Dear RN,
one important thing you need is an environment that fosters growth.
A company that inspires you to think forward and advance.
A Thread!
Whether directly or indirectly, the company or hospital you choose to work for must possess qualities that can lead to your personal and career advancement.
Directly here means there are opportunities for structured trainings that adds to your technical skills and CV.
Indirectly here means, there is a structure of growth that causes you to assume positions of responsibility.
This way, you utilize your critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, soft skills amongst others, this adds to your personal growth.
These are things you look out for while job hunting.
How do you assess your dream company for the "employee growth potential"?
1) Observe the structure;
check the cadres they operate with, administrative structure and the likes.
2) know the quality of staff they employ.
A good firm will not always employ the best candidate, they employ the candidate that will learn and grow.
Check whether people get better few years after working with the company.
Ask questions.
3) Observe milestones achieved by the company or hospital.
For each achievement, there was a team of employees working hard and pushing some goals.
You could be a part of such team someday and in the process you learn and grow.