Is it ok to interview for 2 different units in same hospital?

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I currently work on neuroscience/spine unit and had applied for a position on OB unit at same hospital awhile back and hadn't heard anything for awhile and a position came up on Rehab unit so applied for that one as well. Well I ended up receiving a call from OB unit and set up an interview for a month from now and just received another call to set up an interview for Rehab. Is it ok to interview for 2 different units is same hospital am currently working in? I guess it would really give me the opportunity to see which unit I would enjoy the most and get a feel for both unit managers. And how would i go about talking to my current manager? Any comments appreciated!

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Specializes in CCRN, ED, Unit Manager.

Yes it's okay to interview for 2 positions in the same hospital... they haven't guaranteed you a job. You need to look out for yourself.

As far as your current manager... honesty is the best policy in my opinion.

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Specializes in CMSRN.

You should absolutely interview for both! You can easily be interested in each position for very different reasons and I don't see any reason why interviewing for both would be a problem. Telling your manager can be tricky, depending on her personality. Normally when job hunting I would say not to tell a manager but obviously if it's within the same organization you have to because it's probably going to get around at some point. Honesty and openness is a good policy and if they are supportive of your goals, they will understand. Good luck!

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Thanks for responding! I have 2 interviews set up but they're both scheduled almost a month a part so have a feeling if the 1st interview offers me a position I'll have to decide before the other interview which would be a bummer. The bright side- I got both interviews!! :)

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yes I did i had one in icu and another in med surg/renal ONE DAY APART :up: It's been a week since my icu one yesterday I found out I GOT THE JOB! so even if med surg/renal comes back unfortunately I got the ICU position lined up first...i really wanted that one

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