So I've been doing some long-term career thinking and have been trying to come up with a list of jobs/positions that might potentially interest me after having worked in a busy ER environment. I suspect that one day I will eventually get tired/bored/burned out, and would like to start at least thinking about other options out there. So, this is where I turn to you all......
So far some possible future career paths:
- Educator
- ER Manager
- Nurse Practitioner
- Paramedic
- Firefighter
- Flight/Transport Nursing
- ICU/CCU Nursing
- Disaster & Emergency Planning/Management
- International Disaster Response
I realize there are TONS of nursing specialties out there, but I'm looking for some ideas of jobs/positions that would be a part of the emergency world, but not necessarily nursing related. Any ideas??? What could YOU see yourself doing after working in the ER?
Specializes in Flight, ER, Transport, ICU/Critical Care.
I think that I'm getting a bit toxic from the Jet A fumes. Not burnt out - that is just not funny, just thinking about a change.
I've been considering cat photographer - (tried most everything else).
See cat photo. This is my cat. His name is Mew. However, when we were building our new house the "mew" wished to be with my dad - even when he used a nail gun.
This resulted in my dad bring said cat to me 10x day - he would say:
Huh? After the ER???? After I leave the ER, I'm going to retire. OK, I'll be honest. I'm in school to be an Emergency Nurse Practitioner, but I'm still going to be in the ER. I'm never leaving the ER. I'm not going back to the floor, I'm not going to Endo to look up people's butts all day, LTC is totally out (so I can send NH dumps to the ER on NH Dump Day????), Case Management??? I almost ate a CM for dinner one night when she got in my face at the wrong time. The deal is that I love patients. I tried administration, hated it. I really, really miss my patients when I'm away from them. I would like to teach, but it's the same thing...not enough pt contact. Yep, if you want out of the ER, then you should definitely go. If you don't love it, it's the wrong place for you.
I am already semi retired, I only work now to keep in touch with friends. And do what I like to do. I like the ER. So I only do 24 hours a week and vacation a lot anymore. Life has been good to me.
I had the same problem. I was an ER Nurse for over 15 years and am now working with a Pharmaceutical company in Clinical trials. Several of my colleagues have gone on to pursue positions as a Nurse Manager or NP if that will help as a career path to take. It depends on what makes you happy. I found working in Clinical Trials to be less stressful and gives me a better quality of life. I found this job thru a recruiter who gave me great options. Try contacting pharmasourcenc.com ~ good luck.
Pharma Nurse,
What kind of experience is required for this position? Did you have to go back to school for a Masters? What kind of hours do you work and what exactly does the job entail? This sounds like something I might be interested in in the future.
Not burnt out - that is just not funny, just thinking about a change.
TraumaNurseRN
497 Posts
On vacation!!!!...he he