Job Offer

I think it would help someone answer you if you would give a little more info. For instance, have you had a job offer and you're wondering about specific details being red flags?

"Good" is relative, I would say to the general question. Good to me means short commute, pay within the local range, decent medical benefits and of course, a sense during my interview that I could work for/with my interviewer(s).

The only serious red flag that I can think of is if the facility seems to jump at the chance to offer me a job right then and there. That usually (in my experience) means there's been alot of staff turn-over and/or not that many applicants for the job. In the current job climate, that would definitely imply something amiss about the position. I'm just not that special

You know, roser13 is right on with the "offer on the spot" ones. My friend was so excited when she was offered a job on the spot. She was told she had to decide right now... because they don't usually hire new grads (right ). Well, I looked up her facility and it's in trouble. A scary place from what she tells me.

After interviewing for my first position the manager called me 15 min after I left and offered me the job. I was like "woah! i must have really impressed her!!" ha. turns out the floor had a very high turn over and was known in the hospital as the worst floor to work on! I wish I had done my research! (I still learned a lot there though and met a lot of great people).

I interviewed for a position once, and the new nurse manager who was interviewing me, told me straight out that the floor had been without leadership for over a year and had descended into a veritable buffet of passive-aggressive behavior, sheer misery, paranoia and outright harrassment.

That, friends, is a RED flag! :)

Thanks everyone, your input has enable me to make an educated decision.

nurse patient ratio is a huge one.. consider your load. your safety there.. risk for losing a license?