How hard is it to find a Mon-Friday day time job as an RN out of school? In Seattle, WA

tyvin, BSN, RN · Mar 9, 2017

The OP is not saying anyone on this site attacked her...it was probably friends/family/etc...from a conversation she had previous to writing the post. Anyway, MAs in a doc's office make minimum wage sometimes. We all have to pay our dues if we want RN. I also know MAs who make in the upper teens. Many MAs work under a doc for a few years and go for a PA. You could also go for the LPN and do office work while going for the RN. It's not unheard of to get a daytime job right out of school but that would be a "who you know" situation or extremely lucky.

Techs in x-ray, sonogram etc..., usually work days. Office work also requires you to stay after hours in many instances.

You want banker hours. LTC might be an option. RNs working as an MDS coordinator usually work Mon-Fri days. When I was an MDS nurse I was free to make my own schedule (I surely miss that place).

You could also pick another profession that works the schedule you want.

The thing in nursing is that you will need at least one year of experience before you are able to go into other areas that would get you into the banker hours schedule IMO.

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Ruby Vee, BSN · Mar 9, 2017

Hello!
Im planning to attend a community college to become an RN but am having second guesses as to giving up my family time by having to work nights and long hours for the first years out of school. Just curious if it's really that diffcult to find medical office hours out of school for someone not so interested in hospital work?
i wanted to become a medical assistant but just about got attacked about how I would Be silly not to go for my RN because of the options. When I look on Seattle jobs I see a lot of day time office RN positions, some require a BSN others don't. So second question, I didn't wanna do RN cause everyone's saying you need to have a BSN to get a job now and that's about 4 more years of schooling for me...who has an idea about this?

Oh my. You don't want to have to work nights or long hours, don't want to work in a hospital and don't "wanna" do BSN because you don't wanna do 4 more years of school . . . and you want to be a RN why? Oh, and you're complaining of being attacked. Gee. Wonder why anyone would see a flaw in YOUR thinking.

LovingLife123 · Mar 9, 2017

Can I ask why you want to become a nurse? I would honestly look for that office job if you are concerned about hours.

There's nothing wrong with wanting to be with your family. It's just that nursing is not those kind of hours job. It's something you need to understand up front.

A MA might be a good fit for you.

tectonic6086 · Mar 10, 2017

I found a job in a dialysis unit that is closed on Sundays. Most people work every other Saturday. The worst part is the hours: I have to be at work at 5am.

There are plenty of dermatology offices, allergy centers, community health centers and school-based nursing jobs that have more regular hours. I used to work at a plasma center that was closed Sundays, open from 7am and most shifts ended at 5pm.

chtzu, BSN, RN · Mar 10, 2017

I'm a new grad and I work at a cardiologist office, Mon-Fri... 8-4. Let me tell you. The pay is not that great but it's good enough for me for someone who still lives with their mom and doesn't have much responsibility other than my loans. But I can't imagine having a family and accepting the salary that I do. I'm desperately looking for hospital jobs.

RiskManager · Mar 11, 2017

I thought this article would be timely to this thread. Many of the local healthcare systems are offering signing bonuses for MAs.

Medical assistants in high demand in Seattle area | The Seattle Times

NICUismylife, ADN, BSN, RN · Mar 12, 2017

I thought this article would be timely to this thread. Many of the local healthcare systems are offering signing bonuses for MAs.
Medical assistants in high demand in Seattle area | The Seattle Times

They only make $1 more than minimum wage, which is probably why they are struggling to fill positions. COL in Seattle is quite high.

Extra Pickles · Mar 12, 2017

Ok Cruisin I think it is fair to say that you have now had a lot of good input from people who work in offices, hospitals, new grads and experienced nurses. Do you have a decision made? Any thoughts on what people have taken the time to answer for you?

RuralNurseRN · Mar 16, 2017

I'm an RN. I work in a primary care office supervising the clinical staff. My clinic is part of a hospital system and the office RNs make the same pay as the hospital RNs. In our area, there is demand for LPNs to work in the office alongside the MAs to do triage, allergy shots, and some other tasks that are beyond the MA scope of practice for our system. I would say of you are interested in MA work but concerned about the pay, get your LPN. You always have the option to continue your education later.

Gangsteroids · Mar 24, 2017

Everyone is saying MA, and that's a great idea. True that MAs make about minimum wage, which probably isn't great for most people. If you're not too worried about not getting patient contact I would suggest going the route of a degree in health information management and becoming certified in RHIT / CCS and getting a coding job. You can technically do a certificate and get a certification but most hospital systems and clinics want people eligible to sit for RHIT and CCS. I believe national average for coders starting out is about $45k. Positions are almost always business hours. Once you get some more experience in that you could go for a more advanced job like clinical documentation improvement (I believe that is around $60k), auditing, and HIM supervisory or management positions (usually requires bachelors and RHIA certification).