Any hospitals hiring exp Med/surg nurses to fulfill specialty needs

Hi, I am interested in working in the ER, PACU, or Dialysis but I have a solid background in Med/surg. Are there any hospitals willing to hire such an individual?

I was counseled to work a year at a hospital in Med/surg and then request a transfer. Is there anyway, that I can avoid wasting a career year of my life?
Quote from gcupidHi, I am interested in working in the ER, PACU, or Dialysis but I have a solid background in Med/surg. Are there any hospitals willing to hire such an individual?I was counseled to work a year at a hospital in Med/surg and then request a transfer. Is there anyway, that I can avoid wasting a career year of my life?

LOL! wasting a year would describe exactly how I'd feel... I'm unwilling to post my entire resume on this forum but I am more than familiar with the medical surgical specialty. There is always something new that can be learned; however, does it have to be on the floor.

I disgree. The ER nurses I work with that came from the floor are forever floor nurses that came to the ER. It just shows in their work. They fail to respond quickly to changes in patient's condition. They assume everyone is stable (and it is a belief they possess in the very very very core of their being because of their background).On the other hand, ER, PACU and dialysis are very different areas. Pick an area you are actually interested in and don't get seduced by the desire to work in critical care.

Quote from gcupidHi, I am interested in working in the ER, PACU, or Dialysis but I have a solid background in Med/surg. Are there any hospitals willing to hire such an individual?I was counseled to work a year at a hospital in Med/surg and then request a transfer. Is there anyway, that I can avoid wasting a career year of my life?

First Med/Surg is a specialty and secondly working there only a year is not a lot and it certainly was not wasteful. Geez...Having med/surg experience usually opens doors, not closes them.

Quote from VICEDRNI disgree. The ER nurses I work with that came from the floor are forever floor nurses that came to the ER. It just shows in their work. They fail to respond quickly to changes in patient's condition. They assume everyone is stable (and it is a belief they possess in the very very very core of their being because of their background).On the other hand, ER, PACU and dialysis are very different areas. Pick an area you are actually interested in and don't get seduced by the desire to work in critical care.

Yes, I have more than a year of medical/surgical nursing.... Unwilling to specify my credentials but trust that you'd want me as the nurse to take care of you if you had to go to any Medical/surgical floor...

Guess I will have to waste another career year.... I can't wait till the pendulum swings back in to the nurses favor.

Quote from gcupidGuess I will have to waste another career year.... I can't wait till the pendulum swings back in to the nurses favor.

Quote from gcupidGuess I will have to waste another career year.... I can't wait till the pendulum swings back in to the nurses favor.

Quote from VICEDRNI disgree. The ER nurses I work with that came from the floor are forever floor nurses that came to the ER. It just shows in their work. They fail to respond quickly to changes in patient's condition. They assume everyone is stable (and it is a belief they possess in the very very very core of their being because of their background).On the other hand, ER, PACU and dialysis are very different areas. Pick an area you are actually interested in and don't get seduced by the desire to work in critical care.

Actually, I've found that nurses working med surg or acute care units usually have great assessment skills. They need to be able to recognize and respond to subtle changes in patient condition BEFORE it becomes a matter of emergency. That's crucial. If they're already in emerg, usually they're going downhill fast.