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$3,000 Reward: RN new grad seeking employment

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Update: job found, thanks! The job market is really tough right now for RN (nurse) new grads. Each advertised position has dozens, if not hundreds, of qualified applicants. My wife recently graduated from a well-respected university with a Bachelor's in Nursing with a 3.9 GPA. In addition to her clinical and preceptorship hours at local hospitals in the Bay Area, she has 5 years of experience as a pharmacy clerk and a strong background in Child Development (2nd Bachelors and teaching experience). She has an excellent bedside manner with patients of all ages and has steller letters of recommendation from her professors and nurse preceptors. Bottom line: She will be a fantastic nurse if given the opportunity. :)y

My offer: I'm willing to pay $3,000 for a referral that leads to a permanent, full-time (36 hours or more per week) acute care RN position at a Bay Area hospital. There are plenty of job listings for RN's. The tough part is getting selected for an interview. Therefore, my offer is best suited for someone that has an inside track/connection at a hospital who can offer a personal referral or recommenation to the hospital's nurse recruiter/manager that could lead to an interview. If she's hired, you get paid half up front and half at the 6 month mark. We live in Santa Cruz but this offer is good for anywhere in the Bay Area (including Monterey/Salinas) along with a pro-rated amount for outlying cities in the Central Valley (Modesto, Stockton, etc).

We would really appreciate your networking help, thanks!
 
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My wife has some pull at her hospital, I will check and see. She will most likely have to start off on a med-surg floor, and get her experience (most places want 2 years).
 
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splat said:
My wife has some pull at her hospital, I will check and see. She will most likely have to start off on a med-surg floor, and get her experience (most places want 2 years).
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Med/Surg would be great. It provides a solid foundation for one's skills. Thanks for checking into it.
 
Burning1

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Reminds me of the .com bust. 5-10 years ago, when everyone thought that an IT degree was the next big thing.

everyone was yelling that there weren't nearly enough RNs, that it was an worker's market, and that the pay was excellent. Fast forward, and the market is flooded with recent graduates.

Hoping for good luck for your wife!
 
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The RN job market is definitely flooded with new grads but it's still great for experienced nurses. A lot of hospitals in the Bay Area are still using high cost traveling nurses to fill critical voids due to a shortage of qualified nurses. The hard part is just getting that 2 years of experience that hospitals prefer.

Thanks for the well wishes.
 
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The RN job market is definitely flooded with new grads but it's still great for experienced nurses. A lot of hospitals in the Bay Area are still using high cost traveling nurses to fill critical voids due to a shortage of qualified nurses. The hard part is just getting that 2 years of experience that hospitals prefer.

Thanks for the well wishes.
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My mother just recently retired from Washington Hospital (Fremont) after 43 years of being Rn. She told me, it's a tough world for new grad these days. I asked her to check anyways to see if Washington Hospital was hiring. I'll ask my wife as well, she is a RN at Stanford... I'll let you know in a few days if anything pans out..
 
budgie45

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My wifey is an RN at SFGH budget cuts not hiring any new nurses,they got rid of most of the cna's last budget cut..I think once you been a rn for a couple of years you can jump from hospital to hospital but its getting your foot in the door.
 
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geyev said:
My mother just recently retired from Washington Hospital (Fremont) after 43 years of being Rn. She told me, it's a tough world for new grad these days. I asked her to check anyways to see if Washington Hospital was hiring. I'll ask my wife as well, she is a RN at Stanford... I'll let you know in a few days if anything pans out..
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43 years as an RN is an impressive career span. :applause Thanks for putting out the feelers with your mom and wife.
 
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I think once you been a rn for a couple of years you can jump from hospital to hospital but its getting your foot in the door.
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Yeah, that's the same impression I get from reading all the RN job listings. It's just a catch 22 for new grads since they need experience to get a job but they need a job to get the experience.
 
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is this strictly limited to the bay area? or are you willing to relocate?
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Prefer something within a commuting distance but if the hospital has nurses work three 12 hour shifts a week then she would be fine with getting a place to stay and coming home the other four days. We've been exploring places as far as Sac and Fresno with that 3 day a week schedule in mind. SLO and Santa Maria would be fine too since she has family there.
 
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I'll be graduating this May with my BSN. If I could help, I totally would, but the only hospital I might have any connections with won't even really do me any good. They are very specific in their application process to the new grad program, and the only references they accept are from school faculty.

It sounds like your wife and I will actually be competitors for what precious few openings there are in the area :( Which program did she finish? I'm sure she's well aware, but allnurses.com has a lot of info about new grad programs in just about every state. I wish you both the best of luck.
 
originalsturge

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litre bikes are fun
normally id say check out the va but i know that system is kind of fucked right now due to the federal hiring freeze. its still an option that some people forget about and well i know id like to see more good nurses when i go in for stuff at the VA.
 
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Been an ICU nurse in the bay area for 5 years now, and honestly it is difficult to find a good job for a new grad RN in the bay area, and that has been a fact for the last 3-4 years. I have worked and have friends in different hospitals, so I'll see what I can do for you.

would she consider perinatal? OB? peds? or just med surg?

PM me your wife's info and I'll ask/look around.
 
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Been an ICU nurse in the bay area for 5 years now, and honestly it is difficult to find a good job for a new grad RN in the bay area, and that has been a fact for the last 3-4 years. I have worked and have friends in different hospitals, so I'll see what I can do for you.

would she consider perinatal? OB? peds? or just med surg?

PM me your wife's info and I'll ask/look around.
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She's excited about any unit in a hospital setting to be honest. Thanks and PM sent with her info. :thumbup
 
stan23

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I hate to say this, but I have 2 friends that graduated from nursing programs and neither found jobs. They graduated 2+ years ago. I believe both are abandoning nursing and looking elsewhere.

My wife is a nurse as well, and she had a tough time finding a job locally here after graduating. Her mom was a Stanford nurse for near 45 years too. You'd think the apple doesn't fall far from the tree kinda thing during interviews..

Anyways, she had to go down to LA for work, get her experience and come back to the bay where she had no problem getting a job at Stanford.

I would look at NV and other states for experience.. Hell, even Dubai is looking for new grad nurses!
 
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I hate to say this, but I have 2 friends that graduated from nursing programs and neither found jobs. They graduated 2+ years ago. I believe both are abandoning nursing and looking elsewhere.

My wife is a nurse as well, and she had a tough time finding a job locally here after graduating. Her mom was a Stanford nurse for near 45 years too. You'd think the apple doesn't fall far from the tree kinda thing during interviews..

Anyways, she had to go down to LA for work, get her experience and come back to the bay where she had no problem getting a job at Stanford.

I would look at NV and other states for experience.. Hell, even Dubai is looking for new grad nurses!
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Word, I have a couple cousins working in Dubai now for experience..LOL. Finding a program in So-cal is way easier, but the pay is boo boo. Can't believe nurses make so much less out there. Glad to hear you wifey found a job at Stanford, my wifes been there is 2002.
 
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