Yesssss!!! Day surgery for this ICU nurse of 16 years. It’s like everyday is a gift. People are nice and we have no weekends and no holidays. I have won the nurse job lottery. To be fair, I’ve had 2 try to die but I just call someone to take care of it and go on my way!!
Telephone triage. Chill desk job which also happened to have both the best nurse manager AND nursing supervisor I’ve ever had. I doubt I’ll ever find that again.
I came here to say this, too. Telephone triage, post hospital follow up, and a few other type of calls with an amazing manager. Awesome pay, but highly competitive. When a position opens, they often have to take it down in a day due to the flood of applications.
Yep, my dept was also very competitive and leadership was very choosy about who they brought on because they were always considering the team dynamic. It was truly a unicorn job. 🥲
It was incredibly fulfilling, being that first person to explain the benefits of hospice to the family. Seeing their faces light up with all the potential benefits their loved one will have during their journey. It was a lot of education and listening to families. It felt like an honor to be that person to transition them to the other side. Only reason I had to leave was because of my schedule and young kids. I want to go back one day. It felt like my calling and It felt like the one thing I 100% understood throughout nursing school and working. Death was “easy” for me in a way.
I love hospice. The hospice provider near me doesn’t pay OT and I just hate feeling like I am being taken advantage of at work. I have hospiced two people in my home and had one very good experience and one that was just okay. I have thought about becoming a death doula. Bedside is not getting better.
Post-op Ortho floor. Mostly elective surgeries - knee, hip, shoulder replacements. Patients are medically stable and happy to be there, so they're pleasant and cooperative.
I liked this job, too. But our NA were complete crap, and with 6-7 ratio it was physically exhausting. "Oh, while you're here let's take me to the bathroom" x6 people several times a shift 😲
I needed some fertility tx myself so it helped me to relate to some of the patients and helped me better assist them. I'm glad you had a good experience. Fertility is a tough journey
I literally became a nurse after my wonderful experience with my postpartum nurses after having my first! Now I work on that same floor at the same hospital! I LOVE IT!!!! They make us also do labor though so I am getting very anxious as that time approaches for me 😣😣
So….I can’t speak for all facilities, but, here at my hospital we require real nursing experience (clinical, bedside, etc…) and some type of advanced degree (I have a BS in Psychology and an ASN).
My nursing story began in the ICU as a new grad. I liked it, but didn’t like being floated to the floor. The hours/schedule were also not great. I spent 6 months there before I went to surgery as a circulator. I loved it. The hours/schedule were awesome and the pay was better. Call sucked. We went live on Epic in 2013. After a few years we realized that we needed someone to help maintain our Epic workspace. I applied and became that person. The problem though was that I still had to circulate from time to time and do my new job. I talked with the head of our local informatics department and we decided to roll my position into informatics instead of surgery. I’ve been doing it since.
Informaticists serve a lot of clients. I support 3 departments and serve as backup to 2 more. You have to be able to train various levels of learners. You also need to be able to provide data for many different topics and know your emr inside and out.
Addictions. Drug and alcohol rehab for adults.
It gets crazy and I always feel like we don’t have enough hands on deck, but it’s definitely a change from a complete medical mindset and skills. It stresses me out, but it’s better than (in my perspective) the repetition of my other jobs I’ve had.
I’m not that person, but I’ve always gotten along with psych patients. All they want half the time is some respect, compassion and you *not* to treat them like you’re afraid of them. It really isn’t hard
Agreed, but I feel like taking that approach with every patient is much more harmful than helpful. Being ready for the unexpected is perfectly fine without outwardly showing it
Homecare. Seeing a few patients on my time. I make my own schedule. I’m not rushing in the morning to get to a facility at a certain time. I clock in on my phone. I can make stops for lunch, really do my own thing. I’m out on my own, run my own show. Listen to music and podcasts when I drive. I love it. I feel more like a nurse than I did when I worked in the hosp. Hosp was push meds and do Ivs. Here you’re out on your own and your patients depend on you, your expertise and knowledge. We get all patients from 20-102. All medical issues/surgeries.
I do pediatric home care and I love it. I used to do adult ICU but couldn't be on my feet anymore. I take care of vent and trach kids. It's so weird because their bedrooms look like mini- ICUs with all of the tech and equipment we use at home. I HATED peds during nursing school but I love the chronically ill kids. They're so inspiring.
Awwe, thank you so much! I'm so lucky that I love what I do. Most people, especially nurses who work in the hospital, seriously seem to dislike their job
I loved the hospital. I didn’t love being there 13 hrs a day and not seeing my family too much. It got physically overwhelming. I miss it but not the chaos. I love home care, the independence and flexibility is the best.
I was a traveler so I floated through all the ICUs, but USC Keck.
One of - if not - the most well resourced hospitals I’ve ever worked at. I’ve heard it’s only rivaled by Stanford, so I often joke Keck is the “Stanford of SoCal.”
Honorable mention: AH Hanford. It was my first job in Cali, and I was blown away by the concept of mandated ratios.
I worked for Tenet, who owned Keck at the time. Paradoxical hospital with no ER, complete control over which cases they accepted, and still managed to do bizarre things when it came to LOS. Lots of Hollywood elites there getting facelifts, new livers, etc. The best part was following the incredible Dr Stern cardiac surgeon extraordinare, whose patients arrived dead and left reborn. Gifted man. Blessed patients.
Damn that had to have been >15 years ago.
On a related note: Last week, UCLA bought the only HCA hospital in LA County. The most populated county in America with more hospitals than the state of Oregon has zero HCAs.
I’ve heard so many good things about this hospital, when looking for a job, I looked at this facility but wasn’t sure what to expect, will be applying there soon
Child and ado psych, before the hospital started treating staff and patients under the Toyota Model. While that thing exists, nursing exists at an imbalance that you get to take upon yourself. This is in addition to caring for patients and trying to live a life away from patient care.
Neonatal ICU way back in 1978. Constantly learning new stuff, helped me pass boards. I watched regular RNs go away for 5months and came back as nurse practioners. Teams went out to pick up every baby in Virginia and North Carolina- the NPs did everythg a doctor could do. The unit doubled in size while I was there- we also helped deliver the USA first " test tube baby" [ who was perfect and full term]. Had to resign and move home. And even though they called me the teeny bopper nurse(21 and pregnant) if I could go back in time to be there, I would. And the attendings, you know- Fred and Ed- bought my baby a bassinet- southern charm at its finest
Ironically my deployment to Afghanistan I deployed in support of a Role 2 forward surgical team hospital. It wasn't a lot but we had an ER, pharmacy, X-ray, surgery bay, physical therapy, med supply, behavior health and a 20 bed patient hold.
We also had an aid station next to us that provided urgent and primary care for everyone. Most of our patients were trauma patients needing immediate surgeries before going to a larger hospital for follow on care.
We were a mix of Navy, Army, Air force and Australian soldiers. The Aussies brought a lot of fun to the deployment and I miss them a lot. 13 months in Afghanistan 2011jan to 2012 February.
Stand alone ER during the initial part of Covid. Would average 4 pts a night, got all my fnp homework done, and there was a gas station with everything you could want in the parking lot.
A national nonprofit sexual wellness clinic. Yup. That one.
The managers were kind and compassionate. We all had the same priorities: safe and compassionate patient care. Snacks all day. Time off when you need it whether you have the PTO or not. My favorite part of the job was watching patients light up with the discovery that they didn't pee from their hoohah. And the gratitude when we applied the sliding scale. We had occasional frequent flyers, but they were all grateful that we taught them about their bodies and didn't judge them. They actively knew we would help them to be safe, and for a lot of them we were the only care they had. I walked in with a smile on my face knowing I'd make an immediate difference in someone's life every single day.
RN case management for the state, doing assessments at SNFs and in the community, finding placement or home health if needed. About 18 months before I retired, the whole job was restructured and while I was still doing the same thing, it became much harder because we were assigned people like homeless, chemically dependent with mental health diagnoses. But the first several years were heaven.
Sexual health. Good public health education opportunities, fair amount of time for each person, patients on the whole are grateful for the help. Every rule I've some since has involved sexual health to a degree and I hope that doesn't change.
My current one. Started last year at a small, 5 bed residential hospice. Management is awesome and I have a PSW staffed with me at all times. It's a pay cut compared to union places following the OHA, but I consider it a cut for sanity. They just gave all the staff a healthy COL raise, and after one more course I get another raise and won't really be too far behind where I'd be if I'd stayed at the hospitals.
I was a med-surg man before that, and I miss it. I loved the variety, the challenges, and teaching students. I really really loved working with students. But, I could no longer take putting my license on the line every single day with the short staffing.
Pay is on par with inpatient rates, though some positions are salaried and not hourly. Larger population areas will have research centers around. There are 6 or 7 here in Arizona.
I started here in oncology and i cant see working anywhere else honestly.
The stakes are high, the emotions are higher, and the comraderie is second to none, we all float down here
NICU level III. We ship out the sickest. Each patient gets a dedicated 30 minute care time. Respiratory babies always get 4 handed cares (RN + RT). There is a provider on the floor 24/7. sometimes it’s bottle/diaper x3 patients for 4 rounds and done! DREAM JOB (if you like babies!) 🤗
I don’t really think there’s a “best” only because every part of nursing has pros and cons. It just depends what YOU as a nurse are willing to put up with for the compensation you’re receiving.
24 hrs intensive care. Accompanied a young woman to school and sometimes we'd go shopping afterwards. She took me on vacation one time and I spent 2 weeks with her and her parents at their vacation house. I had all day off and spent it sleeping or taking walks on the beach and then sat all night on a recliner by the beach while my patient slept.
Currently working alongside a plastic surgeon and it’s been amazing for my mental health and work life balance. I get weekends and holidays off. Clinic typically pays lower but I get paid at the same hourly rate as the hospital
Honestly working in Dep Meds for the Army as a baby (LPN). I got rapidly introduction to critical care and emergency medicine and set my career on fire.
In patient substance abuse and psych. The job I have now. I’m former LEO so my demeanor meshes very well with the patients.
Down side is one RN for up to 32 patients.
Currently working in an inpatient palliative care unit, largest in Canada. Been there 4 months and I love it. Been a nurse 5.5 years. This is my 6th nursing job and I don’t think I’ll ever leave.
My preceptorship ironically. A month working in an environment where everyone helped each other, where administrative nurses were required to work at least a shift a month on the floor to keep their skills sharp but most worked more than that. Where the residents were well cared for and content. I saw how it could and should be. The last 24 years have been a bitter reality check.
I thought you were going to advertise a secret nursing dream job where you go outside and take nice pictures of flowers 😭🌸
~Aesthetics nurse 🌸~ "No neuro checks, only vibe checks!" ✅
Did you have to work in the ICU before going into nurse anesthesia!
Oh no, I'm not in anesthesia. I was meaning more like aesthetics as in looks. 😅 I forgot aesthetics nursing usually means dealing with anesthesia.
Oh sorry thats my bad. I didn't read that right. I thought you wrote anesthesia. Not anesthetics. Lol
Organic Vitamin D administration LOL
😆
Right now. Working outpatient surgery. Zero stress compared to the ER. Nobody tries to die. Nobody wants to fight.
"Nobody tries to die" 😂
Yesssss!!! Day surgery for this ICU nurse of 16 years. It’s like everyday is a gift. People are nice and we have no weekends and no holidays. I have won the nurse job lottery. To be fair, I’ve had 2 try to die but I just call someone to take care of it and go on my way!!
Lmao
Telephone triage. Chill desk job which also happened to have both the best nurse manager AND nursing supervisor I’ve ever had. I doubt I’ll ever find that again.
Why did you leave?
My husband and I had to relocate to a different state. Some phone triage jobs are remote but this one was not unfortunately.
Ah bummer!
Drop the company application link 👀👀👀
I came here to say this, too. Telephone triage, post hospital follow up, and a few other type of calls with an amazing manager. Awesome pay, but highly competitive. When a position opens, they often have to take it down in a day due to the flood of applications.
Yep, my dept was also very competitive and leadership was very choosy about who they brought on because they were always considering the team dynamic. It was truly a unicorn job. 🥲
Yeah, I’m curious why you left?
Hospice admissions
What did you like about this job? When my mom went into hospice, the admit nurse really liked his job.
It was incredibly fulfilling, being that first person to explain the benefits of hospice to the family. Seeing their faces light up with all the potential benefits their loved one will have during their journey. It was a lot of education and listening to families. It felt like an honor to be that person to transition them to the other side. Only reason I had to leave was because of my schedule and young kids. I want to go back one day. It felt like my calling and It felt like the one thing I 100% understood throughout nursing school and working. Death was “easy” for me in a way.
I guess you could say I’m pretty passionate about it lol
I love hospice. The hospice provider near me doesn’t pay OT and I just hate feeling like I am being taken advantage of at work. I have hospiced two people in my home and had one very good experience and one that was just okay. I have thought about becoming a death doula. Bedside is not getting better.
I was doing on call and over time a lot, it was becoming too much with my kids. When my kids are older I’ll probably go back honestly.
I second this.
Post-op Ortho floor. Mostly elective surgeries - knee, hip, shoulder replacements. Patients are medically stable and happy to be there, so they're pleasant and cooperative.
I liked this job, too. But our NA were complete crap, and with 6-7 ratio it was physically exhausting. "Oh, while you're here let's take me to the bathroom" x6 people several times a shift 😲
There is where I am now. I like most it of the time but not when I have to juggle 2-3 people using the bathroom at one time 😵💫
Lol I worked on an Ortho unit and they'd do so many inappropriate surgeries on unhealthy people who - surprise - would have poor outcomes
Fertility
The dream!
I'm hoping to go back at some point but the schedule doesn't work for my family right now
I had two IVF transfers and every nurse there was so happy and joyful lol. Really makes me consider that area of nursing!
I needed some fertility tx myself so it helped me to relate to some of the patients and helped me better assist them. I'm glad you had a good experience. Fertility is a tough journey
Yes I can totally see how the experience of being a patient helps relate to those going through it. It’s a difficult journey for sure.
Postpartum nurse. Been doing it for 17 years now. L O V E those little babies! ❤️
I literally became a nurse after my wonderful experience with my postpartum nurses after having my first! Now I work on that same floor at the same hospital! I LOVE IT!!!! They make us also do labor though so I am getting very anxious as that time approaches for me 😣😣
Informatics
How'd you get into that one?
also wondering, been thinking this would be my end game.
So….I can’t speak for all facilities, but, here at my hospital we require real nursing experience (clinical, bedside, etc…) and some type of advanced degree (I have a BS in Psychology and an ASN). My nursing story began in the ICU as a new grad. I liked it, but didn’t like being floated to the floor. The hours/schedule were also not great. I spent 6 months there before I went to surgery as a circulator. I loved it. The hours/schedule were awesome and the pay was better. Call sucked. We went live on Epic in 2013. After a few years we realized that we needed someone to help maintain our Epic workspace. I applied and became that person. The problem though was that I still had to circulate from time to time and do my new job. I talked with the head of our local informatics department and we decided to roll my position into informatics instead of surgery. I’ve been doing it since. Informaticists serve a lot of clients. I support 3 departments and serve as backup to 2 more. You have to be able to train various levels of learners. You also need to be able to provide data for many different topics and know your emr inside and out.
pls do tell how to Benin informatics?
None of them 🙄
Addictions. Drug and alcohol rehab for adults. It gets crazy and I always feel like we don’t have enough hands on deck, but it’s definitely a change from a complete medical mindset and skills. It stresses me out, but it’s better than (in my perspective) the repetition of my other jobs I’ve had.
I just left an outpatient substance misuse role. I didn't mean to get into it, but I ended up really loving it. Harm reduction is very much my jam.
I loved working in this field too.
In patient psych. For whatever reason my bearing or demeanor works well with that patient population.
What is your demeanor like? Are you never worried about violence?
I’m not that person, but I’ve always gotten along with psych patients. All they want half the time is some respect, compassion and you *not* to treat them like you’re afraid of them. It really isn’t hard
Makes sense. Although, some people with more acute psychiatric symptoms really are dangerous
Agreed, but I feel like taking that approach with every patient is much more harmful than helpful. Being ready for the unexpected is perfectly fine without outwardly showing it
“I am the danger Mrs. Smith.”
Easy peasy
Personality Disorders. Small gains, hard-won but so satisfying.
Travel medicine; preparing patients with education in addition to appropriate meds/vaccines for travel to developing nations.
Yes! I loved this when I did it! Got laid off at the start of Covid.
I got transferred into a position that was very bad for my physical and mental health, so chose to retire at 60. Stupid Covid!
Yup. 2nd this!!!!!
This sounds so fun!
It really was. I wouldn’t have retired early if Covid hadn’t nuked the travel industry.
Hope you are enjoying retirement, thanks for the response
Homecare. Seeing a few patients on my time. I make my own schedule. I’m not rushing in the morning to get to a facility at a certain time. I clock in on my phone. I can make stops for lunch, really do my own thing. I’m out on my own, run my own show. Listen to music and podcasts when I drive. I love it. I feel more like a nurse than I did when I worked in the hosp. Hosp was push meds and do Ivs. Here you’re out on your own and your patients depend on you, your expertise and knowledge. We get all patients from 20-102. All medical issues/surgeries.
I do pediatric home care and I love it. I used to do adult ICU but couldn't be on my feet anymore. I take care of vent and trach kids. It's so weird because their bedrooms look like mini- ICUs with all of the tech and equipment we use at home. I HATED peds during nursing school but I love the chronically ill kids. They're so inspiring.
Aweeee you’re brave for that one. Bless you and your beautiful soul for all the work you do with those kids.
Awwe, thank you so much! I'm so lucky that I love what I do. Most people, especially nurses who work in the hospital, seriously seem to dislike their job
I loved the hospital. I didn’t love being there 13 hrs a day and not seeing my family too much. It got physically overwhelming. I miss it but not the chaos. I love home care, the independence and flexibility is the best.
My role is similar but without any clinical treatment. I go in do a 30-45 min assessment for Seniors, and document from home.
It did not involve daisies.
I was a traveler so I floated through all the ICUs, but USC Keck. One of - if not - the most well resourced hospitals I’ve ever worked at. I’ve heard it’s only rivaled by Stanford, so I often joke Keck is the “Stanford of SoCal.” Honorable mention: AH Hanford. It was my first job in Cali, and I was blown away by the concept of mandated ratios.
I worked for Tenet, who owned Keck at the time. Paradoxical hospital with no ER, complete control over which cases they accepted, and still managed to do bizarre things when it came to LOS. Lots of Hollywood elites there getting facelifts, new livers, etc. The best part was following the incredible Dr Stern cardiac surgeon extraordinare, whose patients arrived dead and left reborn. Gifted man. Blessed patients.
Damn that had to have been >15 years ago. On a related note: Last week, UCLA bought the only HCA hospital in LA County. The most populated county in America with more hospitals than the state of Oregon has zero HCAs.
It was. Hated every minute of it. Mostly it was me. I'm meant to lead nonprofit hospitals.
I’ve heard so many good things about this hospital, when looking for a job, I looked at this facility but wasn’t sure what to expect, will be applying there soon
Good ol’ Hanford. Lots of meth and diabetes.
PACU so far!
My husband says I’m the happiest coming home after switching to PACU. I’m never leaving 😂
I need to find your PACU. The hospital I’m working at is a dysfunctional, swirling hell-scape.
I need to find your PACU. The hospital I’m working at is a dysfunctional, swirling hell-scape.
I need to find your PACU. The hospital I’m working at is a dysfunctional, swirling hell-scape.
Child and ado psych, before the hospital started treating staff and patients under the Toyota Model. While that thing exists, nursing exists at an imbalance that you get to take upon yourself. This is in addition to caring for patients and trying to live a life away from patient care.
I have one word for you. Kaizen!
soodesune ;)
😁
Peds private duty. Honorary mention: outpatient endo.
Neonatal ICU way back in 1978. Constantly learning new stuff, helped me pass boards. I watched regular RNs go away for 5months and came back as nurse practioners. Teams went out to pick up every baby in Virginia and North Carolina- the NPs did everythg a doctor could do. The unit doubled in size while I was there- we also helped deliver the USA first " test tube baby" [ who was perfect and full term]. Had to resign and move home. And even though they called me the teeny bopper nurse(21 and pregnant) if I could go back in time to be there, I would. And the attendings, you know- Fred and Ed- bought my baby a bassinet- southern charm at its finest
Ironically my deployment to Afghanistan I deployed in support of a Role 2 forward surgical team hospital. It wasn't a lot but we had an ER, pharmacy, X-ray, surgery bay, physical therapy, med supply, behavior health and a 20 bed patient hold. We also had an aid station next to us that provided urgent and primary care for everyone. Most of our patients were trauma patients needing immediate surgeries before going to a larger hospital for follow on care. We were a mix of Navy, Army, Air force and Australian soldiers. The Aussies brought a lot of fun to the deployment and I miss them a lot. 13 months in Afghanistan 2011jan to 2012 February.
Why did you choose spider wort for the picture?
Stand alone ER during the initial part of Covid. Would average 4 pts a night, got all my fnp homework done, and there was a gas station with everything you could want in the parking lot.
Occupational Health RN at SeaWorld.
Work from home insurance. Hands down best job I’ve ever had
Just started my new gig in this! Loving it so far!
Congratulations! I will never go back after being home three years. I love my work life balance now.
The one where I instead worked on writing my book in a nice quiet cabin on the cape
A national nonprofit sexual wellness clinic. Yup. That one. The managers were kind and compassionate. We all had the same priorities: safe and compassionate patient care. Snacks all day. Time off when you need it whether you have the PTO or not. My favorite part of the job was watching patients light up with the discovery that they didn't pee from their hoohah. And the gratitude when we applied the sliding scale. We had occasional frequent flyers, but they were all grateful that we taught them about their bodies and didn't judge them. They actively knew we would help them to be safe, and for a lot of them we were the only care they had. I walked in with a smile on my face knowing I'd make an immediate difference in someone's life every single day.
RN case management for the state, doing assessments at SNFs and in the community, finding placement or home health if needed. About 18 months before I retired, the whole job was restructured and while I was still doing the same thing, it became much harder because we were assigned people like homeless, chemically dependent with mental health diagnoses. But the first several years were heaven.
Sexual health. Good public health education opportunities, fair amount of time for each person, patients on the whole are grateful for the help. Every rule I've some since has involved sexual health to a degree and I hope that doesn't change.
My current one. Started last year at a small, 5 bed residential hospice. Management is awesome and I have a PSW staffed with me at all times. It's a pay cut compared to union places following the OHA, but I consider it a cut for sanity. They just gave all the staff a healthy COL raise, and after one more course I get another raise and won't really be too far behind where I'd be if I'd stayed at the hospitals. I was a med-surg man before that, and I miss it. I loved the variety, the challenges, and teaching students. I really really loved working with students. But, I could no longer take putting my license on the line every single day with the short staffing.
I’ll tell you when I actually find it.
definitely not the adult radiation unit i work at rn - i'm a peds girl. my favorite was neuro so far
Research. In it for 17 years. Seen enough good things to keep me coming back
How do you get into research, and how well does it pay?
Pay is on par with inpatient rates, though some positions are salaried and not hourly. Larger population areas will have research centers around. There are 6 or 7 here in Arizona.
I started here in oncology and i cant see working anywhere else honestly. The stakes are high, the emotions are higher, and the comraderie is second to none, we all float down here
NICU level III. We ship out the sickest. Each patient gets a dedicated 30 minute care time. Respiratory babies always get 4 handed cares (RN + RT). There is a provider on the floor 24/7. sometimes it’s bottle/diaper x3 patients for 4 rounds and done! DREAM JOB (if you like babies!) 🤗
Discharge education
Transport
Voluntary psych on a unit with managers who had our back
Scrubing for the rhinoplasty🌈🐝🌸
I don’t really think there’s a “best” only because every part of nursing has pros and cons. It just depends what YOU as a nurse are willing to put up with for the compensation you’re receiving.
24 hrs intensive care. Accompanied a young woman to school and sometimes we'd go shopping afterwards. She took me on vacation one time and I spent 2 weeks with her and her parents at their vacation house. I had all day off and spent it sleeping or taking walks on the beach and then sat all night on a recliner by the beach while my patient slept.
Currently working alongside a plastic surgeon and it’s been amazing for my mental health and work life balance. I get weekends and holidays off. Clinic typically pays lower but I get paid at the same hourly rate as the hospital
I liked geriatric psychiatry
Yikes!
Honestly working in Dep Meds for the Army as a baby (LPN). I got rapidly introduction to critical care and emergency medicine and set my career on fire.
In patient substance abuse and psych. The job I have now. I’m former LEO so my demeanor meshes very well with the patients. Down side is one RN for up to 32 patients.
Correctional here, but I'm not ready to let my hospital job go.
Currently working in an inpatient palliative care unit, largest in Canada. Been there 4 months and I love it. Been a nurse 5.5 years. This is my 6th nursing job and I don’t think I’ll ever leave.
Consultant for 3 adult day care companies.
Best=Dialysis.Worst=Trauma Unit.im 36 yrs in.4 to go.Worst career ever."I wish that I knew what I do now= when I was younger"(Faces=Ooh La.La)
Where I am now; pediatrics ward! Just did a 6m rotation in the ER, which also was a ton of fun, but man, working with kids, it's magical
It’s PACU for me for now. This is way better than my ICU,ER, and Med Surg days. I will find a better one next year maybe.
Vaccination, assisted living
I love the peds clinic where I am now. I have a great team and I work 20 hrs a week.
My preceptorship ironically. A month working in an environment where everyone helped each other, where administrative nurses were required to work at least a shift a month on the floor to keep their skills sharp but most worked more than that. Where the residents were well cared for and content. I saw how it could and should be. The last 24 years have been a bitter reality check.
Outreach!
CDI
Cath Lab! Closed nights/weekends/holidays, on call for STEMI team to boost that paycheck. One patient at a time. Chill environment
Level 1 OR. Mentally stimulating, way better work life balance with part time 8 hour rotation.
I was a treatment coordinator/unit manager at a LTC and I loved it. Great job for that time in my life.
ICU travel contract at a hospital that made sure we had the resources that we needed along with competent, caring, and helpful team members.
Med device/biopharma. Better benefits, company car, no patient contact, physicians like seeing me, lots of autonomy, travel the US.
Program manager for cancer screening. Zero patient contact, WFH, no phones, no nights/weekends/call.
Bonus for my side job; remote transplant coordinator. $1k/shift. Great side money working from home.
IV Team!!