Need some opinions on my dilemma

[PavementRN]

Hello fellow nurses. I'm a new grad who has been orienting on a medical LTAC floor at Gaylord Hospital. At the time I accepted the position I had applied to over 100 hospitals and Gaylord was the only hospital to call me back. I am enjoying working at Gaylord, but today Yale New Haven called me with a dream position on a cardiology floor. My ultimate goal is to become a CCU or CTICU nurse, so this experience is right in line with what I would like to do, and I think by working at Yale it would much easier to transfer into ICU. I would really feel terrible leaving Gaylord as I am just about complete with their orientation, but should I pass up this opportunity at Yale?

[classicdame, MSN, EdD]

try it

you might not get a good reference from your current job as they have spent time and money training you, but such is life

[merlee]

Is this an interview at this point? Not an actual offer? Go for the interview. If there is an actual offer, well, you need to do what your head and heart tell you to do.

Best wishes!!

[FlyingScot, RN]

try it

you might not get a good reference from your current job as they have spent time and money training you, but such is life

Anybody think this might be one of the reasons nobody wants to hire new grads?

[leslie :-D]

personally, i think you're underestimating the experience you'd be gaining in ltac.

you'll learn many, many skills where you are now, and am not convinced that yale would be able to offer you more/better.

you're still in acute care, and have pts with different pathos...giving you more varied experience.

i'd stay put, myself.

good luck.

leslie

[BriRN]

do what is good for you!!

I'm in the same situation... I'm off orientation though..

I have such a great opportunity waiting for me in the big city now.. its a much further drive, but I know I will be happier than I am with my current position!!

:loveya:

[FancypantsRN]

I would stay put too, just my honest opinion. If you are happy there for now, why leave? Soak up all the knowledge you can and have some stability - cardiology floors aren't going anywhere, they will always be there.

[pixie99]

So, you might stay at Gaylord, unhappily, and pass up a dream job because you feel guitly about leaving? Sounds like my second marriage.

[Guest717236]

When hospitals became more focused as a business, it changes the

landscape. If this is a true offer for the dream job, do what is in your

heart and best for you. Years ago I would have voted to stay at the

present position learn all you can, then make a move to the specialty you want.

With the current economy, if they offer you the position in the specialty

area like cardiology , take it! Not easy to navigate your career these

days, so if Yale has a better career growth opportunity for you,

then best wishes!

[carolmaccas66, BSN, RN]

Leave where you are.

You have to make YOU HAPPY, not everyone else. If you pass it up, you will probly regret it for the rest of your life. If it's what you really want, ring today & accept the position.

Hospitals etc are used to staff leaving at short notice - that is NOT your problem. They have their own pool staff or use agency staff. I wouldn't even feel guilty myself - I come first; not what management want, or think they want or need.

And sweetie, despite all of us thinking we are indispensable, the sad truth is that we are not.

[cabanaboy]

Anybody think this might be one of the reasons nobody wants to hire new grads?

Some turnover is expected and is a cost of doing business.

If facilities don't want to hire new grads because they leave, maybe they need to look at why they are leaving and try to improve upon that.

[cabanaboy]

Like someone else said, the LTAC probably would be great experience. But like you said, it's going to be easier getting into the ICU if you already work at that facility. Go for the cardiac floor job!