job options for summer

[leelee1972]

So I am starting my 2nd year as a school nurse. I have one year of LTC nursing and one year of being a shot nurse for a clinic. Are there any suggestions for working during the summer with no experience in other areas that would be prn? I do not want to go back to LTC but would like to work at a hospital yet I don't have any hospital experience.

Have you thought about working at a Summer camp? Either a day camp or residential camp. I worked for three Summers as a camp nurse at a day camp and it was great. Very similar to school nursing but more fun b/c you get to be outside

[ruby_jane, BSN, RN]

I second the summer camp nursing comment. It's like urgent care. Some camps will fly you out and obtain the temporary license for you, and you'll get a stipend and 12-hour days of alternating between some of the hardest work ever and the sheer enjoyment of camp.

[KKEGS, MSN, RN]

Phone triage? My sister just started her first job as an RN and she is doing phone triage with a clinic. She is hoping to get into a hospital at some point but has a family and needs what she can get right now! $$$$$$$

[MrNurse(x2), ADN]

Short term employment is not conducive to the hospital setting if you have no experience. I am a huge proponent of hospital experience early in a career, but since you are already in school nursing, I suggest you forgo acute care until you can devote a full year at full time to it. Camp nursing seems the best fir for your life right now.

[kidzcare]

I did camp nursing this past summer and plan to do it for the foreseeable future. I worked for 4 weeks at the camp and they let my kids attend in addition to paying me (less than what they would have paid me if I had not brought my kids but the tuition for bringing my kids would have been a LOT more). It is a great fit for me and my family. Please feel free to PM me if you'd like more info about it.

[Amethya]

I did my first summer camp this year... probably not next year or again in the same place I went.

[AdobeRN]

I have worked our district summer school sessions, summer registration, did camp nursing one year - mostly I do pedi home health.

[ohiobobcat]

Another summer camp nurse here! I more than double my monthly salary working at a summer camp. It's stressful, but so much fun at the same time. My first summer as a school nurse, I worked my district's ESL program.