Thunder, if you don't mind traveling you might try contacting the drug companies. They like to use RNs to handle there on sight studies. You might also looking into right drug and device protocols. That's something you could do from home with the right company. Good Luck
Hi, You might want to look into working with attorneys who do personal injury and medical malpractice cases. Your knowledge would be very helpful to them in reviewing and interpreting medical records and giving your opinion about what you have read. Good luck!!
Hi -- there is a dire need for home care help. Do a search for "job board, home care" and you'll see what I mean. Also take a look within any of the allied health care industries. If you go to any job board and search by nurse or nursing and your state, you'll find many postings (I believe there are quite a few on Gen Plus -- www.genplususa.com/work.aspx -- in case you aren't a member yet). A great site to get some good ideas is www.indeed.com (Indeed) where you can type in very simple terms and get listings of many jobs posted across the web.
Hope that gives you some ideas to start. Best of success.
Wendy
One option mentioned before is sales. I know one RN who uses her knowledge of health care and sells long-term care insurance. Her background gives her instant credibility.
Someone mentioned previously about working as a rep for a phamaceutical company.
I could also suggest the promotional advertising industry. I speak from experience, as my single largest customer is one of the local hospitals. You have experience and knowledge in the industry, far beyond what I know.
And, you also know what a competitive field health care has become.
I feel certain there are other sales positions that would take advantage of your previous career, so why not capitalize on your strong points and find a way to turn them to your advantage.
Dennis Bevers
RN s are still needed, how about school nurses..or nurse coders for a hospital///
My wife has been a nurse for 26 yes
posted by ed1948
about 1 year ago
Insurance Companies hire nurses in claims, take a look.
posted by roti
about 1 year ago
Do you have any camps in your area? Most of the work is supervisory and setting up med schedules for campers and doing documentation. Not physically hard work, but certainly worthwhile.
Group Homes also need a RN to oversee their meds and schedules.
I think you have many opportunities, but sometimes they are out of sight....!
Good luck!
My niece works as a hospice nurse and loves it. It is hard but she copes by knowing she can give to the patience and family.
Try Traveling Nurses the company she works for.
I ahve a neighbor who has COPD. She has visits several times a week form a visiting nurse. Whether private or through social services I don't know but these are other positions requiring acredited RNs if you can't go back to hospital staff.
There are a hundred thousand things you could do that make excellent use of your nursing skills, but don't require you to beat your body and soul into the ground. Here is a book that I found helpful: "Breaking Point" by Sue Shellanbarger talks to all the changes - social, emotional, financial - that women over 50 are facing and how to embrace the changes with adventure and optimism. Also, log on to FabJob.com; it's a great site with hundreds of career summaries, written by professionals on those industries. You can download hundreds of ideas for less than $30, and save it on to your laptop, of course. Plus, considering your background have you ever considered going back to school for an administrator's master's? Or how about an MBA? I'm doing the latter, and having a ball.
