What is your dream job?

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Community Health, School Health.

Let me start by saying I LOVE my current gig. The hours are perfect, I work with great staff, I have a 15 minutes commute...

BUT, if I were to describe a job where I could be doing anything, I would love to be working out in the community doing home visits for moms with newborns. When I worked as a Nurse Practitioner, I specialized in newborns and all the new babies would come to me for their first pediatrician visit after being discharged from the hospital. I loved all of the teaching, reassuring the worried parents, catching issues before they became a problem, and of course, getting to snuggle with all those sweet babies.

Ideally I would love to find a program where I could use my Spanish and visit at-risk families with new babies. I haven't been able to find anything like this in my community. Like I said, I love what I am doing right now, but I would consider a change if something as I described was an option.

What about everyone else?

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.

I have said it before and I mean it. Should I not need income, I would volunteer at this school for nurse. This is, by far, the best gig going.

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Specializes in Peds, Oncology.

Other than this... maybe peds onc. office. I have oncology experience, and I love peds. I've also always wanted to do women's health office, maybe something in the community, a clinic or something.

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DWB.

Community Health.

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Specializes in school nurse.

With a couple of minor changes to make it ideal, my current job would be a dream come true.

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Specializes in OB.

Have you researched the Nurse Family Partnership? You start doing home visits on first-time moms when they're pregnant, and continue to see them until the baby is 2 years old, I believe. It's an amazing program that I always wished I could have squeezed into my career goal timeline. It sounds like pretty much exactly what you're describing.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Community Health, School Health.
Have you researched the Nurse Family Partnership? You start doing home visits on first-time moms when they're pregnant, and continue to see them until the baby is 2 years old, I believe. It's an amazing program that I always wished I could have squeezed into my career goal timeline. It sounds like pretty much exactly what you're describing.

Yes, it sounds awesome but they don't have it in my state :(

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Oh, Or the Rough Morning Van, inserting IVs of banana bags and selling coffee and bacon egg and cheese on a roll for hungover "clients"

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Specializes in School Nursing, Pediatrics.

Other than school nursing......I want to run a bar on a beach....that is it, be a beach bum with income!

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Specializes in kids.

Own a bed and breakfast, near the ocean.

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Trophy wife

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.
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Unfortunately, that is a part time position. As long as you enjoy the ride...

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