Working at UCLA VS. Cedars-Sinai

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Hi everyone,

I am a Med-Surg. RN with 7 years of experience. I got two job offers, one from UCLA, one from Cedars-Sinai. I am new to the LA area and I'm not sure which hospital is better to work at. Neither positions are ideal.

UCLA: Cardiac Observation Units with CHF, Angina, and etc.

Pros: Learn new skill set, new experience, small units with 13 bed, patient ratio 1:3 days and 1:4 nights. Close to where I live.

Cons: Requires Day/Night Rotation. I have never worked rotation shifts before, I'm not sure how tough it would be. I'm new to this filed.

Cedars-Sinai: Inpatient Surgical Units with GI, Urology, and other surgical patients

Pros: Floor similar to my last job, it would be easier to work

Cons: Night Shift; traffic is bad working on night shift, might not get on day shift for another year or two.

I wanted a day shift position, but I didn't see any positions I was qualified for in the hospitals near me for 2 months, so I applied for night shifts too.

Any advice would be appreciated! Thank you in advance.

[Pangea Reunited, ASN, RN]

Day/night rotation sounds like hell to me. I'd avoid it at all costs.

[Lame]

Both are great hospitals. I was recently hired at UCLA as a new grad. One thing to note that may or may not make a difference to you is that Cedars is not unionized.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

I have fond memories of Cedars-Sinai because that is where my mother received a life-saving liver transplantation 14 years ago.

Nonetheless, I'd pick UCLA. The clientele at Cedars-Sinai seems annoying due to an extreme sense of entitlement. I couldn't work with many of those families and visitors day after day.

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Pangea Reunited Lame and TheCommuter Thank you all for your input. I am still debating on which hospital to go to.

The floor at UCLA would be more challenging since I don't have any cardiac experience, it would be a great learning opportunity, but the down side is you have to work there for 10 years to pick your desired shift.

Cedars-Sinai, there might be a day shift opens up later, but there is a waiting list, it might take a year to 2 years before it's my turn.