Some Suggestions, please
 

I need to change jobs. Desperately. I have been in health care-8 years as an Xray tech and 10 years as a nurse. That's a looong time to be in the field. Probably longer than some of you have been alive, or in the work force. I realize-and have realized for the past 2-3 years that I need to switch completely. I am coming up with a blank on what to do. With a reume like mine I just am lost. Does anyone have any suggestions? My strong points are able to work with people (no matter how crazy) communication and organization. I am REALLY hoping to get some monies to return to school (don't laugh, but I want to be an English teacher in jr. or high school) but that will be years from now and the bills are due. What should I focus on??

How much money do you need to make a week to survive? How much to survive COMFORTABLY?

some staffing agencies have special divisions for healthcare jobs. they need recruiters to match up the right people with the right jobs. someone with your background should be able to look at a job order, and look at someone's resume and put something together. it is sales, but you need more people skills than closing skills. unless you want to use your connections to solicit job orders, then that is sales. depending on market can pay $60-80K year.

i was a headhunter at one point in time - it is a good gig. can pay anywhere from $30 -70K/year depending on skill and work ethic. Kelly Services has a medical staffing division if you want to look into that.

Are there any opportunities for you to teach other nurses in some capacity? Some program at a community college/vocational school?

Or perhaps even a program through a high school--my high school had a "medical intern" program that was like pre-pre-med, and the kids even got to do tours in various hospital departments once a week and learn basics like drawing blood.

I need about 500/week to make it.
I've only an associates degree (two of them) so teaching, right now, is out.
I never thought about the headhunting thing, and that sounds like it might be a go, but do they hire people without any sort of experience in that?

You'd be surprised... teaching high school is out without a bachelor's, but community colleges will sign on people without any degree at all as an "associate lecturer" as long as you have enough experience with the topic you want to teach.

You work in a hospital right now, right? Would moving to a private practice kind of setting at least help reduce the stress until you figured out what you wanted to do?

I did try private practice and I just can't do it--need to get out altogether. I just can't be a nurse anymore.

Community college would be fun, I think, especially if you want to teach!

brianna - headhunting doesn't necessarily require previous experience. i walked in off the street and got it. it is about people skills. you have all of the technical skills, you have people skills - you want to match people with jobs requiring technical skills.

it depends on your presentation, confidence, and if they have aneed. i received about 20% less than the experienced recruiters when i started, but raises are based on performance generally.

If I were you, I would contact a staffing agency and see where that took me. I'd see what's out there first, and work from there.

if you smoke marijuana, you will become an unmotivated, dysfunctional loser.

well, that was random

oh my god

I can't believe that posted. Oops. I must've hit tab and return too quickly.

I am watching a documentary about the history of the legalization of pot. There was a great quote (as you can see) and I wanted to write it ... I had the Cellar page open and the quickest thing was to write in this reply box. Heheh ... I can't wait to write about this movie.

I always thought if you smoked marijuana you went insane. (Reefer Madness--a movie I forgot to nominate for the Comedy tourney)

Most state Departments of Corrections are always looking for people with those qualifications. The pay and hours are usually pretty good, it's just the work environment that sucks.

Well, you were looking for suggestions... :rolleyes: