How do you transition from LTC to the hospital?

Posts: 2 · Joined: 02 Dec 2008 Posts: 2 Location: New York

I am a relatively new nurse. i live about 60 miles north west of Manhattan in Orange County, NY. I have been working as an RN in a LTC facility for a little over a year (this is my first nursing job). Well, long story short I resigned from position to work for another facility that was really terrible (i felt my license was at risk) and now i find myself w/ out a job and i can't seem to find another. i have applied at ever hospital in my area and further (I want out of LTC) and i keep getting the same answer: "thank you for your interest but we are interviewing more experianced candidates." So my question is: How do i get hospital experiance if a hospital wont hire me without experiance? I am not applying for specialties either. I feel soooo frustrated. This is the worst time of my life. I thought becoming a nurse would pretty much guarentee a job any where.

Posts: 121 · Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:10 am

tell them you are willing to sign a 1 year contract. you may get a bonus for doing this. they get long term committment. or move to another state. florida is short approx 100k nurses i think.... one hospital down the road from me needs 84 nurses at last check.