Which is the best hospital to work for in Chester County?

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Specializes in Maternity & Well Baby Nursery.

Hi Everyone,

I am jumping a little ahead of the gun here as I just began clinicals at DCCC/CCH this year. But I have been reading on other thread that LTC is considered the kiss of death, that I won't be able to find any hospital work at all if I sign on with an LTC first. Also that some specialties are very hard to get into (clicquish or clannish is the word I've seen).

I would really like to work with babies and children but willing to work in any department except gerontology/geriatrics.

So...which of these hospitals do you consider the best?

1. Chester County Hospital

2. Phoenixville Hospital

3. Brandywine Hospital

4. Paoli Hospital

5. Any other hospital I just don't know about

Does anyone have any recommendations? Or advice? I am very appreciative of anything anyone would want to share.

Thanks.

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I work at CCH and graduated from DCCC this year. I also want to work in peds and still do. I can tell you that Brandywine and Phoenixville will not hire you for anything but med/surg as a GN. If you can get a externship at Paoli I would if you plan on working for them. They told us this year at their open house that they had openings for peds/L&D/maternity but they didn't hire anyone I know for any of those areas and when I went for my interview they told me they were full (I would assume with their externs). CCH hired 6 or 7 GNs this year for L&D, maternity and NICU. No one for peds. I put my application in our last clinical day this year and got hired so I didn't have a say as to which unit I wanted to go to. If you want to work in peds I would try for the externship and let them know you want to go to peds when you graduate. I think it would be a L&D/maternity externship but you would float thru all areas of maternal child if I am correct. If you don't want to do the externship try and get a job as an US/NA on peds. If they know you and like you, you will have a shot at a job when you graduate. Hope this helps.

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Specializes in Maternity & Well Baby Nursery.

Sorry for not replying sooner. Thanks very much for your input Chester 427. What department are you currently practicing in at CCH?

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chester427 is mistaken, cause i work at phoenixville, and i was hired for telemetry intermediate floor, and i personally know last summer they hired a few GNs for the ICU because they oriented on my floor for a few days before going to the ICU. phoenixville has a NICU, but no pediatric floor. pottstown has a pediatric floor if that isnt far for you. i did my externship at phoenixville, and i loved it. i saw an open heart surgery, got a day in the ER, one in L/D... i learned so much and i had my nursing job without even interviewing again : )

paoli wants you to work full time, if thats ok with you then your fine but im going back for my bachelors adn couldnt do that.

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Specializes in Cardiac Step Down, PICU.

a.i. duPont Hospital for Children is right down the road (off of 202 in Delaware) and they are AWESOME to work for. I love it there!

Good Luck!

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Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, Emergency, SAFE.

I live the next county over (Lancaster County). I have heard good things about Paoli and Dupont childrens... I have heard average/good things also about CCH. Good luck in finding a good place.

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Specializes in ICU, ER.

Avoid Brandywine. Poorly managed, poor morale.

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