Most easy job in Nursing?

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I am currently working in the OR and I used to work on the floor. After 3 months of the OR training, I am already sick of the verbal abuse from both surgeons and anesthesiologists.

I am wondering what will be the best job in nursing that...

1. I don't have to be on call

2. I don't have to work nights

3. I will have regular day shift hours

4. I will get Sat and Sun off

5. I don't have to take care of 7 patients and break my back

6. I don't have to stay 2 hours extra every day to chart

7. I will feel that I have accomplished something at the end of the day

8. I will not be yelled at by some doctors or surgeons

I feel like I am in the wrong field. What should I do? Do you feel the same as I do? I am depressed most of the time and I drag my feet to go to work. I want to call in sick all the time.

:o

Become an RN instructor. In canada they get 80 bucks an hour during clinicals and its pretty easy and you dont even have to have a bachelors because of the shortage, otherwise go into geriatrics, nursing homes dont even have permanent doctors and the nurses call the shots

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gr8rnpjt said:
I have been working in managed care for the last 16 years. I have worked for different insurance companies in my area, and I like it a lot. You go home at night at 4:30 pm (start at ? knowing that nobody was going to die from what you did today and there is some stress, but it is not anything like the hospital stress. I have (all) weekends and holidays off. I have my pick of vacation weeks, never seem to have problems scheduling the weeks I want off. The only reason I have switched companies is to make better money. The health plan I work for now has an actual retirement plan as well as 401k. I can go back for my BSN for free, my company pays 100% reimbursement to the best university in the Pittsburgh area. I currently make just under $27an hour, with yearly raises based on quality control matrices. I work in a cubicle with a pc and desk phone, I take telephonic reviews from hospitals in the area. It is the best job possible from my point of view. I wear nice clothes, summer dresses, suits, etc. (no scrubs!). I highly recommend the managed care field for anyone who wants a change from bedside nursing. wave.gif.f76ccbc7287c56e63c3d7e6d800ab6c

I work in the same city as you and would also like to go into managed care. I graduated from a diploma program, have 10 years experience in med/surg (respiratory and ortho mainly). What other qualifications would I need?

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moliuchick said:
Steph,

Surgery center? I have thought about it too. I just hope that the surgeons over there are less demanding. So your friend doesn't have to work holidays because the surgery center doesn't open on holidays? That's great!

Anyhow, I have thought about the pre-op nursing too, it seems to be easier than regular floor nursing but the RNs over there, still have to deal with the arrogant surgeons.:madface:

I have little kids too. Maybe it will work for me. I will get some experience from my work now and try something else later. There is still light at the end of the tunnel...:idea:

I feel the same way. In fact, a nurse at work suggested a surgery center. I have only been a nurse for 6 months (3 on my own). My plan is to stick it out for 6 more months, then start looking around. I have a two year contract, so part of my looking around will have to be in areas deemed critical care by my hospital, such as PACU, ER, and ICU. I would like to maybe work per diem on a unit, but not have that as my primary job. I think pre-op sounds great.

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Well for me......working in a doctor's office ,checks off everything on your list.

I work for a plastic surgeon. It works for me....I do have stressfull days, but for some reason..it is acceptable ,compared to other nursing jobs I have been on.

As for being "yelled at"....NO WAY SHOULD IT BE TOLERATED NO MATTER WHERE YOU WORK.

moliuchick said:
I am currently working in the OR and I used to work on the floor. After 3 months of the OR training, I am already sick of the verbal abuse from both surgeons and anethesiologists.

I am wondering what will be the best job in nursing that

1. I don't have to be on call

2. I don't have to work nights

3. I will have regular day shift hours

4. I will get Sat and Sun off

5. I don't have to take care of 7 patients and break my back

6. I don't have to stay 2 hours extra everyday to chart

7. I will feel that I have acomplish something at the end of the day

8. I will not be yelled at by some doctors or surgeons

I feel like I am in the wrong field. What should I do? Do you feel the same as I do? I am depress most of the time and I drag my feet to go to work. I want to call in sick all the time.

:o

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moliuchick said:
You are making JUST under $27 an hour? that's really good money. How did you find the job?

I have worked for several insurance companies in my area, and know people from other jobs who worked there. But there are times when these companies do advertise for jobs. When you see an ad in the paper though, that is when I say head for the hills, because it usually means that there was must have been a shake-up and mass exodus.

All of the companies I have worked for have web sites with job openings listed (with salary ranges). They all have web sites and that is where I got my current job. I was working for another company and they were sending me to 2 different hospitals in the same day, for on site review, at the same time I was going to a pain clinic for low back pain. I was seriously running around like a nut all day. I begged them to bring me in to the office and let me have a telephonic assignment, they kept promising but they lied so in the end, I went on line and during my work day I updated my resume, and fax'd it to 2 other companies I was interested in. I had interviews (2 in 1 day) in the next week, and had 2 job offers within 24 hours of my interviews. My starting salary with my current job is $4,500 more than my last job.

There are jobs aplenty in the insurance business. I think it would be a viable option for you. ;)

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KAW1962 said:
I work in the same city as you and would also like to go into managed care. I graduated from a diploma program, have 10 years experience in med/surg (respiratory and ortho mainly). What other qualifications would I need?

You have enough experience to go into managed care as long as that experience is recent (they usually look for 1-3 years recent experience)I graduated from a diploma school also. You don't need more, but I am probably going back for my BSN because my company will pay for it 100%. I could give you more specific information if you want to PM me. wave.gif.f76ccbc7287c56e63c3d7e6d800ab6c

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I am going to start on a postpartum unit in June and hearing you say that it's a "happy job" makes me feel so good. I have always wanted to work in WCH and I followed the advice of everyone and get a little over a year experience on a stepdown unit. I read in one of my nursing journals that Women's/Child Health has overall the highest job satisfication rate. I am so looking forward it.

mstigerlily said:
Well I work postpartum and it's pretty nice. Only had one doctor yell at me this whole past year and he later apologized. Our patients are healthy and the only diapers I change are the occasional pad or meconium diaper. I never stay later than 30 minutes after shift. I feel like I helped people, it's a happy job. I don't work extra shifts and am not on call.

HOWEVER, I like working nights. I work every 3rd weekend (at least) and I don't want to work 8 hr shifts, esp days. I hate being there when the hospital is packed and buzzing. That was one of the reasons I chose nursing - the 3 day workday (or worknight as the case may be) There are plenty of office jobs, nearly everyone else in the world is working them. I see those poor office drones on the freeway inching along at 5mph at 7am drinking coffee and listening to the news as I'm blowing by the other way at 60 mph about to go home to my nice warm bed when my house is quiet and kids are in school!

However, if you want the regular 9-5 thing and like OR, you can try the surgery center as someone suggested. That seems like it would be a decent, low stress place to work with regular hours, no weekends/holidays.

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sanchy said:
Become an RN instructor. In canada they get 80 bucks an hour during clinicals and its pretty easy and you dont even have to have a bachelors because of the shortage, otherwise go into geriatrics, nursing homes dont even have permanent doctors and the nurses call the shots

What area of area of Canada are you referring to? In BC, despite the shortage, we need to at least be enrolled in a master's program to be instructing RN students, its hardly "pretty easy", and last I checked the salary was nowhere close! Can you tell me where they are hiring instructors with no BSN for $80 an hour....I'll pack my bags!

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moliuchick said:
That almost sounds like the people who I worked with in my managed care company. I kind of know what ICD-9 is but I have forgotten most of them.

Maybe my old job in the office could help.

What are MR/DD clients? Sorry to be ignorant.

thanks for your informations though.

You don't need to know the ICD-9 codes off the top of your head. Just be familiar with the term, so when they ask you can come up with an intelligent response.

MR/DD - mentally retarded/developmentally disabled. Don't feel bad - can't tell you how many times I haven't a clue about initials posted, especially those after people's names. Maybe that is why they irritate me so much. :uhoh3:

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Hey, moliuchick

I felt the same way you do. I was a floor nurse at a busy city hospital, I tried OR, revcovery room and home care and a pediatrician's office.

I finally found a job that's almost perfect. I currently work at a hospice inpatient unit.

1. I don't have to be on call

2. I don't have to work nights

3. I have regular day shift hours 7-3

4. Sorry, it is every other weekend...

5. Average patient load 3-4 patients (for real - everyday)

6. Out to the parking lot by 3:01 pm everyday.

7. I feel that I have accomplished something at the end of the day - yup.

8. Hospice is the most polite place I have ever worked. I've been there a year and a half and no one has yelled at me once. The doctors are great and treat nurses like real people.

9. Pays $20.00 an hour with room for advancement. Part-timers get great benefits too.

Hope you find a good job. Keep looking. They're out there.

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How about laser nurse? The pay is pretty good and you only laser one patient at a time ;) Pretty low stress compared to my other job in the ER. When I go to my laser job I feel like I am playing with my friends plus- there is always the perks:yeah:

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Hi Guys

I am in South Australia and the job of pharmacotherapy nurse in a drug and alcohol counselling centre is certainly not physically demanding and as you work autonomously it is Level 2/CN rates ($59,000.00 + Australian). It is 9-5 Mon - Fri and is a very worthwhile job that often does make a difference to people's lives. A Grad Cert in Drug and Alcohol nursing or Grad Dip in Mental Health Nursing is a distinct advantage. The only downside is that you can become deskilled in the clinical aspects of nursing.

Tim

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