Better Women's Health RN 1 job- Inova Fairfax Hospital or Sibley Memorial Hospital?

[bkop]

Hi everyone!

I am in the process of looking for my first post-grad RN job, and am trying to figure out the big differences between working at Inova Fairfax Hospital or Sibley Memorial Hospital. I am looking to work in Women's Health (Postpartum/FCC units). Does anyone have experience with either of these hospitals and would be able to comment on which is a better place to start a career? Both positions appear to have a good educational component, but I will be relocating to the DC area so am not very familiar with either hospital's reputation, outside of the easy to find rankings. Any advice would be very much appreciated!

[TASourcer]

Hi there,

I work within the Talent Acquisition Department at Inova and I'm happy to answer any questions you have about the roles we have available or living/working in the DC area. We just built a brand new Women's and Children's Center at Inova Fairfax so we have a lot of exciting things happening in 2016! My email is [email protected] if you'd like to touch base.

[sasereht]

I work at Sibley and it is a good hospital with a good reputation, however it is I believe the lowest paying hospital in the entire DC area. There have also been a lot of negative changes that have occurred since Hopkins took over. Just going to throw that out there.

[DCWISRN]

I'm at Sibley, and I think the biggest question is what kind of hospital you want to work in. Inova Fairfax and Sibley are both great hospitals and either would be a great choice. Inova is a high volume, high acuity, fast paced setting. Sibley is lower-key and more relaxed with more of a community based focus, not as high-risk. Sibley is part of Hopkins and has great educational support throughout your orientation and early months as a nurse. They are part of a local educational consortium so new grads get education in a multi-hospital group as well as specific on-site education. Also, Sibley is building a new facility with a planned move this year. Our nurse recruiter is Katie, and I know she'd be happy to talk to you and answer any of your questions. Good luck making the choice that is right for you.