How am I supposed to find a job as a new grad nurse when most of these jobs want you to have 12 + years of experience? Any advice on resources to go through to apply?
Just be honest and fill it out anyway. When the recruiter calls you or during your interview, discuss it with them at that time.
First of all, I have 12+ years of experience in nursing and have never come across this. You must be looking at a speciality nursing job, bc that requirement in this current nursing shortage is absurd. The only nursing positions that require experience as a hard and fast rule is travel nursing, for obvious reason. As a hiring manager, I have never turned down interviewing a new grad.
I have seen tons of places that hire new grads, on hospital career site searches, I see a lot of openings for ones that are looking for “new graduate nurse residents” or submit to a floor even if not your first choice that isn’t too highly selective or that isn’t a higher level of acuity, but keep submitting resumes- they’re out there. Good luck! You don’t ever need 12 years of experience, keep looking 😊 I suggest really just hospitals main websites and use career page for openings directly.
Many hospitals and LTACS offers an externship anywhere from 13 weeks to 26 weeks..
It really depends on the area you want to work in. I live in Massachusetts but I know other states have these programs.
I discourage you from doing agency work without any hands on experience. I encourage you to get malpractice insurance. NSO is reasonably priced.
Most schools have a mentor program with their alumni
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Many hospitals also offer "New Grad Externship Programs" or "New Grad Fellowship Programs". These are really great opportunities to get your foot in the door. Depending on the hospital/facility and their program, they expose you to different units and you have your own contact-person/educator and/or preceptor as a mentor! You just have to be persistent with your search. And.. like some people have mentioned before, just APPLY anyway!
I am surprised to hear that. First let me ask what state are you seeking employment? What type of nursing are you interested in practicing? What I am in the midst of is a shortage with several of the hospitals here in Baltimore Maryland. As a grad nurse the opportunities are plentiful, but the patient dynamic is that of an underserved community. In other words poor health, chronic diseases that become acute (COPD, CHF, drug OD, wounds, High Blood Pressure, Vascular disease. So you can decide if you can work with that type of patient dynamic. If you can…the opportunities are plentiful and the salary is accommodating.
