Hospital vs. Nursing home interviews

[Heather77RN]

Hello! I passed my NCLEX at the begining of February. I currently work in the hospital as a CNA. However I have been unable to get a job as an RN on my own floor due to certain politics. I finally have an interview tomorrow for the Neuro/Peds floor. Yay! But I got a call back for a second interview at a nursing home that I applied to and had a first interview last week. I would really rather stay at the hospital due to being there for 5 years (seniority) already and having pto built up and benefits. The nursing home would require no insurance benefits until after 90 days and can't use pto until after 6 months. My question is whether or not I should schedule a second interview with the LTC facility...I am torn.

[phillycpnp-pc, MSN, RN, NP]

interview for the neuro/peds job and take it if they offer it to you.

Your chances of landing that job are high because you know the hospital system already. But still interview for the Nursing home job too. Keep interviewing places until you have a solid job offer somewhere. Good luck:)

[Nurse SMS, MSN, RN]

Interview EVERY time you have the chance, whether you think you really want the job or not. An interview is NOT a job offer. You can always decline if an offer is made, but until you have an offer in hand, you are unemployed. Never close the door on an opportunity prematurely. There is no guarantee you will get the peds job and if "politics" are keeping you from getting hired on your own floor they can keep you from getting hired on that floor too.

[aea_11]

I think it would be in your best benefit to interview the second time in the LTC facility. Because more often than not, they will call you in a day or two to offer you a position.

This will not only allow you to gain more interview experience to your ideal job in neuro/peds unit, but also can be your default job if for some reason you don't get the offer from the neuro/peds unit!