I graduated Aug 19 and have had 3 interviews with 3 job offers (the third came today). I'm having a very difficult time deciding between 2. I know there have been a lot of these questions lately, but I've seen some great advice and would love some of my own!
The first job is at the major teaching hospital (where I did most of my clinicals) on a transplant/GI floor. They receive hundreds of apps per position, and I only got an interview because I asked one of my clinical instructors to talk to another instructor who knows the nurse manager on the floor. I feel extremely grateful for this opportunity. The hospital is only a few minutes from me. However, it's not a unit I'm particularly interested in and I must stay 18 months after orientation in order to do an internal transfer. I'm worried if I don't take the job now, I will never get in to this hospital. I wasn't told about pay officially, but from asking people who work there I think it's $25/hr + night shift differential. My schedule would be 2 12's and 2 8's/wk at night.
The other job is at a smaller community hospital 40 minutes from my home. It's a new grad ED residency with a full time job to begin after. The ED is where I want to be. However, a 40 minute drive in a Michigan winter can easily become 1 hour and I'm very nervous about driving the freeway in winters. Also, the hospital obviously doesn't carry the prestige of the first. Pay is $25/hr + $3/hr night shift. Schedule 3 12's at night.
I would love to work at hospital #1, but in the position offered by hospital #2. Not sure what to do. Any advice would be wonderful!