NurseCrowley

I have experience as an educator. Plus clinical experience in the specific specialty the job would be working with. I am a new grad nurse but not new to the medical field. I don't think that my personal work history is imperative to the questions about the company, which is what I am focused on. Do you have information about the company? Or thoughts about working for a "bio technical/pharmaceutical company"?

I'm a new grad RN that is on the job hunt as well as applying for Nurse Residency programs. There is an extremely attractive "Field Clinical Nurse Educator" job at Momentum Life Sciences that I am extremely qualified for. The issue is that it's listed as a 'Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology' company despite the fact that their website advertises that they "partner with life science companies to design, build, and deliver effective and efficient patient support programs". Additionally, its Glassdoor posts do not paint its management in a good light. I'm conflicted as I would love to work as an educator, specifically for the type of care this job would be for. However, I am not thrilled about the idea of working for a pharmaceutical company or for what is basically a medical sales company, even if its on the side of education. Obviously not a dig at anyone who does or has, just my own personal preferences. Has anyone heard of this company? Worked for it? What are your thoughts?

I am a nursing student that has worked a lot in surgical units as a CNA/MA. It's definitely my dream to be a scrub nurse or a RNFA. I've actually circulated in a smaller surgery clinic and while it was not the worst, I don't want to be a full time circulating nurse. In the Seattle area, there's an interesting Peri-Op nursing internship program that lasts 16 weeks. It states that you'll be trained in a specialization which is very attractive. One downside is that you are required to be on call towards the end of the internship. Here are my two questions: 1. I know it depends on which hospital, but it seems that many hospitals train their OR Nurses how to scrub. Is it worthwhile to do an internship program knowing that I will be more attractive as a scrub nurse in the end? 2. Based on what I'm seeing, most places are only looking for surgical nurses to be circulating only. Is this a general trend? Are most hospitals moving towards circulating only?