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| Written by Justin Sharp, The Shorthorn staff | ||||
| Monday, 08 February 2010 05:40 PM | ||||
  Capt. Orlando L. Taylor recruits nursing students at the Nursing Job Fair presented by The Star Telegram Monday afternoon in the Bluebonnet Ballroom. The purpose of the fair was to give nursing students and potential employers face time and prepare them for a growing market. (The Shorthorn: Raziq Brown) The representatives searched for qualified nurses and other applicants to fill openings within their organizations. Janet Quinn, recruitment advertising manager at the Star-Telegram, said the event was held to allow local health care organizations to meet prospective employees face-to-face, as opposed to the online application process. Students lined up at the tables to inquire about career opportunities. Nursing senior Kasee Williams went to the job fair. “I just wanted to learn more about the internships each hospital has to offer,” she said. Her interest in a nursing career comes from her mother, who is a nurse at Cook Children’s. Nursing senior Nicole Sanchez said that people are saying there aren’t a lot of graduate nursing jobs open, but came to the job fair anyway. “I’m just here to see who’s recruiting new nurses,” she said. She added that she had found more open positions out of state. Careers in nursing have long been considered immune to economic swings, though that has changed. “I don’t think anything is a recession-proof job anymore,” Quinn said. Organizations such as Cook Children’s Health Care, John Peter Smith-Fort Worth and the Medical Center of Arlington were represented at tables where interested individuals could receive information on available jobs and advice on getting those positions. Melissa Stow, who works in the Human Resources department at Cook Children’s, said they are looking for the best of the best nurses in the area to meet upcoming needs. “Our hospital is about to nearly double in size, so we are looking to fill future openings,”she said. She also said that it isn’t a resume that gets a graduate nurse’s foot in the door so much as transcripts and letters of recommendation. She advised that students keep their GPA’s up. The Army Nurse Corps also had a representative, Capt. Orlando Taylor, who explained to interested persons the benefits of joining the corps. “There’s a lot of opportunities,” he said. “There’s a lot of flexibility and autonomy and we work with the cutting edge of health care technology.” He said that the rank a person would receive upon entering is dependant on how much experience an individual has had after receiving a Bachelor of Science in nursing. They are particularly looking for specialty nurses, those with experience in community health, operating room and trauma care. Non-students were welcome to the event as well. Twyla Gayler has experience working with Alzheimer’s disease patients, though she has no formal degree. She came to the fair, dressed in scrubs, looking for information on where and how to start her nursing education after reading about the event in the Star-Telegram. “I enjoy being with people. I’ve started kind of an advocacy thing for working with the elderly,” she said. Views: 353 | E-mail
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