Side Jobs

agldragonRN · Dec 31, 2008

i work ltc and instead of having side jobs, i would rather do ot and gets paid time and a half. ot in my facility is unlimited.

i can do home health, clinics, and sign up with an agency and do various side jobs, such as flu clinics, corrections, etc.

pagandeva2000, LPN · Jan 1, 2009

i work ltc and instead of having side jobs, i would rather do ot and gets paid time and a half. ot in my facility is unlimited.
i can do home health, clinics, and sign up with an agency and do various side jobs, such as flu clinics, corrections, etc.

i was about to mention those same things. just be sure, regarding the flu clinics, that as an lpn, that this is within your scope of practice. when i just started as an lpn in 6/2006, i obtained an agency position to go to various locations to administer flu vaccines. it was loads of fun! i did it for two years and enjoyed it immensely! for other reasons, however, i had to contact the bon regarding the administration of flu shots and was told that in my state, an lpn can administer vaccines under patient-specific orders only, meaning that a doctor has to write an order for jane doe to receive influenza vaccine 0.5ml im, because he was the one that did the assessment. lpns in my state (and to be honest i believe most states) do not have assessment priviledges. if an lpn is to go administer vaccines under non-patient specific orders/standard orders (which is how flu clinics operate), then, the patient must first be assessed by an rn, then, the lpn can administer.

now, i know that different states have their own rules about this issue and this may not even apply to you, but it is the responsibility of the licensee to know the scope of practice in their state. please be aware of this before you leap into flu clinics. my bon told me that many of them fly under the radar with this, leaving the lpn in a mess in case something happens to the patient. she wouldn't have a leg to stand on.

outside of that, everything mentioned are things that can be done by lpns on the side...i have done almost all of them, making nice side money.

agldragonRN · Jan 17, 2009

i was about to mention those same things. just be sure, regarding the flu clinics, that as an lpn, that this is within your scope of practice. when i just started as an lpn in 6/2006, i obtained an agency position to go to various locations to administer flu vaccines. it was loads of fun! i did it for two years and enjoyed it immensely! for other reasons, however, i had to contact the bon regarding the administration of flu shots and was told that in my state, an lpn can administer vaccines under patient-specific orders only, meaning that a doctor has to write an order for jane doe to receive influenza vaccine 0.5ml im, because he was the one that did the assessment. lpns in my state (and to be honest i believe most states) do not have assessment priviledges. if an lpn is to go administer vaccines under non-patient specific orders/standard orders (which is how flu clinics operate), then, the patient must first be assessed by an rn, then, the lpn can administer.
now, i know that different states have their own rules about this issue and this may not even apply to you, but it is the responsibility of the licensee to know the scope of practice in their state. please be aware of this before you leap into flu clinics. my bon told me that many of them fly under the radar with this, leaving the lpn in a mess in case something happens to the patient. she wouldn't have a leg to stand on.
outside of that, everything mentioned are things that can be done by lpns on the side...i have done almost all of them, making nice side money.

as always, good info pagan. thanks!! :wink2:

luvbug · Jan 22, 2009

Does your facility have an Urgent Care Department? That's where I try to pick up hours. Or maybe it would be possible to do a home health job a few hours a week?