Which States are hiring new grads?

DatMurse · Jun 18, 2014

In texas you may have to go to an outer city such as Tyler, Colorado has no jobs for new grads. I have recruited an ADN from florida and there are quite a bit of people from the Bay area in Cali over here.

You should look into getting your BSN when you start if you ever plan on moving into a big city hospital.

fridgelight · Jun 18, 2014

Tyler Texas seems like they may be a possibility. I see a lot of the postings say experience preferred as their only requirement which is great news. I'll definitely look into getting into BSN's after landing something.

Thanks

aloix14 · Jun 19, 2014

Parkland hospital in Dallas TX hires ADN nurses for ER, OR and ICU. They have residency positions about every 3 months and there's no time limit cutoff for how long you've been out of school.

fridgelight · Jun 20, 2014

Parkland hospital in Dallas TX hires ADN nurses for ER, OR and ICU. They have residency positions about every 3 months and there's no time limit cutoff for how long you've been out of school.

Appreciate your post. Every three months sounds like a win. It really motivates me knowing there really are options for us ADN's out there.

RainMom · Jun 20, 2014

Southern IL (ie not Chicago)

Concerto_in_C, BSN, RN · Jun 21, 2014

When I went to nursing school (University of Illinois, class of 2008) there was nothing but "elite" there, people who act like their s...t doesn't stink. People like that will never work in a rural area hospital. They'd sooner exit the career. They're too sophisticated for that. They want to work for a gigantic magnet status hospital in a major city that looks like Grey's Anatomy. That's why large cities are full of unemployed, idle nurses, while the rural countryside is dying for nurses, esp. BSNs. If you are willing to move to a rural area, your chances of fining a job will increase by a factor of 1000. Living in the middle of nowhere is depressing though, I've done it for 2 years and I'm tired of it. I miss the civilization of big city life. All my friends live in a big city.

MrChicagoRN, RN · Jun 22, 2014

If you want to try for a larger city, don't forget the safety net hospitals. They're not glamorous, probably not magnet due to the time & cost involved, but do provide a valuable service to the un- or under-insured.

fridgelight · Jun 25, 2014

When I went to nursing school (University of Illinois, class of 2008) there was nothing but "elite" there, people who act like their s...t doesn't stink. People like that will never work in a rural area hospital. They'd sooner exit the career. They're too sophisticated for that. They want to work for a gigantic magnet status hospital in a major city that looks like Grey's Anatomy. That's why large cities are full of unemployed, idle nurses, while the rural countryside is dying for nurses, esp. BSNs. If you are willing to move to a rural area, your chances of fining a job will increase by a factor of 1000. Living in the middle of nowhere is depressing though, I've done it for 2 years and I'm tired of it. I miss the civilization of big city life. All my friends live in a big city.

I know where your coming from when it comes to living in a small town. I too am from a big city and lived in a town of population 50,000 in Western Illinois for two years. It took a while to get used to life there but it grew on me. When I moved back home to the city I actually missed the things I thought I didn't like in the small town, no lines, very quiet and being far from a large population base. Who knows you may feel a similar way if you move back.

Concerto_in_C, BSN, RN · Jun 26, 2014

I know where your coming from when it comes to living in a small town. I too am from a big city and lived in a town of population 50,000 in Western Illinois for two years. It took a while to get used to life there but it grew on me. When I moved back home to the city I actually missed the things I thought I didn't like in the small town, no lines, very quiet and being far from a large population base. Who knows you may feel a similar way if you move back.

I just bought a house in Algonquin, which is western suburbs of Chicago. I can still commute to my rural job (about 45 miles) but keep my connection to the suburbs where all friends are. In the future, if I ran into any job difficulty, I may be able to look for something more suburban. I expect my current commute to be OK because I'm driving away from the suburbs in the direction of rural Illinois farmland. Most days traffic is manageable to minimal. I will figure this out.