Why are there no jobs for experienced nurses anymore?

[pandabearlover]

I've been looking for jobs mainly PCU or ICU. Ideally I want to work Cardiac ICU but still would love Cardiac PCU, but very  flexible to work in any ICU (just not neuro).  I'm limited because I just cannot do night shift. Anyway, when I search I find maybe a max  of 10 jobs... is anyone else experiencing this?

Is anyone else  having difficulty getting  job opportunities

I'm not looking for travel nursing. But here  in Texas I've discovered that the hospitals hire hundreds of new grads each cohort as their brilliant idea  solution to increase staffing the  cheapest way possible. Each cohort will literally put 6-10 new grads in the ICU (no hate on new grads), but it leaves ultimately no opportunities for experienced nurses. I've started expanding my searches to other  states. I go  to hospital websites and search under them. (I'll search mixing around verbiage like "ICU registered nurse jobs city, state", "pcu registered nurse jobs city, state" etc)

 

What I'm getting at is, is anyone else seeing this shift in the job market and having trouble finding job opportunities?  

 

(I do not need advice on how to look up  jobs  or different search engines LOL)

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

The travel nursing bubble has popped, so all of those nurses who left their full time job to travel are returning in droves. In just the last 3 months, my department (not hospital, just department) has seen 6 nurses return and 5 travelers convert to staff. And that doesn't include the ones who wanted to come back but weren't allowed because our staffing has returned to a point where we can eliminate/deny toxic personalities. 

[mdsRN2005, ASN, BSN, RN]

I think you hit the nail on the head that many hospitals would rather hire new grads cheaper than pay experienced nurses what they are worth.  There seems to be no concern for the improved quality of care that a nurse with a wealth of knowledge and experience can bring to the table (not only for her own patients but as a mentor to all the new grads!).  The other reason sadly is likely that new grads are less likely to question unsafe staffing levels or policies.  Which also speaks to a lack of concern for quality of care.  Very disturbing.

[FullGlass, BSN, MSN, NP]

I am sorry you are going through this.  Consider Calif.  Many nurses are moving to CA and there is a lot of recruiting here.  Nurses have a union and there is a safe staffing ratio law, so CA nurses have the best pay and general working conditions in the nation.  There are RNs here making over $200k per year!  

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/nursing/I-don't-know-if-I-could-work-anywhere-else-why-nurses-flock-to-california.html?oly_enc_id=9418A2502089H9D