I’ve been an RN for almost two years, but Med-Surg is a bad fit. I’m in a small town and don't want to move away from my partner, so I’m looking at Patient Access jobs just to have an income. Will future employers care that I stepped away from clinical work for a while?

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You are way overthinking this. Nurses leave bedside all the time. As long as you keep your license active and don’t disappear from healthcare completely, most places don’t care.

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Depends on how you explain it and what you are applying for in the future. You can definitely explain that the circumstances at the time made that a better fit, and then outline why you want to do whatever it is you are applying for then.

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I've been an RN for 30+ years. Never once has stepping away from bedside ever been an issue. Why stay in a job that is not a good fit anyway? If/when you decide to return to med/surg/bedside you can just tell the potential employer who decided to return to the flavor of nuring you started out in.

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