rn? in ob/gyn office

[Dancermom]

Hi everyone,

I am interested in starting a 2nd career in a few years in the medical field after being home with 3 kids for 10 years. I am extremely interested in ob/gyn nursing in a doctors office and I am wondering what all those positions are there and there education requirements. The nurse who takes back the patient and takes vitals, etc and assists the dr with procedures such as paps, u/s etc.......Would that be an rn, lpn, nursing asst?

Also, do any of those postions have parttime hours or does that depend on the practice.

Thanks so much for your time!

[rn2bn07, BSN, RN]

Hi everyone,

I am interested in starting a 2nd career in a few years in the medical field after being home with 3 kids for 10 years. I am extremely interested in ob/gyn nursing in a doctors office and I am wondering what all those positions are there and there education requirements. The nurse who takes back the patient and takes vitals, etc and assists the dr with procedures such as paps, u/s etc.......Would that be an rn, lpn, nursing asst?

Also, do any of those postions have parttime hours or does that depend on the practice.

Thanks so much for your time!

I believe those are medical assisstants, you rarely see a nurse doing those things in a doctors office. Most nurses are in clinics or doctors offices will sometimes be able to assist the doctor in a physical assessment head to toe, a lot of times on the phone with insurance companies doing triage, if MA's are not available then they will draw blood but most likely a doctor will hire a MA before a nurse to do these skills because they save more money.

[chowlover]

Hi

I am a RN & I work in a Family Practice office. The Dr I work with also did a Gyn fellowship so we do a LOT of Gynie procedures in our office.

Are you a RN looking to get back into the field or are you someone thinking about a career in healthcare?

[moongirl]

I believe those are medical assisstants, you rarely see a nurse doing those things in a doctors office. Most nurses are in clinics or doctors offices will sometimes be able to assist the doctor in a physical assessment head to toe, a lot of times on the phone with insurance companies doing triage, if MA's are not available then they will draw blood but most likely a doctor will hire a MA before a nurse to do these skills because they save more money.

not necesarrily. depends on your location. My OB/GYN has all RNs who do the nursing care in office, including draw blood.

[Dancermom]

Hi,

I am wanting to go into the healthcare field. Right now I stay home with my 3 kids but my youngest with start kindergarten in 3 years and I want to start researching now what I need to do. My background in a business degree with a concentration in finance and a minor in dance...haha....Don't think that will help me here huh?

I wonder if it would be worth my while to call some of the local ob/gyn practices and see who they hire for those positions. The more I read I am just wondering if going back to nursing school at this time when my kids are still pretty young would be too much on me and my family? The MA might be more my speed and then I could always go back and get my LPN/RN when the family is a little older and my homelife is less day to day....Thanks so much for letting me ask you all questions and figure this all out.

Vickie

[peytonsmom]

Definetly research the jobs and schools in your area before doing the MA thing. Here (NW Ohio), MA's make very little for what they do and the schooling they took on. There are not any schools in my immediate area at least, that will accept any of the courses taken to become a MA towards a nursing degree. My SIL basically started all over when she went back to school to persue nursing after being an MA.

[Dancermom]

Good to know. Thanks, I will look into the schools. I know one of the tech schools have both the MA and RN programs so that might be one that would let stuff transfer.

Vickie