Peds Urgent Care

[SillyFever, ADN, BSN, RN]

Hello
I am looking for advice from fellow pediatric nurses on this forum. I have been looking into pediatric positions and would love to at some point be able to transition into peds ED or PICU. I haven’t had any luck finding these positions or landing an interview for them but have been able to interview for a pediatric Urgent care position that is part time. My question is, if I am offered a position at the urgent care, would this limit or help me in the field of pediatrics? Also, considering it is not an inpatient nursing job, do you think this would be a good or bad career move to make considering I have a goal for PICU/peds ED (just curious about what it would look like to prospective employers/managers of these units)?

Thank you!

[TippyTappyMeow, MSN]

Hello @VitaminSea

I am wondering if you decided to go forward pediatric urgent care. If you did how has the experience been? I'm in the process of interviewing for a pediatric urgent care that only offers part time positions. It seems like a great way to get my foot into the organization. At the same time I'm cautious because of it only being part time. They said I'd have opportunities to work extra hours however I would need to be flexible to go to other locations.

Thank you for any feedback!