1st Job priorities CRNA

[Ketofol]

I have 2 good job offers and need some advice on which to choose. Both offer excellent pay as a full time 1099 (1 slightly more than the other).

Job #1: Larger Variety of cases (except Peds). 8:1 supervision model. Spinals, Epidurals/OB, and New peripheral nerve block program (less blocks than Job #2). In a boring unfavorable location. More pay tho!

Job #2: Decent variety of cases but less than job #1. 8:1 supervision model. Does include Peds but NO OB/Epidurals. Heavy peripheral nerve blocks and Heavy Ortho. Every peripheral block imaginable is done there but no Epidurals or labor Epidurals. Older equipment! Nicer and favorable place to live.

Do you think getting excellent at peripheral nerve blocks or at OB/Labor Epidurals is more important for a new CRNA/1st job?? I know just getting confident running a room is most important, but I wanna know btw blocks and Epidurals, which is a more marketable skill??

[headofcurls, BSN, RN]

Have you asked this on the Reddit CRNA section? I bet you’d get a lot of great responses. 

[loveanesthesia]

Are you sure you will do the PNB at the ortho place? Or will you stay in a room so they can turn and burn?
 

Make sure you understand 1099. Do you have any paid vacation? consider the cost of malpractice, medical insurance, both sides of payroll taxes, retirement, etc etc.