Cool PRN Job ideas

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Hey people.

I'm currently a CVICU nurse, and I'm looking to augment my income with a little bit of extra PRN work. However, I'm already on my feet for 12 hours at a time and extremely busy on the nights that I work my full time job... So I'm looking for something a little less stressful and physically demanding for PRN work. Does anyone have any cool or fun ideas for PRN nursing jobs? Maybe outside of the hospital setting? I have thought about, and applied for a couple of flu immunization clinics, with the season being upon us. They seem to pay very well, and there is no way that the workload is all that intense (at least not comparatively). But what else is out there?? Help me brainstorm! What types of positions are available within the hospital where I would not have a patient assignment on a floor I don't normally work? (Code team, maybe?) I'm interested for everyone's input!

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3cc,

Have you considered nursing clinicals instructing? I did this 1-2 days/week when I worked in the ICU and loved it. My day was only from 0645 to about 1400, much lower stress (for me anyway), much less physically taxing, and the pay was really good. Also, clinicals for the nursing school I worked were only 8 weeks in length (2 per semester), so if I wanted to opt out for 8 weeks after my clinical was complete I had that option. Oh, and it is super-fun! Good luck!

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Specializes in LTC.

You can work at a flu clinic.

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Specializes in Med/Surg and ANCC RN-BC.

what about doing like postpartum mom/baby care? that is pretty relaxing and you can make extra pay. or you could do prn clinics in your area, such as doing health screens or something like that.

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Most pediatric home health is one-on-one, is very low stress, and the pay, depending on your location, is comparable to hospital pay.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
3cc,

Have you considered nursing clinicals instructing? I did this 1-2 days/week when I worked in the ICU and loved it. My day was only from 0645 to about 1400, much lower stress (for me anyway), much less physically taxing, and the pay was really good. Also, clinicals for the nursing school I worked were only 8 weeks in length (2 per semester), so if I wanted to opt out for 8 weeks after my clinical was complete I had that option. Oh, and it is super-fun! Good luck!

Is an MSN required for clinical instruction?

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I have a per diem job with a blood bank at their mobile units as an RN. As my interviewer told me "It will be the easiest nursing job you will ever have". Seriously, I sign off on quality control papers pre-shift and just man the canteen area where donors have to wait for 15 minutes. I get to talk to a lot of interesting people. Some people have reactions and everyone working there knows how to deal with it. Oh and I only have to go in at least 1 out of 30 days to stay on payroll. Right now I'm picking up every shift they offer me :)

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Hurley-

Would you mind posting the name of the company? I feel like the only organization with mobile blood mobiles that I have ever seen is the Red Cross..? Are there private companies that do this?

As for the OB/peds stuff.. Ehh.. I'm a guy, certainly not OB. Not sure how much nursing school Peds info I have retained either.. Teaching clinical could be fun, but I'm not sure I'm qualified. 1.5 years out of school myself...

Keep them coming though, this is a very interesting discussion!

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When I lived in LA, I worked as a "set nurse" on photo-shoots/ movie productions etc. Super super easy & fun! Kinda hard to do that elsewhere though...unless you live in LA or possibly NYC?

I was just there to make sure the infant models (I'm a Nicu RN) were not harmed/injured or overworked in any way during production and filming.

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If you want low stress do pediatric extended care for an itty bitty on night shift. Sitting in a rocking chair and watching an itty bitty sleep all night long is about as low stress as you can get.

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Specializes in Peds Medical Floor.
When I lived in LA, I worked as a "set nurse" on photo-shoots/ movie productions etc. Super super easy & fun! Kinda hard to do that elsewhere though...unless you live in LA or possibly NYC?

I was just there to make sure the infant models (I'm a Nicu RN) were not harmed/injured or overworked in any way during production and filming.

How did you get a job doing this??? I'm looking to move to LA soon.

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But I think this would be a good general post, because while there is a market, nursing skill set's kind of a hard thing to free lance.

Lawyers also use nurses to read through charts and things.

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