I've been a nurse for seven years, and the entire time it's been in an acute hospital setting, in my specialty area. Now that I've started an MSN-Leadership program, I'm looking for more opportunities for advancement, learning management skills, and basically paving the way for leadership positions.
I recently applied for a charge nurse position for a clinic (working in my specialty area). I have a few years of charge nurse experience, but not recently, and I feel like this would be a good resume builder and a good experience for an entry-level supervisory role (the job description stated that I would be supervising nursing and clinical staff, so I imagine I will be in charge of the LPNs and MAs at the clinic, and directly under the nurse manager). Within four hours of submitting my application, I received a call, requesting an interview.
The clinic is part of a health network that is HIGHLY regarded in my community, difficult to get one's foot into the door of (sorry, awkward sentence), and the pay at this health network is generally regarded as the best in this community.
I'm just wondering, from a resume standpoint, if it looks like a step backwards to go from hospital to clinic? My gut tells me this would be a really good opportunity, from the perspective of gaining supervisory experience (and in the specialty I love). I would just like other people's perspectives.
