Which job should I choose? Home care vs Hospital

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Hello All,

I am fairly a new nurse and started working six months ago at a home care company. This is my first job as a nurse. I earn a great salary, work full time with benefits but I have been a bit discouraged with the company lately. They recently have been laying off people due to budget cuts within the company and many of them great nurses. This has caused my case load to increase and I have been working late every night and weekends because I am trying to catch up on paperwork. I hardly see my family anymore plus I feel this company is now unpredictable.

Therefore, I started applying to other jobs and just recently got offered a per diem job at a hospital working with ambulatory patients. They are willing to train me one on one because they really need someone to fill this position. If I decide to take the job then I will be working a full time schedule but without the benefits. I will be paying union dues. They explained that they offer their full time positions to staff already working there and if I was interested in full time then they would consider me as soon as a position would become available.

I am feeling a bit confused and would appreciate any help or feedback on this subject. Home care job vs Hospital?? I am looking for stability and to grow in one place rather than jumping from job to job.

New Nurse :bookworm:

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Specializes in Med/surg, Tele, educator, FNP.

I would keep both until you decide which one you like better. If you don't need full time with benefits I would personally take the per diem. If you need the stability stay with the home care.

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No way would I leave a job with benefits to one without --especially working in healthcare. Unless I was married and could jump on to my hubby's...

I would stay in my current job until I found something else full time. Let us know how you make out.

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