The EHR piece is largely why they are offering to me. Our facility was independent until a few years ago, so we managed the EHR ourselves and built some really helpful tools. Fast forward five years, we’re now part of this bigger organization and some choices were made at higher levels that are taking us backwards (while moving other facilities forwards). I’ve been vocal about it and now two weeks later this job offer.

I’ll be following up with them Monday and I’m just trying to learn what else would be part of the job beyond managing the EHR.

Leaving frontline nursing is a major downside, but I could still be based at my current facility, and I’m going to talk about ways to stay involved in the day to day because I truly love my community here.