Job Hunting

To start off, I just want to share what my friends experienced in PGH application. I advised them to come before daybreak to make it to the quota of available slots. OA daw ako, etc. True enough, they weren't able to pass the requirements in PGH. Pano ba naman, 1 day before pa lang ng schedule madami na daw pumila. Strange but true. Kung sa U.S., OA ang pila sa Harry Potter books and ipods, dito, nursing jobs ang blockbuster. Pero naman kase, PGH yon. Just like in issuance of working visa in the US, once every 2 years lang ata sila mag-open, manpower pooling pa. Meron din sila volunteer program, need mo magpa-Hepa B titer or vaccine for that.

Anyway, may good news pa din naman. I was able to pass my application in VRPMC along EDSA near Boni Ave. They require a rating of 80% and above, pero madaming nakalista sa log sheet na below 80%. Tama yun, try lang ng try. Go ng go, at least nagpasa ka. The usual requirements for nurses are needed. PAg kulang daw, pwede naman to follow on the day of examination pag tinawagan ka.

Sa Cardinal Santos naman (Wilson St., Greenhills), they gave us their email address (csmcareers@gmail.com), just email your resume and put in the subject heading position you're applying for (ex. Applicant for Staff Nurse position). I just emailed mine a while ago. Your resume must contain all seminars and trainings you've attended, etc. etc. that would convince them that you're the best nurse in the land.

Frustrated kami ni Leah sa San Juan Medical Center and UERMMMC (tama ba 3 m's?) kase sa SJMC, gov't. hospital, closed daw. Pero they accept volunteers (wala na ko plan bumalik dun kung volunteer din lang kase syempre kelangan ng backer--paging ERAP Estrada! hehe!). Sa UERMMMC, hindi sila open for outsiders for staff nurse position (bwiset!). Ang lapit lang sana sa place ko.

I'll hit the road next week pag may pera ako and energy. Hangga't hindi ako pumipirma ng job contract sa Delos Santos eh I would consider other options pa din. Opportunities don't knock on your door, you should look for it.

Johns Hopkins

2 years ago, I dreamed of becoming a staff nurse in the best hospital to work in the US. I googled that BEST hospital and found out that it's Johns Hopkins Hospital.

So then and there, I searched Johns' website and tried applying online. I've found out that they have their own recruitment agency here in the Philippines that is SEAPCI (Southeast Asian Placement Center, Inc.). After two months, SEPACI called me up and asked if I'm still interested in Johns. Syempre, oo ang sagot ko. But the problem is I have no NCLEX yet, no IELTS, no hospital experience. So the personnel said that if ever I have a hospital job kahit na wala pa akong 1 year, tawagan ko daw sila to update my application status. Wag daw muna ako mag-IELTS kase nag-e-expire. Mag-NCLEX daw muna ako while I'm not yet busy.

I've heard from my classmate in highschool that Johns is really nice. She used to work there as a staff nurse. Before that, she was a nurse at the Philippine Heart Center. One of her patients encouraged her to apply their by attending on SEPACI's job fair a few years ago.

PGH is now open for manpower pooling

To my fellow nurses, I have received an email from PGH yahoogroups that the submission for nursing applicants is scheduled on June 10 8:30-12nn at the DNRD Office Room 4. Pero dapat mga 3a.m. pa lang ng madaling araw nakapila na tyo dun sa kung saan tyo papipilahin ng mahigpit na guwardya. List of requirements is at the website. Medyo may mga original documents na kailangan like Board Rating Certificate, TOR, etc. May form na ida-download to be filled up by your college's registrar regarding your ranking and general weighted average. If you have backers, kausapin nyo na.

NB: This is for manpower pooling only. It would take years to wait for you to be called and be hired by them.

Bye-bye Amang Rodriguez

I backed out from my orientation in Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center last Thursday in lieu of De Los Santos Medical Center. Too bad I wasn't able to serve in a government hospital. I passed my application in Amang in December last year and got a call from them only two weeks ago. I called the Nursing Office and asked if I could join in the next batch. The personnel said the next batch is already filled up and the next application period will be next year.

So bye-bye to Amang.

De Los Santos is accepting applicants for staff nurses. Just go the HR office at the basement near the parking lot and the back of the hospital and give your requirements to the guard on duty.

By the way, I'm off to Baler, Aurora in a few minutes. Looking forward to surfing (if I could brave the waves and if I could afford it).

Ciao!

Hospital Requirements (by request)

Per request of She, here are the requirements for application in Marikina Valley Medical Center and Delos Santos-STI Medical Center (subject to change without prior notice, so better call them or personally go to the HR office):

Marikina Valley Medical Center:

1. Letter of Intent (May M. Bon, RN, MAN - chief nurse)
2. Comprehensive Resume
3. Diploma
4. TOR
5. PRC Certificate (the one that looks like a diploma with the picture on it) and PRC License --if you're batch 2009 and don't still have it, just tell the HR and they will still consider your application. I have batchmates who are from Batch 2009 :)
6. Certificate of Passing (without breakdown of rating) and Board Rating Certificate (with breakdown of rating)
7. BLS Training Certificate
8. Birth Certificate
9. PNA Membership (updated)
10. IV Training certificate and License
11. Marriage Contract (if applicable)
12. NBI or Police Clearance
13. ID picture - BLUE Blackground (2 copies of 1x1 and 2 copies of 2x2)

>Submit photocopy of all requirements (updated) in a BLUE LONG SLIDING FOLDER (plastic or paper). Bring original copies for verification.

>Proceed to the 7th floor HR office and look for Sir Mickey to evaluate your papers. He's so accommodating. He's also a RN

>The next batch of volunteers will start by April or May this year.

>Their volunteer program is the first step in their hiring process. It's a 3-month program without fees. You will get Php100 allowance on night shifts. If they like your performance (they value pakikisasama, good attitude, and face value), you have a better chance of getting hired :)

DELOS SANTOS-STI MEDICAL CENTER

Resume
Pic (1x1) 1 pc
(2x2) 2 pcs
TOR
Diploma
RLE
Board rating Cert
PRC ID
NBI Clearance
BIR 2306 (if previously employed w/in a year)
SSS
TIN card
Cedula
Certificate of good moral character (from 2 references)

>The training process is different from preemployment process. The training has a fee. The preemployment doesn't have a fee, only a 300-item exam and 3 interviews.

Good luck, she and to other fellow nurse applicants :)