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Try your luck California Correctional Health Care services website and apply at California Health Care Facility Stockton .We have shortage of CNA,LPN and RNs.
It is a Prison Hospital but not scary and attractive pay and benefits. I w am working here as a Licensed Psychologist over 11 years.
I was going to recommend corrections as well. Prison or jail. Most LPN's that I work with in these facilities are med nurses but some do sick call.
I've been an LPN for 4 years now, and this is how I had to start. Skilled nursing will definitely help our experience. Most clinics and hospitals, with the exception of Med-Surg floors, want to see some kind of bedside skill. Keep your head up and persevere for about 6-8 months, then start applying for other places like Assisted Living facilities. I promise it will get better. I work for a private clinic now and couldn't be happier!
Look into pediatric private duty. Always hiring, and they are usually willing to train new grads
Chief
I think a lot of LVNs start in skilled nursing facilities and gain experience to move on, so it might be a matter of finding a “good enough” fit. Unfortunately the job market is really rough, even for roles that are in demand like yours. Keep at it, I know it’s rough.
Go back to school to get your RN. It only takes a out a year for an associates
Some nursing school Lpn to RN programs may require so many hours worked as an LPN. RNs love to tell LPNs which route to go as if you don’t understand that if she doesn’t have all her prerequisites, then it will be longer than a year. But you didn’t think that far. But people like you tend to discredit LPNS anyway. I am someone who had all of the prerequisites to enter the RN program but chose LPN to start making money faster. And was making more than many new grad RNs. I also had standing with the school I attended and got accepted into their RN program very easily. The poster will find a job as soon as they stop being picky about their options. Nobody wants to pay their dues anymore. You won’t always get that glamorous position. One lady in my LPN program wanted to be a med spa nurse only but was told many of those places require you to be an RN anyway. Well it didn’t matter in the end, she didn’t pass the program. People want to be a nurse for the aesthetic these days.
I have 21 years and having a problem getting a job with an IV certification too. It is getting impossible to get a reasonable job right now
I recommend looking into home health or drug and alcohol rehabs.
Take a nursing home job and try to cope with it for at least 6 months to get some experience
Hi, Encompass sounds great but it's hard to apply when you have some experience. It says they are hiring but may not take on newer lpns .
I have some variable experience between all those .Encompass sounds like a grounded place.I have heard good things about it.
I would suggest home health....granted I've been an LVN since 2011, but that is where I got my start. I would not suggest a skilled nursing facility for your first nursing job unless you have medical experience already. You will get burned out quickly and the work load could be a lot for a new grads. Good luck!!
Be patient. Get your experience in the LTC facility and then apply to a different setting if that's what you want. Many hospitals are moving away from hiring LVNs but you can work in a doctor's office, private duty or other settings.
I am medical assistant graduated sept of last year and have yet to find a job. I am now looking into volunteering to add to my resume why I finish my AAS degree in health medical and administration services. Medical assistant is saturated and it’s dog eat dog world and new graduates get ate up in the system something as everything else. New graduates have a lot to offer and willingness to work and improve their skills while seasoned are great but come with possible outcomes of quitting faster if the pay and benefits etc aren’t right.
I know what you mean.It is tuff out there. I have been a Medical Assistant for 30 years . Also Medical Administration so that I would know both front and back office. I took some time away ,almost 3 years come July. I need to get back to work. But no one has responded due to the time off I took. I had some health issues and also had been taking care of my husband who has HP and CHF. It been hard but I have to go back to work. I need the money but most of all I miss working with pts. It just seem like maybe they are looking for someone younger as well. I don't know. I am also looking to start something on my own but I am scared. There is a lot of competition out there.
Try your luck at California Health Care Facility Stockton CA 95215 .Stockton CA has Xavier School of Nursing which admits LPN for the second year of Nursing RN program. Course fee less than $25,000 which can be covered by loans
So go into debt?? That makes a lot of sense. (Sarcasm)
Where do you live? We are looking for LPN in our clinic.
Utah
Same thing happened with me
What area :state do you live in?
California
Try Private Duty. They will provide training with different skills and you can get times you prefer to work. The pay is decent. Many agencies have benefits in addition to a steady routine.
Clinics love LVNs, usually as rooming nurses.
what about the prison system?
Veterans Administration is always looking for nurses. Go to USAjobs.gov to see what is available in your area.
It's very state dependent on how LPN/LVN are used.
I was an LPN and lucked out to get into a hospital office job. I could not work bedside. Get the experience you can. I was only able to find decent jobs after I got my RN