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RNAC.....It's pretty much a paperwork nursing job. In a nut shell....I know everything there is to know about every patient in the facility because I "capture" all those billables for insurance/medicare purposes. I bring in the money. As a part of the nursing management team, you guide your nursing staff and take call for the building, but there is minimal direct patient care. I'm thinking of hanging on a bit.....I don't want to be too hasty, but I am looking into doing something else on the side. Life is too short to just show up and drudge through the day, especially in our field with so much variety!

Hi Ann! Thanks for the reply. I guess I thought I was going to graduate and just happily know what I wanted to do for the rest of my nursing life! Not so..... RNAC is a Registered Nurse Assessment Coordinator. I just found out not so long ago what one was too.....now I am one! Essentially, I am responsible for bringing all the money into the skilled facility. I know everything about every patient in that facility because I am "capturing" all of their billables for insurance/medicare/purposes. It's a lot of stuff to know and I'm still learning. It's a paperwork nurse job. As a part of the nursing 'management' administration, you may guide your nursing staff and take call for the building once a month, but you really provide very little direct patient care. I've decided that I'm going to hang on a little while because I don't want to be hasty, but I think I thrive more in a different environment. You are right. The wonderful thing about nursing is the variety! Kay

No replies to my post...... Lots of views....... Was just curious to see if anyone else felt they needed a new direction. I decided to give the paper work job a try. I figured if I still feel this way in a year, then I'll think about going back to direct patient care. At least I got it off my chest.:wink2:

No replies to my post...... Lots of views....... Was just curious to see if anyone else felt they needed a new direction. I decided to give the paper work job a try. I figured if I still feel this way in a year, then I'll think about going back to direct patient care. At least I got it off my chest.:wink2:

I needed a laugh.....these are funny. My grandfather was 84 years old the first time he ever set foot in a hospital for an overnight stay. He was a "young" 84 and when he was admitted to the hospital where I worked, I quickly went to be by his side. He had just settled into his room when "Tom" appeared and said, "Hello, MR.______, My name is Tom and I'm going to be your nurse today". My grandfather turned all red....and about fell off his chair and then said..... "My NURSE....You are my nurse? Boy times have changed....You're not going to crawl in bed with me are you?" I was so embarrassed but Tom thought it was funny.

Hello, One of my friends just recently called me the luckiest graduate nurse....but I'm not feeling so lucky. ( I think she felt I was lucky because I was out earning my instructors by 13/hr even before I took my boards) I graduated in 2005 (RN). I have a BS in Administration of Justice and went to nursing school after a personal experience led me in that direction. I was passionate about being of service to the sick and was seeking fulfillment in the whole spiritual side of nursing. I found a weekend program at a nearby skilled facility and enjoyed only working 32 hours on Sat and Sundays. I made 37.5/hr, not because I was a superior nurse, but because I worked faithfully ever Sat and Sun and therefore received the weekend RN rate. (My husband was home with the children so it worked out great) I also enjoyed the fact that I was getting some decent experience for a new grad...... 42 vented pts....wound vacs, chest tubes......blood cultures and other blood draws (Had IV team at hospital) TPN, G-tubes.....you name it. (Really got a lot of wound care experience there too) I soon became the weekend supervisor at this facility and really learned so much in that area too............... At the beginning of August I took a RNAC position making 32.5/hr, Mon thru Friday......no weekends and I take call for the building typically once a month. I took the position because of my family schedule and I'm hating it. My friend says I'm lucky to be making the kind of money I am for being a relatively new nurse......and especially in this economy, but I'm really thinking I would be happier with private duty or becoming self employed. I really want longer shifts again(though not the norm for private duty) and I do not feel fullfilled in RNAC position. Anyone with some thoughts or similiar situation. Should I suck it up with the economy in crisis or move to happier ground? I feel like I'm in a rut. Thanks :nuke:

Hello, One of my friends just recently called me the luckiest graduate nurse....but I'm not feeling so lucky. ( I think she felt I was lucky because I was out earning my instructors by 13/hr even before I took my boards) I graduated in 2005 (RN). I have a BS in Administration of Justice and went to nursing school after a personal experience led me in that direction. I was passionate about being of service to the sick and was seeking fulfillment in the whole spiritual side of nursing. I found a weekend program at a nearby skilled facility and enjoyed only working 32 hours on Sat and Sundays. I made 37.5/hr, not because I was a superior nurse, but because I worked faithfully ever Sat and Sun and therefore received the weekend RN rate. (My husband was home with the children so it worked out great) I also enjoyed the fact that I was getting some decent experience for a new grad...... 42 vented pts....wound vacs, chest tubes......blood cultures and other blood draws (Had IV team at hospital) TPN, G-tubes.....you name it. (Really got a lot of wound care experience there too) I soon became the weekend supervisor at this facility and really learned so much in that area too............... At the beginning of August I took a RNAC position making 32.5/hr, Mon thru Friday......no weekends and I take call for the building typically once a month. I took the position because of my family schedule and I'm hating it. My friend says I'm lucky to be making the kind of money I am for being a relatively new nurse......and especially in this economy, but I'm really thinking I would be happier with private duty or becoming self employed. I really want longer shifts again(though not the norm for private duty) and I do not feel fullfilled in RNAC position. Anyone with some thoughts or similiar situation. Should I suck it up with the economy in crisis or move to happier ground? I feel like I'm in a rut. Thanks