Leave my externship or my screening job?

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Hi, everyone. Please help me out. This fall is my last semester in nursing school (yay!) And I currently have 2 jobs at two different hospitals. At Hospital A, I'm a covid screener (taking temps, asking questions, etc.) At Hospital B, I'm a student nurse extern. For my last semester, I have 6 classes total. At most, I can only work 1 day a week this fall. 

Here's my dilemma. I have to leave one of these jobs once school starts. There's no way I can do both with 6 classes. 

At Hospital A, I'm just a screener tech, but Hospital A is where I want to work after I graduate. I've tried applying for an externship here too, but it's very competitive. 

At Hospital B, I'm a student nurse extern and is gaining alot of experience, but it's not where I want to work after graduation. It's a far drive from where I live. (About 40 mins away)

What do I do? Do I give up the experience or do I give up the hospital I actually want to work at? I don't know what to do. What would you do? 

Thank you in advance. 

 

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How long have you been at Hospital A? If you've been there a while, you still can benefit from having been an employee when applying at a later time even if you leave now due to your school schedule. Just be sure to give an appropriate notice.

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