for rns to work in hh and ltc but in nc everyone says "rns usaually don't do those things (hh and ltc)down here. To become a case manager or don in nj you need a bsn but down here I see lpns as case managers and dons. I even saw a can who was an adon.

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