Total career change

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Any nurses who have changed their career entirely? I am so over it. I've been a nurse for about 10 years, mostly in Pediatrics - perioperative (pre-op/pacu), including same-day surgery, OR, Radiology, urgent care, and triage nurse. I have no bedside experience, as I was never interested in it. I am at a burnout point. I am honestly thinking of changing my career as I am still young and have many years ahead of me, I have lost interest in what I do. I have applied to many case management positions to get away from the hospital setting but have had NO LUCK, and I guess it's because my experience is specialized (unlike a med/surg or ICU). What else can I transition to outside of nursing?

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Apply to insurance companies for case management/remote/telephonic nurse positions. Amedisys Home Health and Amedisys Hospice hires CTC's (care transition coordinators) and bedside nursing is not a requirement.

You could also look to state surveyor positions or nursing education positions at assisted livings or long term care facilities.

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Specializes in School Nursing, Pediatrics.

Look into school nursing, that is what I did, and its so much better! Though pay is low at first, eventually you will catch up. 

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Specializes in Med-Surg, NICU.

I became an NP. Not really a career change, but it beats 25 to life at the bedside.

If I didn't pursue an NP career, I would have gotten my master's in library science and become a librarian or a master's in finance and help manage company 401ks.

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Specializes in LTC.
ThePrincessBride said:

I became an NP. Not really a career change, but it beats 25 to life at the bedside.

If I didn't pursue an NP career, I would have gotten my master's in library science and become a librarian or a master's in finance and help manage company 401ks.

How come I can't send you a private message on here? Do you have them disabled?

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You have to have a certain level membership to send a private message in other words you have to pay ?

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.
Joye Zelaya said:

You have to have a certain level membership to send a private message in other words you have to pay ?

Private messages are available immediately to premium members, but are also available to all members once they have 15 quality posts.

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Rose_Queen said:

Private messages are available immediately to premium members, but are also available to all members once they have 15 quality posts.

Oh I just learned how to post today lmbo now I can't stop ?

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ThePrincessBride said:

I became an NP. Not really a career change, but it beats 25 to life at the bedside.

If I didn't pursue an NP career, I would have gotten my master's in library science and become a librarian or a master's in finance and help manage company 401ks.

OMG I ? ve 25 to life at the bedside I did 26 in corrections now I'm at the VA with a unit full of PTSD. I feel like I worked backwards this is way more work than corrections 

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