CalaMom

Hi all, I need some perspective/advice on a job situation. So I take my final tomorrow morning and will be done with school. Started apply for jobs about a month ago, and was invited to interview with the regional leader/manager just before Thanksgiving. Was offered and tentatively (background check, etc pending) accepted a PRN position as a Float yesterday afternoon. HR told me they’d send me the link for the background check and an associate in HR would contact me for further processing (health assessment, drug screen) by Friday. Still haven’t gotten an email with the link, okay no big deal it is nearing the end of the week. The problem with this offer is that it’s a Float position and I (as needed) will go to various locations that could be anywhere from 15 min-1.5 hour commute one way every time I work. The pay is not as good as I expected based on what I’ve been lead to believe it is-in fact no where near I was told, again not a deal breaker as DH works full time and I’d only be PRN...but would like to be able to afford just a bit more than the gas to get to and from work ya know? Today I was made aware that there may or may not (hasn’t been posted yet on the career site for the facility) be a position closer to home with better pay and more consistent hours, by a preceptor at one of my rotations. I jumped on that train quick, without considering that I technically accepted another offer. I emailed said preceptor And my instructor and let them know of my interest and asking if they knew any other info. They both contacted said region manager/leader on my behalf. Now I’m wondering if this was a smart move on my part, and if anyone has been in this position. If this is something to worry about as I’ve only verbally accepted the first position via phone and still have not received anything further. TIA.

I was just curious....as the topic came up today at one of my clinical rotations (for phlebotomy) at one of the hospitals. Quick backstory: I was talking with my preceptor and a "coworker" (still just a student) about looking for possible positions and routes they had previously looked into, passed up or accepted. The topic faded, as the orders came ind, WELL we happened to run into someone from the IV team. My preceptor asked if she was specifically an RN or part of the IV Team; she said she needed to get her RN before she could become certified and part of the Team, but also that she had had phlebotomy experience early on in her career. Which got me thinking, and looking at different things as well about it all, as I thought/read on here that it was something you COULD get certified in if you chose to-NOT that the RN credentials were a stepping stone to becoming an IV Tech. Also, I would've thought that as an RN ALONE not to mention with certifications in certain areas, that the pay would be if anything slightly better than "good-mediocre". Again, I'm not a nurse by any means, haven't delved into the topic of either too much. Just curious. Thanks and hope everyone has a good night/day.

I need your help if you can....I'm lost and think I have lurked around this site for far too long without posting. I applied for several jobs on a job board over the past few months....some within the hospital/nursing (receptionists, registrars, housekeeping, etc.) nothing requiring any certification/degree as I have nothing right now but am hoping to get my foot in the door somehow some way so one day (when my twins are in school full time potentially 3 years from now) I can go to school and eventually become a nurse like I want AND will have at the very least a connection to nursing world. I'm getting off topic lol...anyway I received a call Tuesday around 4 pm....from someone? I was at the store at the moment but she left a message asking if I was still interested in the position. The problem is the message was broken up. I couldn't understand her name or where she was even calling from---or even at the very least what the position was for. I want to call her back within a reasonable time frame but I'm not sure who I'd be calling or who to ask for or even what position it was for. Caller ID is no help as it came up as unknown caller. I've listened to the message so many times since Tuesday I'm starting to hear it in my sleep lol. How would you go about calling them back without sounding like an idiot or like you just want ANY job and not necessarily THIS job? Any advice would be of help as I'm lost and would hate to pass up on an opportunity if its one that might help me get where I want to be later in life. Thank you.