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I need your help! I was recently hired to work a staff position at a hospital that I have always wanted to work at. I was also given the opportunity to work as a travel nurse at a different hospital that is under the same chain. I wanted to know if I decide to take the travel position, will that hinder my chances of being hired at my dream hospital (the staff position) in the future if I so desired?

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Specializes in school nurse.

Yes, if you leave a staff position that you just took to come back to the same company as a high-cost traveler, I think you're shooting yourself in the foot.

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Specializes in New Critical care NP, Critical care, Med-surg, LTC.

Are you already working in the staff position or do you just have offer? If you're already working there and you leave for a travel position without completing at least six months (or maybe a year), I don't think it would work well for you to get back to the hospital you want. There's more to life than money, if you already have a position at the hospital you wanted to work at, it's in your best interest to stay there and build your career. 

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Thank you for your response. I accepted the position as a staff nurse but I don't actually start working until about 2 weeks from now. Do you think I would lose my chances of ever being hired on staff there in the future?

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You have been hired on as staff.  Travel positions are iffy. Where do you want to end up? No one  knows how HR will view  the situation.

 

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Thank you for your response.  All comments help.

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