Hello AllNurses,It's been a few months since I have logged on and it's great to be back. I am graduating in three weeks with my BSN and would appreciate an opinion or two on the job offer I am leaning towards.Mental health is my passion. The offer is for a mental health system in my area with about 10 locations with services in mental health treatment and substance abuse. I will be hired on as a float, Monday-Friday, 8-4. The position is salaried at 55,000/year with 7 hours PTO earned every 2 weeks. No call, no weekends. Also mentioned matching 401K and putting money into a 403B. It comes with full health benefits. I'm also starting grad school (PMHNP) in the immediate Fall and the Director assured me that they would work around my evening class schedule if I need to leave early/stay late some days. I've been a Nurse Intern (nonpaid) in mental health for almost 2 years this May. I never imagined my first nursing job being outside of a hospital but everything seems to be lining up. I'm 21 and haven't had much experience with any of this so your feedback would be much appreciated. Stay well everyone. -M 0 Likes
catherine19, RN Has 5 years experience. Mar 26, 2020 Sounds like a pretty sweet deal. You don't need to work in a hospital to be a great nurse. Your focus is mental health, not med/surg. You are specialized. Now, I don't know what your plan is later on, but the current job offer will be perfect while in school. 4 Likes
Closed Account 12345 Has 14 years experience. Mar 26, 2020 Take it! Good benefits, great schedule, aligns with your term goal 2 Likes
amoLucia Specializes in LTC. Mar 26, 2020 If psych is your interest, go for it.It sounds like Civil Service, so a good place to start (yeah, salary a bit low, but the benes are well worth it!).Good luck. 1 Likes
Jedrnurse, BSN, RN Specializes in school nurse. Has 29 years experience. Mar 26, 2020 If I were you I'd work a full year before going back for advanced practice studies. 0 Likes
subee, MSN, CRNA Specializes in CRNA, Finally retired. Has 49 years experience. Mar 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Jedrnurse said:If I were you I'd work a full year before going back for advanced practice studies.There are always a few non-clinical courses that can be accomplished while you are getting experience. 1 Likes
Jedrnurse, BSN, RN Specializes in school nurse. Has 29 years experience. Mar 26, 2020 36 minutes ago, subee said:There are always a few non-clinical courses that can be accomplished while you are getting experience. 36 minutes ago, subee said:There are always a few non-clinical courses that can be accomplished while you are getting experience. True, and that can help keep up good studying routines. 1 Likes
itswild Has 1 years experience. Mar 26, 2020 Thank you so much everyone for the feedback. It's very helpful to read your comments. I have accepted the offer. 0 Likes
