I am at a point in my life where I’m looking for more work-life balance than experience. I am currently on a job hunt at states that pay higher than where I’m at. I’ve only worked at teaching/high ranking hospitals since graduating from Nursing school. I’ve heard a lot of other nurses say that these facilities are notorious for not paying well/not treating nurses right because it is a “privilege” to work for them, but since I’ve not been anywhere else, I can’t really compare. That being said, I know that being a great nurse is not dependent on what facility you work for.
My question is, is there an advantage in staying employed at a name-brand hospital? Are hiring managers impressed by that at all or does the actual years of experience matter more? Do they look at where one worked last and factor that in deciding whether to hire you or not?
I know for education, it’s the idea that “Harvard/Yale/whatever opens doors” that’s why a lot of people aim for them. I’m wondering if it’s the same for hospitals.
Specializes in Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory.
On 3/1/2020 at 8:33 AM, wolfgangRN said:
Oh, by balance I just meant not going home too tired to do anything else. I got lucky that both had openings in the department I want...the lesser known has better benefits and unionized which is why I’m leaning towards it.
It has better benefits because it is unionized. I personally would pick this one, all else being mostly equal. I don't believe having worked at brand name hospitals is all that important; Magnet and other designations are mostly naked emperors.
I never really chose a job for the bennies; just went where I wanted to work if they hired me. I didn't realize until after retirement just how much I'd lucked out. A good retirement plan is like being paid a second time for the work you did years ago. Nothing like freedom and peace of mind when the old orthopedic injuries start coming back to haunt you.
I worked for one of those similar to what you described. You heard correctly. They don't pay much, and treat their people like dirt (it is, after all, an honor to work for them), so I didn't stay long. But I had the last laugh, looks awesome on my resume.... I'll never tell.
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It has better benefits because it is unionized. I personally would pick this one, all else being mostly equal. I don't believe having worked at brand name hospitals is all that important; Magnet and other designations are mostly naked emperors.
I never really chose a job for the bennies; just went where I wanted to work if they hired me. I didn't realize until after retirement just how much I'd lucked out. A good retirement plan is like being paid a second time for the work you did years ago. Nothing like freedom and peace of mind when the old orthopedic injuries start coming back to haunt you.