Switching positions too soon?
I've been on the same cardiac med surg floor for 3.5 years, 3 years as floor RN and 6 months as a charge nurse. Med surg is wearing on me. I'm on night shift so my social life is taking a hit, I don't have an option to switch to days at the moment, and I'm ready to move on and grow in other areas of nursing.
I'm interested in pivoting into public health, research, and outreach education programs. There's an open position at a TB clinic through my hospital's public health institute. I want to apply for it internally, but will only 6 months as a charge RN look bad if I choose to switch hospitals later down the road? I wouldn't be in a position of leadership at this new position. I'm torn between sticking it out and dedicating a year to charge nursing so it looks better on a resume, and taking the opportunity to move into a field I'm interested in. I'm worried the option won't be there when I hit a year and then I'm stuck in med surg even longer. Any advice? Is 6 months of charge nursing going to be as big of a deal as I think?