Tele vs. ER
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This may seem like an obvious decision, but it's wayyyy complicated now. I'm a new RN, graduated 8 months ago and have stayed home with my new baby who is now 9 months. I wanted L&D but there were no openings. Now I have gotten 3 job offers: two at a large teaching hospital (telemetry and cardiac stepdown), and one in the ER at the main downtown hospital. Both hospitals are Magnet. All 3 of the managers are fantastic.
My gut instinct was to go for Tele since I'm brand new and I think that will make me more marketable and give me a good skills foundation, despite the boredom I'll get after a few months. However, the hours suck for us. 7-7 nights until a spot on 7-7 days opens. Either shift sucks, but especially nights, and even doing nights for a few months while on the waitlist is going to be really hard on our little family because my husband works long crazy hours 7 days a week.
ER, while I'm sure is "shark territory" for a new nurse, has the flexible, multiple shifts, ER hours. I think i'd be taking a 3p-3a shift at first, which has a much less severe sleep lag to catch up on than 7p shift, and I'd only have to have someone watch her for a few hours until my hubbs got off work as opposed to throwing her in a daycare or hiring a nanny.
So I'm at a crossroads of what's best for my career vs. what's best for my family. I need some help!