[Jill]

Any nurses with side hustles? Something per diem/contract a few hours a week to make some extra cash flow at a job that doesn’t suck the soul of out your body? Legal nurse consulting? Some sort of medical writing maybe?

I became a Nurse Coach in hopes to start my own business coaching/advocating for people who want a more holistic approach to their healthcare (since our system is SO BROKEN) but finding it difficult to get past the blocks of putting myself out there to find clients (really don’t wanna use social media).

Any recommendations or suggestions in this arena would be so very helpful!! Thanks in advance

[Lydia]

I do private health care through a company per diem. I take care of 1 person in their home.

Very low stress and so much need for this.

[Abigail]

I’m a CRNA who travels to remote hospitals and spends downtime writing fantasy novels.

They gross 20-80k per year, highly variable, and I typically spend 25-50% of that money on production, maintenance, stock, and advertising.

If I wanted to write contemporary medical romance, I could probably speed my retirement timeline quite rapidly.

[Irene]

I started in real estate because my brain needed something totally different. Glad I did.

[Lauren]

I’m a nurse and don’t want a nursing side job lol. I want something that’s not so stressful

[Olivia]

I do a lot of different little jobs. I’ve taught clinicals and liked the change of pace. I’m also an RN trainer for a sheltered work shop for adults with disabilities.

I go a couple times a month to teach the staff how to pass meds and sign off on the meds every month.

Idk what California has in that regard.

Both jobs are different enough it keeps my resentment and spite at healthcare mostly contained.

[Amanda]

I work PRN in outpatient surgery PACU. There was a little bit of a learning curve as I’d never worked surgical services before, but I did two shifts a week for two months to get it down and now I mostly cover lunches a few times a month (usually 1030-1500).

Sometimes I’ll cover a full 8-10-12 hr shift for someone or part of a shift so that they can make a school event etc.

it’s great to be in a room full of people that can help and to say “bye-bye!” To the patients when they wake.

No dealing with families except a simple update call after the surgeon has already spoken with them.

[Jennifer]

I teach clinicals at my home hospital and at a community hospital. The 8 hour shifts fly by when you’re used to 12 hours.

The students are usually eager to learn in my opinion

[Alyssa]

I did a year as an IV nurse in a med spa! It was phlebotomy and a tiny bit of sales (just upselling other services at the spa).

Starting IV’s, monitoring infusions, giving vitamin IM’s, drawing labs, med education for our weight loss patients, etc.

It was a ZERO stress job with flexible hours. As a critical care nurse, it was a huge change of pace for me and every once in awhile I would get bored and miss the chaos/critical patients and have to remind myself that it was so much better than bedside

[Erin]

I have an Airbnb and make soap, nursing is my side hustle.

[Maura]

I’m a CRNA, but on the side I’m adjunct faculty and I write questions for a board prep company.

[Kerrianne]

my side hustle right now is teaching clinicals. I work for a university in Boston & just give them my availability.

I take semesters off at times, there’s both 6 hour & 12 hour clinicals but I’ve found I like the 12hr ones better.

The pay is good, better than my bedside nursing job in Boston.

The real goal is a side job that has nothing to do with nursing.

[Ashley]

My side hustle became my main haha. I’m a private duty RN! I work with one pediatric client and it’s the least stressful job in the world in my opinion.

I ENJOY working overtime because it’s so chill and I love being there!

[Emilee]

I would find a job outside of healthcare! I coached soccer. Or you could become a referee/sports official. I also did substitute teaching for a while it was like $100 a day.

Not things that are going to make you rich but I would just look for something that is definitely going to fill your cup up!

[Candice]

I work prn but FT hours and have an air bnb and a rental. I still want to retire early but I’ve been thinking of doing a couple of mini retirements during the year

[Kristin]

I went to massage school during Covid. It cost about $20k but I absolutely love it. I make $34/hr after 25 years in home care and now make $100/hr at my nassage side gig.

I love it and do nursing two days a week for the insurance and massage the other days. I have a little rented office for $150/mo.

Im in a nursing group where I saw that some RNs teach CPR to corporate offices. This is my notes from the comment:
Two months work doing this part time.

I still travel nurse full time but working on doing CPR full time and nursing prn

(Pic of her account with $5400 in it for 29 transactions)
I literally email random businesses in my area. At least 10 businesses a week and I’ll get a hit from at least 2 to 3 with large groups.

I also do free classes in the community so word of mouth is my biggest market for lay persons.

I’ve done a few non profits who cater to the youth and health related things so I would try that. I also travel to other cities/states.

I’ve applied to different counties in the US so that I can become a vendor for county employees.

[Rach]

Been there! Nurse here as well! I do per diem with my local agency when I’m done with my contract.

I’ve built up a real estate renting property and online marketing biz on my downtime. It’s not quick but it’s doable and working once you put in time learning and effort for execution.

Now, I’m not doing OTs or feeling beat up and exhausted.

I have time freedom now and the most important is I’m able to do life with my family.

[Heather]

Well I’m an RN w/ PRN side hustle- but you lost me at the “doesn’t suck the soul out of your body”.

Healthcare is broken- those who depend on it for a living have become broken too.

I desperately search for the right fit where I feel I am serving human kind- but time travel isn’t possible- I have yet to know any RNs who haven’t said since Covid and the healthcare becoming about profit vs.

safety and care- we ALL fell trapped and exploited on the daily. I’m still searching-

I know I was meant to be a RN… I truly wish to find an appropriate fit that honors my skills, compassion, ability to think critically and act quickly- with kindness and the patient’s wellbeing at the upmost priority.
I wish us all luck.

Until then. I’ll continue to work nights, weekends, and minimum 50+ hrs a week- just to pay my bills.
The system is broken.

Only admins, and board members benefit-
Everyone else- you are just a risk management statistic- and it is a very ugly game.

[Kay]

Maybe home health or hospice visits. Phone triage is a per diem remote job I see quite a bit.

[Nicole]

I work in the ER for my regular full time job (30 years and counting!!) and 2 days a week in outpatient oncology giving chemotherapy and immunotherapy for the last few years

[Erica]

Health coaching is very lucrative. I’m in alternative health and did it during the pandemic. You can do it without social media also.

It’s just finding the strategy that works for you.

I know people doing blogging also. Maybe that would be a better fit since you mentioned writing?

[Ellaine]

I am a full time nurse w/ a side hustle. I do online coaching (investing side) and do content creation.

There are a lot of ways to be visible w/o social media (collabs, podcasting, summits) but for me it has been my #1 source for leads / clients.

[Mj]

I have a completely other career and nursing is my side hustle. It’s way more palatable when you only go in a few days a month.

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