Likelihood of a new grad getting an ER job?

As a fresh BSN graduate, what is the likelihood of getting a job as an ER nurse? Or ICU?

What would you need to accomplish this? Does co-op experience help? GPA? Connections?
The answer to this question is highly dependent on your geographical location. It is generally easier to get new grad jobs in those settings in rural areas, harder in urban areas.

Depends on location.In Houston, TX? Very likely.

One of my classmates got a job offer in the ER where he did his senior preceptorship. At my school it was difficult to get the preceptorship in the ER; he managed to convince them to accommodate him, and he was offered a job upon graduation.

The school I plan on attending is Drexel University in center city Philadelphia. Clinicals take place in a HUGE list of hospitals around Philadelphia and they have a great co-op plan.

So Houston, TX accepts a large number of new grads into ER jobs? Should I get a Texas and Florida RN license even though I'm graduating from PA? I know that those two states are high in demand for all types of nurses.

Quote from bigdreams01So Houston, TX accepts a large number of new grads into ER jobs? Should I get a Texas and Florida RN license even though I'm graduating from PA? I know that those two states are high in demand for all types of nurses.

Quote from BrandonLPNThat seems like jumping the gun. I wouldn't pay to get my license endorsed in another state unless I had a firm offer.And I would say that the single best way to get a job as a new grad on a desirable floor is to work on that floor as a tech first.

FL has a high demand????? for nurses. It depends on the speciality, time of year, type of facility and job.Plenty of nursing home jobs, seasonal hospital jobs and part time jobs, perhaps.New grad jobs in a hospital, fulltime, year round.... Not so much, that I have seen.

What is a co-op?

Quote from BrandonLPNWhat is a co-op?

Cooperative education program- Drexel will put you in hospitals around the USA for 6 consecutive months a year to gain experience in the nursing field. Co-ops start in sophomore year and ends junior year. Co-op nursing students get paid roughly $16,000 for 6 months. They work in contemporary public health networks, acute & chronic illness nursing, and an elective specialty nursing field of the student's choosing.Consequently, it will take 5 years for me to graduate w/ a BSN and I'm assuming the in class schedule is more intense as a result of the co-op work experience.I heard that people that utilize the co-op plan have a 99.4% employment rate.. 38% of co-op students end up being employed by their co-op employer upon graduation. However, I'm not sure if it will help me specifically get an ER nursing job or even be a credible thing on my job resume after graduating.

Like others have said it definitely depends on location and really who you know. If you work in the ER as a tech before, then you have a better chance of landing a job straight out of nursing school. Also if the co-op plan you mentioned is an option for ER then you'd also have a good chance. I live in SC and just recently went to an open house for new grads at a community type hospital. They had a table set up for the ER and basically told me that unless someone has previous experience as an EMT or paramedic, or have a burning passion to work in the ER, then they won't hire a new grad. This hospital in particular only hires two new grads a year in the ER too they said.