New grad RN. Which position to take?

[countrygurl89]

I just graduated with my BSN on December 21st and will be taking my boards February 6th. I have always thought I wanted to start out in a hospital nursing job but did have some interest in home health/public health. I have submitted several applications to a hospital 30 miles from my house and recently submitted an application to a healthcare company about 5 minutes from my house(they do home care, hospice and have a few assisted living facilities). I just had an interview at the healthcare company this morning and they pretty much offered me the job on the spot. I am not sure whether or not to accept the offer. They do have company cars but not always enough for all the nurses and they don't reimburse mileage. We do get paid hourly though. Basic hours would be M-F 7:30-4 with on-call rotations and flexible schedules. The position they offered me would be full-time 32-40 hours per week and basically working as an RN between home care, hospice and assisted living RN manager. However, I also have my application for a local hospital ER (30 miles away) being reviewed by the hiring manager. It is a .7FTE (about 56-64 hours/2 weeks) position with weekends and holidays, and union. I hear their benefits are amazing. They also pay about $7 more per hour than the healthcare company. Should I hold out for the hospital or accept the position at the healthcare facility? Any advice would help as I'm not sure what to do.

[countrygurl89]

Sorry for the duplicate post. I was getting some weird response when I tried posting the first time and didn't think it went through.

[schnookimz]

Accept the position and leave if the ER job is offered to you.

[countrygurl89]

Accept the position and leave if the ER job is offered to you.

My problem with that is that they told me they would like me in the position for a minimum of 2 years.

[schnookimz]

Well they can tell you whatever they like but sometimes that's just not feasible. If they had to let people go, they wouldn't care if they had told you that they'd like you to be around for 2 years. They are saying whatever they need to say to do the best for their company.

If they truly want you there for two years then they should offer you a two year contract with a more competitive salary.

[Bouncyball]

I agree, take the sure thing. You can always quit if you find something better. You need to lookout for yourself and do what's best for you.

[SuccessDiva]

1. Take the job under the conditions that they do not have you sign a 2 year contract......( Every job wants their new hires to stay....but some do not make the working conditions good enough to keep their employees.)

2. Continue applying and interviewing for hospital positions....once you get something promising say "bye bye" to the agency position. They will get over it. At the end of the day it is about YOUR career and not THEIRS. Good luck.