January 19th, 2023
Apply. If you have an interest and they have a need the worst that can happen is they pass on your application. And ask to shadow. You’ll learn a ton about the workplace dynamic and patient population.
I can’t speak to international hiring practices, but in Wisconsin USA they hire new graduates in the cardiac ICU. Most hospitals around Madison WI require concurrent enrollment in a new nurse residency program offered through the hospital that supplements what you learn in your specialty. Many cardiac PCU-stepdown-intermediate care nurses transition to ICU if they don’t start there.
