Nursing jobs outside of a hospital or LTC

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Looking for different options for employment outside of a hospital or long-term care. Obviously there are physician offices too. Basically I'm tired of 12 hour shifts and kind of want something M-F.

Specializes in LTC.
i guess i really have to look!! i am from new york city and it is hard!!!

Like someone said..in all sweetness..get your own thread, don't hijack someone else's...that's very internet rude.

To the OP: I would think most Dr's offices...Day clinics....pretty much everything the previous poster said. Good luck...

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Specializes in community health.

there are so many non hospital/nursinghome option out there.

too many to list i think

i've been a nurse for many many years and have only working in a facility for 1 year.

i;ll giv eyou a few that come to mind easy

homecare,

public health

hosipce

school nurse

nurse advocate

medical marketing

medical manufacturing

doctor's office

industiral nurse

occupational health nurse

nursing education

look at the sub specialities list on here

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Specializes in Admin.

Hey all,

so I've been looking for a job in the computer science field lately, which I know if off topic for a nursing forum, however, I'm sure you could search for nursing info just the same. Anyways.

In looking for a new job I've been researching the companies to see who is the best to work for and you treats their customers the best.

I have looked at a few sites so far and I feel like telonu.com is the best. They seem to have the most information.

like Google for example, on telonu's site they have a lot of positive responses and some negative responses.

you can check it out here: Google Reviews | Google Jobs | Google Layoffs | Telonu

Now, are there any other sites out there that can give you statistics like how many people they fire or layoff annually -- or even the reviews like telonu.com has?

thanks much!

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Specializes in Cardiac, Utilization Review, Geriatrics,.

I think it depends on whether or not you want to work hands on with patients or not--I worked as a homecare nurse for years, and feel that was actually my original niche-- then moved on to Adult Day Care, and then to Case Management- I have also worked for an HMO, if you want little patient interaction I would recommend the insurance company route, plus the benefits were great, much more corporate level in terms of 401K etc... I do think any good nurse needs at least a few years of solid med-surg experience in a hospital setting to actually learn what they are doing. Homecare is not the place to be if your assessment skills are not yet fine tuned...all sorts of possibilities out there.:)

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If you are interested in psychiatric nursing, I currently work on an ACT Team (Assertive Community Treatment Team) and we visit psychiatric patients in the community to provide medication & health education. It is difficult and very demanding. I'm not the RN on the team, I work as a care coordinator but there are quite a few clients in our agency. 50+ with 1 RN and 1 Pyschiatrist..

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Specializes in COS-C, Risk Management.

Pssssssst . . . . Try home health care. It has it's own stressors, as does every job, but a bad day in home health is still better than the best day in the hospital (or nursing home). Come check out the home health forum for more info.

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Specializes in Med/Tele, Home Health, Case Management.
If you are interested in psychiatric nursing, I currently work on an ACT Team (Assertive Community Treatment Team) and we visit psychiatric patients in the community to provide medication & health education. It is difficult and very demanding. I'm not the RN on the team, I work as a care coordinator but there are quite a few clients in our agency. 50+ with 1 RN and 1 Pyschiatrist..

Does this position work with the state MHMR (mental health mental retardation) population?

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Specializes in CVICU, telemetry.

To Liles:

Registered Nurse would probably be your best bet if your goal is to become a travel nurse; there may be some LVN positions out there for travel, I don't know, but my guess is most hospitals--and acute care hospital needs make up the bulk of travel assignments--want RN's.

Travel nursing requires a *firm* foundation in the basics. I recommend at least 1-2 years as a staff nurse in whatever specialty you choose if working the floor, and at least 5 if you are an ICU nurse, before you travel.

When you work as a travel nurse, you have to "hit the ground running" in 2 days or less of brief, "down-and-dirty" orientation. You will really, really really have to know your basic nursing skills down pat in order to cope with the new-to-you, different charting systems, policies and procedures at the same time you are taking care of patients. It can be extremely frustrating.

Charting, policy procedures, paging systems, work-flow etc, will typically vary widely from assignment to assignment, as well staff dynamics--some are more friendly to travelers than others, and some working conditions are... well, let's say, "better" than others in this regard. You will need to be flexible, quick-to-learn, and have a "go-with-the-flow" attitude, and not get caught up in the "we did it this way at my old hospital" mentality. In addition, the extra stress of navigating your way around a new town is another factor to consider when choosing a travel assignment.

Most travel agencies will not accept a nurse without 1-2 years experience prior, and some hospitals will not consider a traveler with less than 5 years experience for certain ICU/OR/PACU positions. Also, one must realize that in general, travel nurses are needed "for a reason"--extremely low staffing (and then you've got to wonder why the turn-over and lack of replacements!) being among the top reasons.

Also, you are contracted to be a traveler for a certain amount of time (typically 13 weeks) and if, for some reason, it doesn't work out, you are often obligated to reimburse your travel agency for any-and-all costs associated with travel stipends, housing, and even pay. You have to be committed, and you also have to know your limits, and be quite savvy about the market and offers you will receive from travel agencies. Ask around, get info from other travelers, and be cautious when you approach a first assignment, especially.

I was a traveler for about 1.5 years before transitioning from telemetry (as a new grad) to ICU. It was an interesting experience, and gave me a good idea of where I did and didn't want to work as a nurse, but my best advice to you is to get a thorough, solid background in your specialty before attempting to take on an assignment.

This is not to discourage you from pursuing your dreams. By all means, if this is what you have your heart set on, go for it! But as a nurse who's "been there, done" that, I offer you the perspective for what it's worth to you.

Good luck!

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Specializes in OB/GYN, Peds, School Nurse, DD.

Well, after about 31 years of hospital politics, 12-hr shifts, weekends/call/holidays, and 27 years of night shift I called it quits. Three years ago I moved to school nursing and couldn't be happier. I know that a lot of nurses don't think that school nursing is real nursing. I beg to differ. I take care of kids with diabetes, transplants, mitochondrial disorder,tube feedings,wheezing,pregnant teens, non-verbal kids with developmental delays, and of course, the occasional kid whose parent beat the crap out of them. I clock in at 8am, clock out at 2:30. I always get my lunch break and I always go home on time. No call, no weekends, I get summers and holidays off, plus several breaks during the school year. When I hear nurses put down this job I just laugh :lol2: Who are they kidding?

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Well, after about 31 years of hospital politics, 12-hr shifts, weekends/call/holidays, and 27 years of night shift I called it quits. Three years ago I moved to school nursing and couldn't be happier. I know that a lot of nurses don't think that school nursing is real nursing. I beg to differ. I take care of kids with diabetes, transplants, mitochondrial disorder,tube feedings,wheezing,pregnant teens, non-verbal kids with developmental delays, and of course, the occasional kid whose parent beat the crap out of them. I clock in at 8am, clock out at 2:30. I always get my lunch break and I always go home on time. No call, no weekends, I get summers and holidays off, plus several breaks during the school year. When I hear nurses put down this job I just laugh :lol2: Who are they kidding?

Of course the perks are great, as long as one can afford the relatively small salary.

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Specializes in CT stepdown, hospice, psych, ortho.

I hear informatics is the next big thing.

I personally think its interesting but I was the superuser when we rolled out a new charting system and I learned something very important about myself -- I get way too frustrated when someone wants to b**ch and complain about why they don't want to learn a system because it takes too long and then they waste way more time instead of just learning the system. I was not able to be empathetic for the complainers and it made me less effective as a teacher. So, interesting as it was, it is not a field for me.

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