Switching from small hospital to large trauma center?

[Jaellys]

Hi guys,

I have been working at a very small hospital (68 beds) for the past 1.5 years, and I have always wanted to work at the large, 680+ bed hospital that I did all of my clinicals in. A couple of my family members work there (not as nurses but either way, they love it.)

I am happy where I am, my coworkers are great and I am feeling more confident with myself, but my heart always goes back to the thought of working at that large hospital that I did my clinicals in. I work in med-surg and would be applying for a med-surg position.

Could this be a case of the grass seems greener on the other side? I feel like the nurses at the large hospital will look down upon me if I get hired because I come from a small hospital.

The small hospital has a very harmonious work environment and management is awesome. Has anybody else taken the risk? Is it feasible to work part time at both jobs? I dont have any kids/other outside of work obligations. Or on call at one place, part time at another? So stumped. :/

[sallyrnrrt, ADN, RN]

Grass isn't always greener, sometimes it just looks greener.... Best wishes

[brownbook]

I may be totally wrong, but it seems you might regret it if you don't give the big hospital a try. Work there part or full time, and keep on at the small hospital as per diem, just in case the greener grass is full of weeds.

A patient is just a sick in a large hospital as a small hospital. A nurse in the large hospital can call for respiratory therapy, PT, OT, IV team, phlebotomy, rapid response team, etc. You may have been doing a lot of those things yourself in your smaller hospital. You may have a lot of skills the big hospital nurses don't have.

[ED_Murse]

"If the grass is greener on the other side then water your own grass more"

Bigger isn't always better but then you have an idea what it's like cause you did your clinicals there. Any way you can work there per diem?