Unknown restrictions ,not possible to find a nursing job,even non drug dispensing..

NurseJackie69 · Apr 15

1. First, put in 25 applications. Don't place 1 or 2, then wait, then go to interview weeks later, then be told No and overall, one month of time is wasted.

2. You will find a job in nursing at a low income community health/underserved populations outpatient clinic that has family practice doctors and NPs. There are tons of regular family practice clinics, BUT....you want to find the one that caters to low income/underserved populations. These clinics generally have zero narcotics in the building and you basically check patients in to see the provider, so nobody there passes narcs because there are no narcs on the building.

3. The clinics I am describing above are in every major city and every major decent size city or large town (70,000 people and up). They are deceptive in their name. They often have normal names like any other run of the mil family practice clinic and can fool you, so go to their websites. When you see on the website words like "underserved, less privileged, vulnerable population," and you see links to "immigration medical help and substance abuse help and STD clinic," etc, etc, this is often a sign. These are NOT bad things either. All of these services are a part of what we do in healthcare, but the point I'm making is.....this is how you can get an idea about this clinics services.

4. Many of the providers in these facilities are not just friendly to substance abuse history and recovering nurses, but they have higher incidences of substance abuse themselves.

Blinkyvx · Apr 15

I think I was unclear on medications vs narcotics.

I was applying to jobs with NO narcotics.

When I questioned this, they said due to restrictions being unknown, it is too much of a liability regardless. Even as a QA nurse, I would watch other nurses for compliance purposes. Because I "may" have to dispense some kind of medicine.

Like the most *** thing I've ever heard.

I'll try those places as well thank you.

I think a non nursing job is will have some chance at getting.

There aren't 25 nonmedication jobs to apply for.

Blinkyvx · Apr 15

NurseJackie69 said:

1. First, put in 25 applications. Don't place 1 or 2, then wait, then go to interview weeks later, then be told No and overall, one month of time is wasted.

2. You will find a job in nursing at a low income community health/underserved populations outpatient clinic that has family practice doctors and NPs. There are tons of regular family practice clinics, BUT....you want to find the one that caters to low income/underserved populations. These clinics generally have zero narcotics in the building and you basically check patients in to see the provider, so nobody there passes narcs because there are no narcs on the building.

3. The clinics I am describing above are in every major city and every major decent size city or large town (70,000 people and up). They are deceptive in their name. They often have normal names like any other run of the mil family practice clinic and can fool you, so go to their websites. When you see on the website words like "underserved, less privileged, vulnerable population," and you see links to "immigration medical help and substance abuse help and STD clinic," etc, etc, this is often a sign. These are NOT bad things either. All of these services are a part of what we do in healthcare, but the point I'm making is.....this is how you can get an idea about this clinics services.

4. Many of the providers in these facilities are not just friendly to substance abuse history and recovering nurses, but they have higher incidences of substance abuse themselves.

Also what would the job title be? Most of what I found was counslers, case manager, psychologists. Those all need degrees.

Like intake RN?

NurseJackie69 · Apr 15

Blinkyvx said:

Also what would the job title be? Most of what I found was counslers, case manager, psychologists. Those all need degrees.

Like intake RN?

Yes, intake and the intake RNs dabble in case management. It's a basic RN easy job and these places are often begging for people. Some of these jobs will list as case management but it's basic case management like appointment reminders, checking to see that their referral went through, etc. It's not complex stuff and you don't need case management experience experience to land most of these jobs. You don't need a "vase management certificate" or anything like that. They train you and just want bodies to fill positions. But, they may not be in your exact location. I always tell nurses, sometimes that first job back requires relocating for 1 year inside of your own state, then after that 1 year, opportunities open up as you are proven sober and then you move back into special areas like ICU, ER, etc.