What is the longest time you have spent in one position?

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What is the longest time you have stayed in one position, where was it, and how long are you planning to stay in the position you are in now?

I have been a school nurse for 16 years! I'm debating on changing it up. I love the schedule more than the job. I've also done med-surg, oncology, L&D, OR, and home health. Those all lasted anywhere from 4 months to a year. My favorite was L&D.

I was just curious. No reason other than that. :) I love the hospital environment BUT I always seem to get stressed out and overwhelmed from all the short staffing. I love the fact there is such a variety of options as nurses!

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Geriatrics, Wound Care.

I had a research position (not nursing) that I stayed at for about 6 years before nursing school. My first nursing job, Geriatric med-surg I stayed at for about 5 years. Now I'm med-surg per-diem and been there 1.5 years. I think I wanna do ED, as with my current position, I go there for boarders and the fast-track. I do love all the options. And I'm also figuring I should plan for when I'm older if I'm not still able to do all the physical tasks.

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Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

The longest I've ever stayed at one job was two and 3/4 years. I moved around a lot and basically never found my niche, although I really loved assisted living. I honestly can't imagine sticking with one job for longer than three years.

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I worked per diem in a clinic for 5 years. Really liked the patient population and coworkers/manager. I've been a nurse for 9 years.

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I was in the hospital for many years. Fifteen years in one place. It got comfortable. Then the duties got overwhelming.

Went onto travel and agency nursing and learned how to change it up. Change is hard.

Ended up working from home for an insurance company... it was sweet.

Good luck.

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Specializes in Private Duty Pediatrics.

28 years with one Home care agency ... then 9 years and counting at 2 other agencies.

(The first agency stopped doing home care pediatrics, so I followed my clients to 2 new agencies. My job stayed the same.)

I found my niche. :yes:

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
What is the longest time you have stayed in one position, where was it, and how long are you planning to stay in the position you are in now?

Wrongway Regional Medical Center: 15 years, 8 months, 2 weeks, 4 days and counting the time 'til I retire.

Or get booted out.

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

Four years. I'm a chronic malcontent and it's a source of personal dissatisfaction because I don't want to be perceived as a job hopper. I just get bored easily, and husband and I are kind of nomadic by nature.

We JUST relocated to a new state/new jobs, and we're both hoping this is it for at least the next 7+ years (which will take our youngest through high school). He hopes this will be it until retirement (realistically 15 years) but I know us. But, hey, maybe!

where we just moved to is a smallish community, with basically one hospital that offers a job in my very specialized niche of nursing, so if I were to change jobs, it would mean moving out of the community. Unlike Denver, where job opportunities are endless, and I worked for three different employers in under 4 years.

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Specializes in critical care, ER,ICU, CVSURG, CCU.
Wrongway Regional Medical Center: 15 years, 8 months, 2 weeks, 4 days and counting the time 'til I retire.

Or get booted out.

Gotta watch out for that retirement thing.......sometimes, it bites you in the booty, especially if you are a workaholic.....((grins))

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Specializes in UR/PA, Hematology/Oncology, Med Surg, Psych.

8 years

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Specializes in ED.

ER nursing in this same position for 10 years on the 8th this month.

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Specializes in Hospice.

18 years acute care. I have been with hospice for 18 months and will probably stay until retirement. I hate change!

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