Second job?

Specialties Private Duty

Published

Specializes in Peds(PICU, NICU float), PDN, ICU.

If you have a second job in addition to PDN, what type of job is it? How does it work with your PDN job? I'm not talking about a second job with another agency, but in a different area of nursing or any other job.

I'm tired of losing hours when a nutty parent decides to drop nursing, or the agency, or just because they don't like the color scrubs we wear. I'm tired of losing hours when a kid goes in the hospital. So I'd like to find something really p/t so I can do PDN which I enjoy, but still have more steady income. I don't want to do PDN PRN and work a f/t job somewhere else. Being happy is important too. So I'm looking for ideas. I have some work pieced together for now, but that's it. I lost 4 cases at once (not my fault other than bad luck...wrong cases wrong time). Even multiple cases is no guarantee.

Ideas? I want something that mixes well with this job. Thanks!

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

I do two PDN jobs. The second is a try per diem complete with1.5-2x base rate if I can cover a call out or schedule change with 60 minutes notice (they know my "availability" and sometimes I get called first based upon my skills and reliability)

I'm looking to transition to traditional home health (one the local hospital systems while difficult to get into the HH unit its because they treat nurses so well...hourly, work laptop with cellular wifi (but only for work not even checking personal email fine with me), mileage reimbursement after start of first visit or if go into office (consistent with IRS regulations) excellent benefits, training & educational (nurses are same benefit level as hospital nurses)....respect. Assistance/support from facility security if need to go to a more dangerous area.

Second prospect is IME case review, full time hourly work with "regular" hours

Up Vote Up Vote ×

My daughter has been trying to get me to return to long term care for years now. She said she does not see how I can put up with only having sporadic paychecks.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

I lucked into a great PDN agency. If the child goes into the hospital, they have a contract with a doctors office. We get to go work at the clinic. Of course its not PDN pay, but it beats sitting on my sofa. Last year I worked for a staffing agency. I got to work at LTC, SNF, and even a hospital. I would call them when my client would go into the hospital. Plus, I got to socialize with other nurses and usr skills that i dont use in PDN. Good luck.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

I work 2 agencies. My primary agency typically never let's me go without hours. I also have a very large patient base. This way I can easily be reassigned if one of my regulars is hospitalized. I have 5 classes left to obtain BSN-RN. After that I plan to work in a hospital part time and PDN part time.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in geriatrics, hospice, private duty.

Back when I was living in a more rural area, I worked PRN at LTC to help offset some of the bumps in the PDN road. It had the added bonus of keeping more more marketable because in my area, facility experience is valued over HHC experience for the most part. It also made me appreciate the pros of working at each job even more.

Now I am working at a larger company in a large metropolitan area and I've quit the LTC gig for now (I also got very burnt out on LTC after a while). I'm hoping I won't have to return to that again, but If I do, I'll do LTC or agency. We have several agencies that staff PDN cases so that is probably what I'll do if needed.

Good luck!

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Add a Comment