Any Ideas

[dssteak2]

I will be graduating from a paramedic to RN program in May. I currently work as a paramedic in an ER and parttime with a fire department. I also am per diem with life flight FW/RW. My dilema is that pre hospital medicine is my passion and I was wondering if there are many opportunities out there foir RN's in the prehospital setting.

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

Flight nursing is the first thing that pops into my head. But they usually require ER experience. But your pre-hospital paramedic service might get you the job.

Congrats!

[EricJRN, MSN, RN]

Keep looking around. I know of one flight service that has transitioned some of its flight medics into flight RN's after they graduate from nursing school. There's also a service in my area that hires RN/EMT-P's for critical care ground transfers. Those units answer some 911 calls when not on their critical care totes, so they don't completely give up the prehospital care.

Would education be a possible interest? You might qualify for an EMS educator position, either with a 911 service, hospital, or local college.