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Thank you all for the many things to consider. I thought about this for a while and have decided that I am going to take the new job. There are several things that helped make my decision - I am currently in research and with the economy we won't have any grants coming our way for the forseeable future. I am the kind of person that does not do well with uncertainty in employment, so the fact that this will be a permanent job is a big attraction. I was planning on starting to look for a new job in January but I was already worried that I wouldn't find a job in research. My patient contact now is limited (one half day a week for clinic) and I am much more of an academic than a direct patient contact person anyway. I very much enjoy the science of nursing more than the art of nursing. I like interacting with others but I am not overly social so floor nursing drives me nuts. The new job is almost right next to my old office so I will still see everyone I work with - maybe just not as much as I do now. I am not sure about upward mobility in this new position but the stress will be lower and I am thinking of applying for a PhD program because the new position does come with some education benefits not available for other positions. I asked the person who is hiring for the job about flexibility since that was my main concern - it seems that while the position won't be nearly as flexible as my current job I will still have more flexibility than working in another department. I have decided that I have been spoiled at my current job and no other job would likely be as convenient as this one. Thank you so much for all of the comments and things to think about - and thanks for the shaking me awake, too! I really needed some help and I appreciate the fact that I could come here!:heartbeat

Thanks - this is just what I am looking for. I think I was so flattered that this was offered to me that I can't seem to think. I will make the pro-con list. My gut feeling is that I am going to regret not have flexibility - right now I can set my onw hours within reason and I don't have to ask for time off - if I have a dentist appointment I just go and the same with other personal things like play tickets and kid events. However, the job I have now will likely end in May 2012 since it is a grant and they have already told us we won't be getting funding -the current economic climate does not give me the warm fuzzies that another grant will be coming our way.

I have been on allnurses for the past 3 years. I changed my username to post this because I don't want it to be completely easy to recognize me...in case some of my co-workers read this site - Today I was offered a new job in the same department I work in now doing telephone triage, calling patients about lab results, calling in prescriptions, etc. It is a new position they are creating and they have not posted it or told anyone about it - the person hiring wanted to offer it to me first. The pay will be better and similar hours but the flexibility will be non-existent. Right now the job I have is extremely flexible and I like the people I work with but there is no room for growth with the exception of resume building - which I am grateful for. I have been able to add many new skills to my resume this past year so I am much more marketable today compared to even two months ago. I suppose I am looking for some reasonable things to consider because I am torn between better pay and more flexibility. My instinct is to take the new job because of the money but for some reason I feel very loyal to the other job and feel like I will put them in a bind if I left. Logically, I know that they wouldn't worry about putting me in a bind if they wanted me to go but emotionally this is how I feel. The other thing I am struggling with is what if the new job doesn't work out - then what? In both jobs there is paperwork and documenting, the job I have now I do have direct patient contact; in the new job there is zero patient contact - lots of phones. Any advice, suggestions, words of warning????