Columbus - in need of a community health preceptor

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I am working on finishing my RN-BSN, and to do so, I need to find a BSN prepared preceptor in a "community health" setting - more or less any setting but inpatient hospital care qualifies.

I moved here 5 years ago and immediately went to nursing school and beyond my work, I don't really know anyone or have the contacts (at least BSN prepared ones) to find a preceptor who is willing to let me follow them and sign off on 60 hours of shadowing.

I'm an experienced charge nurse who has worked in corrections, emergency, and currently, ICU stepdown. I would be happy for an opportunity anywhere, and I'll be happy to fetch your coffee, sit quietly, or do whatever you need in order to get through these clinical requirements.

Please PM me if you have any questions or are potentially interested. I wouldn't ask here, but I've been hunting for 3 months with no results except a "maybe" with the coroners office, and my term starts in April. :cry:

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Specializes in Education, Skills & Simulation, Med/Surg, Pharm.

Have you looked into any free clinics?

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Yes, I've tried reaching out to a few, as well as a couple of traveling outreach clinics, and I'm not getting replies. When I call, I tend to hear that "So and so will call you back if there's anything" and I never get a call.

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Specializes in Education, Skills & Simulation, Med/Surg, Pharm.

Where are you getting your BSN?

Have you looked into the YMCA? They offer a lot of community resources and classes, such as DSME classes. Does it have to be in healthcare? I know for mine, it did not have to be direct patient care related, so a lot of students volunteered with soup kitchens, Salvation Army, etc. Perhaps you could even look into following a home healthcare nurse? What about case managers? Molina is located in Westerville I believe.

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