I want this job, BUT......

[raindrop]

It is only 30 hours a week.

But it sounds perfect for me.....It is working as a diabetic educator at a very busy clinic (a block away from my apartment). They will put me throught the training to get certified as a diabetic counselor. Oh, and the hours are to die for....M-F from 9-3. No work to take home, and I'd say it is pretty much stress free....at least compared to bedside nursing. Another downside? The pay sucks. But I will say, I am READY for change and ready to sacrafice. I have reached BEDSIDE BURN OUT and I feel like if I keep this up, I am going to have a stroke or MI at a very young age....and soon.

I wonder what I can do to supplement my income without working in a hospital or nursing home....? Ideally I would love to instruct Yoga or low-impact aerobics at night, but I don't have the certificates or training to do that, and getting certified takes a lot of time (at least a year). I would love to find something nurse-related, but again, I don't want to work in a hospital ir nursing home.

Any ideas?

[llg, PhD, RN]

i think it is really sad that the "nice" nursing jobs have crappy pay. in my opinion whether you are sitting at a desk or busting your butt at the hospital, your pay should not be drastically different. give or take a dollar or two, but usually it is like a $5-8/hr difference. i found many "nice" jobs when i was looking at one time and the pay was insulting. a 30 hour a week job is nice, and if you can adjust your income/expenses to accomodate that..go for it. i think once you have been in your new job for a while it will make doing bedside nursing prn alot easier because you aren't doing it all the time any more. good luck with your decision.

Those nurses working the "less popular" jobs deserve significantly extra pay -- not just an extra dollar or two. Those jobs are less popular because they are more stressful, involve difficult work hours, more responsibility, more risk, etc. There are usually very good reasons for the extra pay.

In most cases, it's a simple matter of supply and demand.

[angel337, MSN, RN]

Those nurses working the "less popular" jobs deserve significantly extra pay -- not just an extra dollar or two. Those jobs are less popular because they are more stressful, involve difficult work hours, more responsibility, more risk, etc. There are usually very good reasons for the extra pay.

In most cases, it's a simple matter of supply and demand.

i agree with you totally. but i think nursing in general is not a high paying job so alot of the lower paying nursing jobs that are less stressful in my opinion still don't pay much. i worked in a clinic that was low stress and the nurses there only got paid approximately $3 more than the medical assistants. considering our education we should get compensated better. kay i'm done.

[leslie :-D]

i recently met a nurse, who was going to school to become a masseuse.

9 month program, claiming she will earn $65/50 mins...

my hands got tired, thinking of it.

leslie

[NTPinky]

Take the job!! I do diabetes education per diem and love it. Plus, since it's only a block away you'll save a lot of $ on gas. As for money on the side, many times people advertise for people to help out an elderly person with running errands, light housekeeping, etc. Or a nanny.. something where your nursing background would be a total asset. Or if you like dogs you could offer a dogwalking service. I don't know.. but take the job! And congrats! :)

[Hellllllo Nurse, BSN, RN]

Try oncall RN service through hospice or home care. My friend does this weekend exclusives and she gets almost 40 an hour just for on call status. She rarely goes out and when she does it is most of the time for a med check and is only gone a few hours the entire weekend.

Where is this? When I worked on-call for hospice, I got only $1.50 an hour for being on call. Are you sure about this wage?