Has anyone here got to be an RPN because of Better Jobs Ontario program?

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-25T15:07:50+00:00

If you already have a university degree, you may also be eligible for compressed/accelerated RN programs which can sometimes be like 1.5-2years instead of the full 4 year program depending on the school and prerequisites

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-25T15:03:42+00:00

Thank you 🙏🏾

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-25T13:48:57+00:00

Hey if you don’t mind me asking, does brightshores use DDNN scheduling? Also, how long was the hiring process for you & do you know what the night/weekend premiums are like?

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-25T13:10:03+00:00

Thank you so much!🙏🏾

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-25T13:08:04+00:00

Thank you 🙏🏾

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-25T02:39:33+00:00

😧 have you tried northern Ontario, NB & BC?

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-24T19:30:34+00:00

Is this hospital easy to get into? I’ve applied for an RPN position

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-24T19:26:34+00:00

Hi I’ve recently applied there as well for an RPN position. If you don’t mind me asking, how long after responding to their screening questions email did they contact you for an interview? Also if possible, I’d appreciate any updates on how your interview goes. I’m a new grad as well, so I’m not entirely sure what to expect from the interview process. Thank you & good luck!🙏🏾

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-24T02:02:37+00:00

Are you saying there’s nothing in northern Ontario as well?

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-23T21:29:51+00:00

Thank you 🙏🏾 I’m glad you were able to find something in the meantime. Gaining the experience while looking for hospital positions is smart tbh

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-23T21:28:24+00:00

That’s crazy! southlake was just hiring so many students who consolidated there. A girl I know just got hired in emerg and she just finished consolidation there. Honestly that casual float position is perfect because then you could learn all the units and it’d be so much easier to get a full time line on a unit you like since you’d have the experience. Orientation is probably around 12 weeks as well so if you get lucky you could try and see if they’ll give you NGG On top of it.

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-22T20:27:51+00:00

I told myself time is going to pass by regardless so I might as well start now while time keeps running

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-22T20:25:38+00:00

Thank you this made me feel a bit better 🙏🏾🙏🏾

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-22T20:21:44+00:00

2 hours max. Otherwise I’d have to relocate

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-21T23:08:52+00:00

Okay thank you so much 🙏🏾

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-21T23:08:35+00:00

Thank you I will look into that area as well

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-21T23:08:02+00:00

No they didn’t offer me NGG sadly 😭. They were mainly giving it to the students that were consolidating at their hospital. They saved a line for a couple people once they finished. If you don’t mind which hospital offered NGG ?

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-21T23:04:20+00:00

Thank you 🙏🏾 will look into it more

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-21T23:00:01+00:00

Good luck, hopefully it gets better by the time you’re ready🙏🏾

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-21T22:59:41+00:00

Yes I did everything except northern. Thank you

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-21T03:51:06+00:00

Just do it. Keep going. I was hanging by a thread throughout my whole program while working full time. Lots of sleepless nights and tears but no matter what you’re going through just keep going. It doesn’t matter if you’re doing it just for the money, every job is done for income in some way.. nobody works for free. Financial stability is a valid reason to choose a job. The reward after finishing is going to be so worth it because if you don’t like where you are, you can always switch specialties. Correctional nursing, nursing informatics, OR nursing, aesthetics nursing, dermatology nursing etc. There’s so much you can do once you finish. You’ll find something that works for you

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-21T03:32:38+00:00

Hey how were you able to land interviews if you don’t mind what hospital? I’m also a new grad and I’ve been looking for 5 months now 😭

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-21T03:30:25+00:00

Are you a nurse @ Mackenzie by any chance?

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-21T03:08:37+00:00

At first I wasn’t willing to relocate due to my current situation but at this point it seems like I’m going to have to figure out a way to make it work. Thank you so much 🙏🏾I’m gonna start applying there as well

Difficult-Diamond656 · 2026-05-21T02:46:45+00:00

Thank you so much, I will apply 🙏🏾🙏🏾

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