Which is a better learning experience for RN position?

[ErinDel]

Hi Everyone..

So i have been a nurse almost a year. I have been doing substitute school nursing which i like but it is not steady work. I have an opportunity for a part time position.

The first job is an Assisted living job two days a week working as a nurse care supervisor on a memory care floor with 19 patients. I will be giving meds and supervising the cnas with their duties. It is Sunday and Monday 7-2. it is two days of training then i am on my own. When i get used to the residents i will eventually have to take call over night as needed..

The second job is a group home experience as RN working two days a week total 10 hours per week. I would be in charge of Med administration and MAP training. I do not know what MAP is yet.. I would be the only RN there along with a case manager and day assistants to help with the young moms. There is 8 girls in the home, some are pregnant and others have babies already.

The first job is 26/hr at 14 hr per week, and the second is 35/hr at 10 hr per week. I am not sure which would be the better position to take. I do not have experience with either job.. I do plan to stay on as a sub nurse because i really like that.

Does anyone have any experience with either job situation, or any thoughts on which to take? I am stuck with what to do.. Both jobs do not have anymore hours to offer anytime soon. I do feel more in tune with the teen moms but there will be another nurse on duty at the assisted living facility. I wish i was offered more training because after two days i will be on my own at the ALF.

Thanks for listening and hope to hear some opinions.. i appreciate it:)

[VikkiPink, RN]

I think the group home might be a better fit if you had to pick between the two simply because then you would get a look at the family dynamics that you may possibly come across on the floor. You'll see what types of homes the kids can potentially come from and how those dynamics would come into play and affect their care both in the hospital and outside of the hospital. I am assuming that hospitals there look at the determinants of health and encompass all aspects into their care when discharging someone to go home? Typically case managers and the in home assistants will know the job inside and out and would be a great resource and reference for you to touch base with. Ensure you get enough training from the other RNs and have a contact that you can reach in case of emergencies. That sounds like a really neat kind of nursing opportunity though!