Company Transfer or Just New Job Altogether

[phoenix-]

The title says it all. I will be moving from Las Vegas to Tampa/St. Pete's, FL in a few months. My endorsement license is in the works (I hear it takes a month or two, so I have some time) and I've already started sending out feelers. Almost immediately, I get calls from permanent placement agencies, which got me thinking about all the little decisions I have to make before June rolls around.

June is the magic mark. I would be hitting my one year of Med-Surg-Tele experience plus a few odd months as charge nurse at a SNF. I work for Kindred, which, according to the forum, is evil in healthcare form, but as far as my limited experience goes, I really had fun with this company. I learned and am still learning a lot, but that might have something to do with the location/co-workers than the company, I think.

So here are my questions:

1: Should all opportunities turn out to be equal in relative value (not in the financial sense, of course), is it better to transfer within a single company as opposed to getting a new job altogether?

2: I am not sure if my limited years of experience should factor in on my decision-making. Ie. Would my resume look worse/better with either/both option?

[St_Claire, ADN, RN]

I think if you were interested in moving to that area you have a wonderful opportunity to do so. If not, it certainly does not look bad to say the company moved and you preferred to stay where you were.