Help me decide between 2 jobs!

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I have 2 offers on the table- 1 is for the DON of a new facility offering 72,000/year and the other is the VA hospital but I have no idea how much they will offer me. Does anyone have a clue? I've been a Rn for 24 years and have my masters degree. Any idea on what grade and step ? Thank you!

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Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health.

VA. Great benefits. The DON turnover is horrible if it is LTC.

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Thank you so much! I don't know much about the va and won't know what I'll be making for at least a month yet but need to tell the other yes or no- does anyone have a clue about the pay at the VA - I have my masters degree and have 24 years experience-

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Also the DON position is paying 72,000- would the VA be close? VA range for the job is 48,000-88,000- Process Improvement RN- thanks for any replies I don't know what to do!!!

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Specializes in Adult Critical Care.

The VA benefits are going to be much better. Even if they pay you 50K, I bet the pension and healthcare more than makes up for it. Plus, I would suspect a director of nursing job would be a hell of a lot more stress.

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VA time off is pretty good for RNs. You earn one vacation day every two weeks and one sick day every four weeks. You also get the federal holidays. With a Master's and 24 years of experience, I would thnk VA might be close or higher, but the boarding decisions vary greatly from facility to facility.

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Ok so if I go to the VA- anyone have any tips about the boarding process?

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