I'm an RN, BSN. Been job searching for about 7 months now. My latest interview was for a rehabilitation facility. I have experience as a nurse tech working in an acute rehab unit in a hospital. When I went to the interview, however, they told me that the patient load is anywhere between 8-21 patients. I'm used to 5-6 patients, 7 at the most (what I was used to as a nurse tech, and this is standard in most hospitals for RNs too). What do you think about this patient load? Should I be wary of this? The interviewer also was very vague about how long I would be trained. As a new grad, I feel that I would need more training, for obvious reasons... But at the same time, if I'm offered the position, it's still a job. But the patient load.... I have read some horror stories on here. I just don't know.
I have another interview on Monday for an institution that cares for people with physical and mental disabilities. We all know that at times they can get violent/agitated. I'm not really interested in that avenue at all. But the job placement agency that I'm working with has tight ties with the company and is pushing me to interview with them. I was told that it is probably a guaranteed job for me since they would be carving out an RN position for me (they only have 1 RN on duty, the rest LPNs). I don't know how I feel about working in this area... However, it goes back to the fact that IS a job. Just unsure how I feel about taking a job even though I may feel that it's not right for me. But I guess I'll see how the interview goes, especially once I find out what my job description would be.
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I'm an RN, BSN. Been job searching for about 7 months now. My latest interview was for a rehabilitation facility. I have experience as a nurse tech working in an acute rehab unit in a hospital. When I went to the interview, however, they told me that the patient load is anywhere between 8-21 patients. I'm used to 5-6 patients, 7 at the most (what I was used to as a nurse tech, and this is standard in most hospitals for RNs too). What do you think about this patient load? Should I be wary of this? The interviewer also was very vague about how long I would be trained. As a new grad, I feel that I would need more training, for obvious reasons... But at the same time, if I'm offered the position, it's still a job. But the patient load.... I have read some horror stories on here. I just don't know.
I have another interview on Monday for an institution that cares for people with physical and mental disabilities. We all know that at times they can get violent/agitated. I'm not really interested in that avenue at all. But the job placement agency that I'm working with has tight ties with the company and is pushing me to interview with them. I was told that it is probably a guaranteed job for me since they would be carving out an RN position for me (they only have 1 RN on duty, the rest LPNs). I don't know how I feel about working in this area... However, it goes back to the fact that IS a job. Just unsure how I feel about taking a job even though I may feel that it's not right for me. But I guess I'll see how the interview goes, especially once I find out what my job description would be.