This website will list where new RN (Nurse) grad job opportunities (residencies, etc.) are currently found, not found, and will track the overall extent of the new RN grad job market by region, state, and/or city. Additionally, experienced RN job cuts, openings, and rumors will probably be found since the whole market is intertwined anyways. Information will be listed under each state accordingly.
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Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Yuma Regional Medical Center in Yuma, AZ is hiring new RN grads (for how long is anyone's guess), pay starts at $27.50ish per hr. http://www.yumaregional.com
Arkansas
California
Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, CA is currently not hiring new RN grads. It is to be determined if they are going to have a nurse residency program this year (2009), the decision will be made in May 2009. It is a tenet corporation facility and tenet is having major financial issues. http://www.desertmedctr.com/en-us/careers/pages/default.aspx
New RN grads from San Francisco, CA north to the California-Oregon border are reporting problems finding work.
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Reportedly rough job market for new RN grads.
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Reportedly rough job market for new RN grads.
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Reportedly rough job market for new RN grads. Some places are hiring others aren't.
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Reportedly VERY rough job market for new RN grads.
New Mexico
Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales, NM is not currently hiring new RN grads due to staffing needs being met (pay rate rumored to be around $20.00 per hr.) http://www.rooseveltgeneralhospital.org/
Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM is currently hiring new RN grads (pay rate rumored to be $22.00-$23.00 per hr). http://www.phs.org/PHS/hospitals/hospitals/clovis/index.htm
UNM Hospitals (University of New Mexico Hospitals) in Albuquerque, NM was offering a graduate nurses residency program circa Feb-March 2009, but no job listing was found on the employment site. http://hospitals.unm.edu/nursing/residency.shtml
Lea Regional Medical Center in Hobbs, NM is currently hiring new RN grads (pay rate unknown). http://www.learegionalmedical.com/Job%20Opportunities/Pages/Job%20Opportunities.aspx
Holy Cross Hospital in Taos, NM is currently hiring new RN grads (pay rate is supposed to be around $24.50 per hr). Small hospital and nice environment supposedly. http://www.taoshospital.org/THS.nsf/View/EmploymentListing
Los Alamos Medical Center in Los Alamos, NM is currently hiring new RN grads (starting pay is unknown). http://www.losalamosmedicalcenter.com/job_opportunities/
New York
Reportedly rough job market for new RN grads.
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Marianas Islands
Ohio
Reportedly rough job market for new RN grads.
Oklahoma
Oregon
Reportedly rough job market for new RN grads.
Pennsylvania
Reportedly rough job market for new RN grads.
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
In Austin, TX new RN grads jobs are hard to find (typically, low starting pay in SA)
In San Antonio, TX the new RN job market is spotty. Some facilities are hiring others are not. (typically there is low starting pay in SA).
In Dallas, TX the market for new RN grads is alright. Possible employers are being selectively picky about who they are hiring. (Starting pay can range from $21.00 to $24.00 per hr)
3/12/09: Valley Baptist in Harlingen has a hiring freeze (census is down, hurricane damage is still present in some rooms supposedly, other rooms havent reopened, CEO recently quit for unspecified reasons, I hear that if a RN quits they are opting generally not to fill the position but this depends on the department). Travelers are being phased out. Nurse Techs having jobs waiting for them when they finish school at the facility is iffy--at best--as of now. http://www.valleybaptist.net
Per this site
and other sites:
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/s...y,698857.shtml
(VBIC is VBHS's health plan insurance division, which is a possible cash cow or
cash drain. Overall VBHS posted a nearly $30 million dollar loss on some $450
million in revenue. CEO quitting, Losses and credit downgrades in a tight credit
market = disaster likelyhood is high)
"The ratings of VBIC are driven by poor capitalization as a result of
unfavorable underwriting results and membership growth, which both pressured the
capitalization of the health plan. Capitalization, as well as profitability,
improved at the end of 2008 due to the sale of the Medicare business, but in
A.M. Best’s opinion, it remains low, especially for the current growth rate.
The revised outlook is due to the uncertainty VBIC experiences being an
important strategic affiliate of its parent, Valley Baptist Health System
(VBHS), providing quality care in the Harlingen and Brownsville service areas.
Several one-time items, such as the 2008 hurricane season and current market
conditions, have influenced the financial position of VBHS, thus affecting VBIC.
Offsetting factors include good membership growth across all product lines,
divestiture of some unprofitable accounts in late 2008 and reduced enrollment
concentration. A.M. Best anticipates operating results to normalize in the
medium term but remains concerned about the pressure the member growth will have
on the capitalization of the health plan. "
Valley Baptist Brownsville is probably working its way close to
a hiring freeze, they are starting new grads out at $22.00 an hour. For example,
they haven't hosted their usual recruitment festivities for new grads in the
area and are tending to take a picky/wait and see/or it doesn't matter if you
choose to work here, but we'd love to have you hiring attitude. Additionally
both are being flooded with apps from RN's from California and the northeast.
Not currently hiring any nurse techs. My opinion of this facility is dependent
upon the shift and department respectively. The ER is ok, med-surg floor
is...eh...SNF is ok, PEDS sometimes never has any pts, LD is always packed, Day
surgery is awesome, tele is packed but can be a pain in the rear, ICU is usually
packed. http://www.valleybaptist.net
Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, which is owned
by HCA, is hiring new RN grads, and starts new grads out at $21.50 per hr,
prefers to "hire" locals as of now, however is not hesitating in hiring new RN
grads from Indiana, California, New jersey, and PA. I have met 4 to 5 new grads
from those areas which are now working at valley regional. They are "being
flooded by applications from southern California and the northeast". They are
hiring nurse techs, but have a hiring freeze on other jobs like housekeeping,
etc. Turn over rate is rather high, however, they are addressing the issue. IMO
its not a bad place to start out.
http://www.valleyregionalmedicalcenter.com
Doctors Hospital in Brownsville, which used to pay the best by
far in the area, especially for new grads and PRN nurses...old rumors say that
PRN nurses are having issues making their 40 hrs a week now.
South Texas Rehab hospital in Brownsville.. i have no clue
what's going on there.
Harlingen Medical Center (which is a physician owned and run
hospital), which starts at around $22.00 per hr for new grads, generally census
is high now due to issues at valley baptist so the rumor mill says. Valley
Baptist owns some 40% of HMC, which probably means loans (for things such as
payroll or operating expenses may have been floating around). Overall, I like
Harlingen medical center, but the financial outlook is a tad scary IMO due to
its connection with VBHS. Phased out their nurse tech program around 6 months
ago. Seems to be hiring new RN grads currently
http://www.harlingenmedicalcenter.com
Rio Grande State Center in Harlingen, TX is supposedly hiring
new RN grads (pay rate is unknown) Its a mental health facility.
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/mhhospitals/RioGrandeSC/default.shtm
Knapp Medical Center in Wesalco, TX is hiring new RN grads. (pay rate is rumored to be $21 or $22.00 per hr) http://www.knappjobs.com/Current-Openings/1087
Rio Grande Regional Medical Center in McAllen, TX is hiring new RN grads (~21.50 to $22.00 /hr), http://www.riohealth.com/ or http://www.nosnowjobs.com
McAllen Heart Hospital in McAllen, TX is hiring new RN grads. http://www.mcallenhearthospital.com
Mission Regional Medical Center in Mission, TX is currently hiring new RN grads, pay rate is unknown. http://www.missionhospital.com/careers.asp
Laredo should be
comparable, maybe even higher than the RGV. Laredo is an icky town too closer to
the downtown you get. The outskirts of the town are nice and new, and the report
about the hospitals there from the travelers that I talk with are mixed.
Eagle Pass, TX: Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center is hiring
(even tho its an icky town), has a $24,000 sign on bonus for nights. Is
currently hiring new RN grads (pay is either $21.00 per/hr or it's alot higher,
information is sketchy right now.
http://www.fortduncanmedicalcenter.com/
Alpine, TX: Big Bend Regional Medical Center: Small town and small hospital is not currently hiring. http://www.bigbendhealthcare.com/Pages/Home.aspx
Utah
St. George, UT: Dixie Regional Medical Center used to be hiring new RN grads (pay $21.50 /hr) doesn't appear to be hiring new grads anymore. http://intermountainhealthcare.org/about/careers/Pages/home.aspx
Vermont
Virginia
Virgin Islands
Washington
Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA currently has a hiring pool for new RN grads (i.e. they are being picky) (pay rate is $4200 per month DOE). Overtime is tightly controlled and limited. http://www.harborview.org
Franciscan Health Systems in Federal Way, WA; Tacoma, WA, (pay rate is rumored to be $24.00-$25.00 per hr) and other surrounding cities is currently hiring new RN grads for there August nurse residency programs in a variety of fields. http://www.fhsjobs.org
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming