HELP, which to choose?

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I have 4 yrs clinic exp (8 -5p) ambulatory surgery exp ( less than a yr), and 2.5 yrs LTAC (med/surg tele) exp. I am currently unemployed but have been offered 2 positions and I don't know which to choose. 1st is a general surgery clinic at a SUPER busy level 1 trauma county hospital M-F 8-5p, the clinic does 20 different procedures, no weekends or holidays. after a year I would be able to go back to bedside if i didn't like it.

2nd job neuro acute care/med-surg unit patient ratio 1:4-5, in a level 1 trauma hospital, 2 people have told me to run from this neuro floor, they use to work there but idk they gave me no specifics except that neuro patients are alot of work.

I have a family with young kids and teens that also needs me and I am trying to obtain the least amount of stress as possible, but feel like I will be missing out on something if I don't do bedside, but always dreaded going into the job and praying super hard to GOD to let this be a low stress day and for no 1 to die.

Will I learn something at the surgery center that will help with my future career; I want to go into administration or any specialty that will let me sit down sometimes, lol? The lady that was interviewing said the last person just up and left the surgery clinic should I take this as a warning sign?(remember its county it looks just like those hospitals you see on TV with all walks of life and very crowded, organized chaos).

Which to choose please? or should I just continue looking?

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