Frustration

As the time gets closer for me to go back to work, I am realizing more and more that I need to focus my time in finding another job. It is not that I hate where I am working right now, or that I couldn't continue to work for them, but I feel that it is a dead end job. Ideally I would love to get a job at a hospital on a med surg floor. If I could work at a hospital- I would make more money, get paid more for working second and third shift (which are the hours I love to work), and possibly be provided with the opportunity to continue my education and get a BSN. I would also be given more nursing experience- which is what I want. I do not want to be an "okay" nurse, I want to be a GREAT nurse! With all of this being said, getting a job at a hospital around here is almost impossible. I don't know what I need to do. When I get on the hospitals websites, they say not to call and ask about your application, but everyone else says call, be aggressive, get your name out there. Which is right? I have filled out applications, spent hours on my cover letters and resumes, but nothing seems to work. What do I need to do, to get noticed, to stand "head and shoulders" above the rest of the crowd? I am open to suggestions. I find this all very frustrating!