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I am a pharmacist cant get job and want to be a nurse. Any input?

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Two points:

(1.) You should be able to find a job as a pharmacist, but you may need to relocate or accept a less desirable position (aka night shift, etc.) There are positions for pharmacists in teaching and administrative/management/consulting work.

(2.) The science courses you took for your pharmacy degree will help you if you choose to become a nurse. Depending on how long ago you took the courses, you might need to retake a couple of them--if you encounter that situation, please let me know as I can give you some specific advice.

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Specializes in anesthesiology.

Curious, why nursing? I would think PA or med school would make much more sense.

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Thought there are more job opportunities in nursing

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1 hour ago, CYNTO Y said:

Thought there are more job opportunities in nursing

plenty of jobs as a bedside RN, but few pay well and allow enough autonomy to provide adequate job satisfaction.

NP job market is horrible, supply>demand, low barrier to entry

mental health nurse practitioners fare well from what I've heard (not an authority on this subject), but it's probably largely location dependent

CRNA job market is great right now, demand>supply, but barriers to entry are large, debt load is large as you can't work throughout school

I would think PA job market would be better than NP, as barrier to entry is higher, would provide more job satisfaction d/t higher autonomy/respect than bedside RN.

Just my thoughts.

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I noticed during job search a lot of people recommend to relocate. But considering this person is a new grad, how will new grads have the funds to relocate? Relocating usually cost a couple of thousands.

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20 minutes ago, meiplums said:

I noticed during job search a lot of people recommend to relocate. But considering this person is a new grad, how will new grads have the funds to relocate? Relocating usually cost a couple of thousands.

Greyhound bus ticket one way, stay in a motel the first month, then have your stuff shipped with your first paycheck. All else fails, the magic of credit.

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9 minutes ago, anewmanx said:

Greyhound bus ticket one way, stay in a motel the first month, then have your stuff shipped with your first paycheck. All else fails, the magic of credit.

Motels can be expensive for a whole month of stay, and most new grads are already over 100k in debt. Lots of them can't get approved for more credit. I know some health care professionals who have been working for 5+ years but still can't even get approved for a new car loan...

Relocating is not always a feasible option for those who are money tight (which are a lot of new grads with minimal to no savings).

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6 minutes ago, meiplums said:

Motels can be expensive for a whole month of stay, and most new grads are already over 100k in debt. Lots of them can't get approved for more credit. I know some health care professionals who have been working for 5+ years but still can't even get approved for a new car loan...

Relocating is not always a feasible option for those who are money tight (which are a lot of new grads with minimal to no savings).

also sorry if this sounds defensive, I'm not trying to be. If what you said (greyhound & motel) works for some that's great. I was just trying to point out unfortunately it still won't work for everyone in really tough situations.

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16 hours ago, meiplums said:

also sorry if this sounds defensive, I'm not trying to be. If what you said (greyhound & motel) works for some that's great. I was just trying to point out unfortunately it still won't work for everyone in really tough situations.

On the other hand....let's just say a new grad spends $3000 to move somewhere to begin work & charges it to a card or borrows it from somebody. They begin working and will probably make more than $3000/month. If the person just sits at home not getting a job they are making $0/month.

The $3000 "personal fee" to move isn't sounding so bad. ? Sometimes you just have to take the initial hit in order to get ahead.

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2 hours ago, Mergirlc said:

On the other hand....let's just say a new grad spends $3000 to move somewhere to begin work & charges it to a card or borrows it from somebody. They begin working and will probably make more than $3000/month. If the person just sits at home not getting a job they are making $0/month.

The $3000 "personal fee" to move isn't sounding so bad. ? Sometimes you just have to take the initial hit in order to get ahead.

Especially since most pharmd jobs pay north of 9k a month. I’d be willing to sell blood plasma to afford the bus ticket and motel fees to get myself started at a job paying like that.

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I am a pharmacist cant get job and want to be a nurse. Any input?

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

Besides 'Go to nursing school'?

I mean, you need to start looking at schools, decide if you want to start as an LPN, ADN, BSN. You probably have all the prerequisites from your previous degrees- so you should be a well-qualified candidate.

But as for Pharmacy- have you considered relocating? I realize there is a glut but usually looking at rural locations will turn up something. Every state has an Office of Rural Health- and they typically have job boards and connections with search firms.

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