Creative ways to find a job as a newly graduated Registered Nurse in New York City?

A few thoughts: 1. Have you applied for public health nursing positions with the state, county or city? Or with the Veterans Administration? 2. Flu shot clinics are coming up as we enter flu season. Maxim Healthcare and other similar organizations hires per diem nurses to administer shots in public locations and at corporate jobsites. This may vary by state, but most states allow immunizations like this. 3. Temporary healthcare assignments may be a possibility--look at a temp agency that will place you in clinics, hospitals and other similar settings. Travel nursing is also a possibility. 4. If you are not opposed to learning a new skill, coding would come in handy if you are interested in going down care management paths/Minimum Data Set (MDS). Skilled nursing facilities are going nuts trying to hire MDS nurses in my area. Coding experience or knowledge isn't a prereq for working MDS, but experience is, and in lieu of experience, education might help. 5. Blood banks usually have nurses on staff to supervise operations. Dialysis clinics would also be another option. 6. Look into getting training as an esthetician and join a boutique practice doing skin care and cosmetic procedures. You could also supervise post-op patients after plastic surgery. You probably know that a lot of organizations aren't going to hire any more non-BSN RNs any longer within a few years. It might be the best plan to just go get your BSN while you are unemployed. Best of luck to you in your search.

brevator: I was just looking at a albany posting, hmmm, I may be ready to leave the nyc after 13 years anyway...options: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/medical-practitioners/visa-options-nurses.htm, http://www.anf.org.au/, http://www.amc.edu/hr/CareerCenter.cfm?event=showPosting&PostingReqNumber=09504. ty

Are you committed to being a nurse immediately? Is it feasible to work some other job and get your bachelor's while you work another job?

A number of RN's who started w/ me at my job were from new grads from NYC/NJ. They had been searching for employment for about 6 mos and finally decided that it was worth it to relocate. The employment situation up here isn't great, but there are options. I'm sure it's the same in other places. Can you relocate for a year or so, just to get experience? Good luck. It will get better.

ke rose ne: i'm curious where specifically you found this abundance of positions...i can draw blood.. ty

(I should add that these were jobs I could almost qualify for with my liberal arts degree and office experience, and only required a few basic nursing skills I didn't have - like knowing how to draw blood. They are certainly entry-level and low-competition, but pay better than anything my degree will get me.)

I'm job hunting right now, and I've seen SO MANY nursing jobs and been so jealous of people with that sort of education and training. Most of these were jobs with universities that had medical programs and needed full-time research assistants or patient care assistants. They're probably not as glamorous as hospital jobs, but they are medical facilities and you'll probably be doing the same sort of stuff.

oops: prev post http://www.delhi.edu/academics/online_degrees/nurs/index.php was supposed to link http://www.delhi.edu/academics/online_degrees/nurs/index.php

vytae: thanks for the resume advice, the offending phrase has disappeared. I was under the impression that many AAS RN's obtain a BSN while working full time (https://class.adelphi.edu/nursing/register/ or at http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/nursing/admissions/undergraduate/rn-pathway), and employers support and expect their RNs to obtain a BSN asap, thus the tuition assistance. hermitosis: my school does not have any career placement assistance. (I recc anyone considering nursing avoid http://www.futurenurselich.org/ like the bird flu ). FergieBelle: thanks for the info, I will consider all of them. cheers everyone!