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Maybe picking up at a summer camp or PRN at a hospital. I am only paid when students are in the building, but they divide it over 24 pay periods so I make a little less each paycheck (honestly about the same as I did full-time at the hospital) but still get paid over breaks.
I pick up a four hour shift at the hospital on months I don't have any days off during the week (I am not working Saturday's, 6 days in a row--yuck). Then when fall, spring, summer breaks roll around I pick up more 12's.
I am not sure about unemployment...
I don't know what the rules are in your state, but personally I don't believe we should qualify as we are not "unemployed", its just the work schedule of our job. I am paid hourly also, but my school spreads it out over 12 months so we have income over the summer. I also pick up hours at a Home Health agency and a local nursing home. Lots of places are looking for vacation coverage in the summer!
If you are set for employment in September, then you would not be likely to be eligible to receive unemployment benefits in most states, despite the lack of income from June to Sept. Some districts allow you to stretch your checks out to 12 months. It's nice when you can do that, if your district doesn't offer that, look into joining a credit union and doing it yourself.
Many of us pick up summer work, summer school, camp, per diem hospital, or something completely non nursing / education.
Salemer
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Hi there!
I'm wondering what other school nurses do over the summer for work? I am an hourly employee during the school year and when there are no students on campus, I don't get paid. Any nurses out there qualify for unemployment? I'm in CT.
Thanks!