Hi everyone! I just wanted to ask for some opinions from everyone here. I am a recent new grad in the NYC area. I recently interviewed at two hospitals in NYC. I don't really want to specify where (I am kind of superstitious and don't want to jynx myself, haha) but Hospital #1 is a very prestigious, Magnet recognized institution in Manhattan, Hospital #2 is a pretty big health care system in one of the boroughs which isn't ranked as highly and is not Magnet but I believe its still a pretty good hospital and still top ranked within NY. I definitely am more excited about potentially working at Hospital #1 and I feel like thats where I would rather be! However, I don't think I'd hate working at Hospital #2 either.
Both interviews went very well and Hospital #2 is offering me the position and a start date next month. Hospital #1 basically has told me that they have a waiting list and as positions open up they will contact people on that list, that I may not even be able to start working until end of Nov. (that's if I get offered anything, and it could potentially take even longer than that). Some people are telling me to accept Hospital #2's job offer and leave once Hospital #1 comes around with their offer. I don't want to burn bridges by doing that but I also feel like I would be dumb to say no to an offer for something else thats not guaranteed yet. I am working per-diem somewhere else for now and live at home with my parents so I am not TOO stressed out about money for now. So I could wait it out. But I'm also wondering if I am just stuck on Hospital #1 bc of its name.
I was told by someone nursing is nursing no matter where you work and that if I take the position at #2 it would be easier to potentially explore other units further down the line since at #1 it clearly is a struggle to even get hired, they probably aren't able to accommodate a lot of moving around from unit to unit due to high demand(?). I guess this post isn't the greatest since I am not mentioning names lol But any feedback would be helpful.
Agree with others that you should take #2's offer, and continue to work there, even if #1 makes you your dream offer in November.
You're a new nurse. You have much to learn. If #2 is a decent hospital (and from your post, it sounds like a reputable place), you will learn what you need to know. Spend at least a year there, establishing a positive reputation and developing good nursing judgment.
If you still want to leave in a year or two, you will be in a better position to a) not burn bridges at hospital #2 (nursing is a small world), and b) have some choice in which unit you go to in hospital #1. Even in amazing hospitals, not all units are created equal, and if you develop a love for, say, cardiac nursing, would you really want to do ortho just to be at hospital #1?
Back in the days before you were born, I really, really wanted to get an OR new grad program. I went for an interview there and we were interviewed as a group of 5! I ended up working at Maimonides in Brooklyn and had an awesome introduction to nursing there. If I had gotten the job at the sexy, Manhattan location, I know I would have hated working as an OR RN because I wanted to learn more about physiology and disease and that's just not what OR nursing is about. The commute was the same either way...45 minutes of subway time and 15 minutes of walking so I didn't feel slighted in any way because I didn't get the NYU job. More important is how the hospital treats it's nursing staff. If everyone else is miserable, you will be miserable. I got to work on a teaching floor at Maimonides, both for MD's and RN's. Many of the nurses on my unit were in grad school but all worked on that unit knowing that precepting new grads was a part of the job and they were choosing to work on that unit to have the opportunity to teach new grads. It was in a kinder and gentler era.
Hi everyone! I just wanted to ask for some opinions from everyone here. I am a recent new grad in the NYC area. I recently interviewed at two hospitals in NYC. I don't really want to specify where (I am kind of superstitious and don't want to jynx myself, haha) but Hospital #1 is a very prestigious, Magnet recognized institution in Manhattan, Hospital #2 is a pretty big health care system in one of the boroughs which isn't ranked as highly and is not Magnet but I believe its still a pretty good hospital and still top ranked within NY. I definitely am more excited about potentially working at Hospital #1 and I feel like thats where I would rather be! However, I don't think I'd hate working at Hospital #2 either.
Both interviews went very well and Hospital #2 is offering me the position and a start date next month. Hospital #1 basically has told me that they have a waiting list and as positions open up they will contact people on that list, that I may not even be able to start working until end of Nov. (that's if I get offered anything, and it could potentially take even longer than that). Some people are telling me to accept Hospital #2's job offer and leave once Hospital #1 comes around with their offer. I don't want to burn bridges by doing that but I also feel like I would be dumb to say no to an offer for something else thats not guaranteed yet. I am working per-diem somewhere else for now and live at home with my parents so I am not TOO stressed out about money for now. So I could wait it out. But I'm also wondering if I am just stuck on Hospital #1 bc of its name.
I was told by someone nursing is nursing no matter where you work and that if I take the position at #2 it would be easier to potentially explore other units further down the line since at #1 it clearly is a struggle to even get hired, they probably aren't able to accommodate a lot of moving around from unit to unit due to high demand(?). I guess this post isn't the greatest since I am not mentioning names lol But any feedback would be helpful.
Curious as to how your experience has been at Hospital #2 thus far. Are you happy with your decision?
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Agree with others that you should take #2's offer, and continue to work there, even if #1 makes you your dream offer in November.
You're a new nurse. You have much to learn. If #2 is a decent hospital (and from your post, it sounds like a reputable place), you will learn what you need to know. Spend at least a year there, establishing a positive reputation and developing good nursing judgment.
If you still want to leave in a year or two, you will be in a better position to a) not burn bridges at hospital #2 (nursing is a small world), and b) have some choice in which unit you go to in hospital #1. Even in amazing hospitals, not all units are created equal, and if you develop a love for, say, cardiac nursing, would you really want to do ortho just to be at hospital #1?