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Hello everyone, I am a new graduate nurse from an ADN program, and I need your help and advice. I recently landed a job at a hospital in my area, which is 3 nights a week in the med surg/telemetry unit. The position is scheduled, but without benefits.
Today I got a job offer for a nurse specialist position at the urgent care department a prominent clinic branch in my area. It is a full time position, AM, full benefits and perks, and excellent training.
I feel extremely lucky that I got two job offers after weeks and weeks of no luck, I know a lot of people applied for these positions because in my area these kinds of jobs for a new grad are gold.
Would you go for a night job with no benefits (and lower pay) for the sake of gaining hospital experience. Or would you take the urgent care job because it is AM, full benefits, better pay, and save the hospital experience for later? Please help!!!
Btw, i want to eventually become an NP (prob family or women's health).
As a per diem you're not guaranteed hours and no benefits. In my per diem position I am first to be cancelled or floated. I changed my status to per diem after many years as a practicing full-time RN. As many others have said you won't be eligible for health insurance. A job that promises benefits, regular hours and sufficient training will give you a strong foundation as a new nurse. Once you have a few years of experience under your belt, your options for mobility within the profession will increase significantly. Good luck, and welcome to nursing!
OK it sounds like a regular RN job at an urgent care. The job title was confusing. I assume it's what you'll take since it's the one with the benefits and with full time hours.
With hospital nursing jobs I always say don't worry too much about the hours or schedule if it's something you can live with for a year (or two at the most if you are say looking for a day shift in a certain department) because once you're in you'll then be an internal candidate and therefore much easier to switch departments, shift, schedule, etc. Hospitals usually have high enough turnover that there's soon enough a position that opens up. I took a job as a 0.8 even though I needed a 1.0 but within 2 months I got the 1.0 position, for example. It was the same floor and same shift so it didn't take long.
But not having insurance and only 3 days a week may very well be something you can't live with for a year or so.
Good luck!
1.You are not qualified for the CNS position.No matter what rosy picture they painted,like "additional training as needed" what after you kill somebody?Then they will decide.The definition alone is indicative of something for someone WITH experience.
2.The nights position has no benefits , WHY?! what a rip off.
3.It all sounds like a lot of baloney to me.
1.You are not qualified for the CNS position.No matter what rosy picture they painted,like "additional training as needed" what after you kill somebody?Then they will decide.The definition alone is indicative of something for someone WITH experience.2.The nights position has no benefits , WHY?! what a rip off.
3.It all sounds like a lot of baloney to me.
You might be right, but it is not exactly CNS, it is called registered nurse specialist, did you read the job description? It sounds like a regular nurse to me, but I am new to the field..
My vote for urgent care is mostly based on the fact that your end goal is to be a family nurse practitioner or whnp.
This isn't a CNS position folks.
The title is nurse specialist. That's what I'm called too. I'm not a CNS. It's pretty common in the outpatient world to add "specialist" in the title.
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ok that makes sense... thanks for the clarification. If it were me, this is the position that I would take but then again I need insurance and like to have paid time off : )
Best of luck.