LTAC vs Hospital

[nurse2yu]

Hi guys I had a question. I'm having a hard time finding a days acute care position in Los Angeles. My recruiter offered a Kindred facility which to my understanding is an LTAC facility. I was wondering if employers would be hesitant to hire someone in the hospital setting after working at an LTAC? My experience is in pcu/telemetry and med/tele. Should I be patient and wait for something that fits my experience, or should I try this new LTAC experience? My current assignment ends tomorrrow and I would like to start a job soon. Thanks for your opinions!

[NedRN]

Kindreds are usually separately managed units that lie within an acute care hospital so it is completely possible to upgrade your resume (or work history item) with only a small amount of fudging (which is the purpose of a resume, right?). Besides which, my understanding is the LTACs can be more challenging than regular medsurg. But there is likely a perception issue to overcome with acute care hospital managers.

As always, I recommend you get your own written reference from every assignment. You can put the name of the hospital on it rather than the Kindred name.