Amusement Park nursing?

1 I live very close to a beautiful, mid sized amusement park. Thinking of applying for a part time summer job there. I know they have nurses working there. Do you have to have a special certification to do that? Like school nursing?

IDK. I kinda wanna be a ride operator but they might see I'm a nurse and offer me the nursing thing.
I was just musing about that the other day, lol. I don't know the answer to your question. But on a similar line of thought, I've thought that it would be "fun" to be a nurse on a cruise ship too.

Quote from CNA_in_ADNI was just musing about that the other day, lol. I don't know the answer to your question. But on a similar line of thought, I've thought that it would be "fun" to be a nurse on a cruise ship too.

That sounds really funny to me for some reason. I'd freak out if someones legs got cut off on a ride and they called me. Wait...that's not the funny part, though. Those were two separate thoughts. I guess I'm getting tired.

I think it'd be awesome to be a nurse (or NP) with the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corpos and attached to the National Park Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Marshal's Service, or U.S. Coast Guard. USPHS brings military officer's pay, other benefits, and retirement. Can't beat that. I'd try cruise ships and wouldn't mind giving amusement parks a whirl. It'd depend on salary and benefits.

I'd love to be the nurse on the space station....except I get motion sickness on an elevator, so possibly not the best fit....

Apparently jobs at theme parks are good ones.. very seldom hear of any openings and the one I talked to said they rehire the same nurses year after year. I was told they prefer ER or Occupational health exp. I have heard of openings on cruise ships. Each to his own!

Quote from nerdtonurse?I'd love to be the nurse on the space station....except I get motion sickness on an elevator, so possibly not the best fit....

Quote from CNA_in_ADNI was just musing about that the other day, lol. I don't know the answer to your question. But on a similar line of thought, I've thought that it would be "fun" to be a nurse on a cruise ship too.

Quote from nlmooreApparently jobs at theme parks are good ones.. very seldom hear of any openings and the one I talked to said they rehire the same nurses year after year. I was told they prefer ER or Occupational health exp. I have heard of openings on cruise ships. Each to his own!

Quote from MurrRHave you looked into it? I did some research - it sounds pretty demanding, and a lot of the things they require are extreme, but it could also be totally fun.One of the common set ups seems to be where you work a shift, you're on-call for the next shift, and then you have the whole next day off. Rinse, repeat. Another common thing is that they'll often required between 7 to 10 years of ER or ICU experience. Interestingly, because there's often few or no techs of any kind on board you do all your own labs and tests and everything. I think it'd be an awesome experience to be a sort of one-person show, so to speak. Some ships only have one or two nurses and a doctor, some of the bigger ones can have as many as three doctors and three to four nurses.Personally, I'd like to be a camp nurse at some point but the amusement park thing sounds like a pretty awesome gig too!

When I've looked into working at amusement parks (or at Disney, my dream job) I didn't see anything about ER experience. I did see request for first aid, BLS and in one instance ACLS. One I looked into was strictly for OHS for employees, another was a first responder in the park. I'll get to it one day.Looked into cruise nursing..they wanted too long of a commitment and you don't get a lot of down time. Not what I'm looking for.

Quote from MurrRPersonally, I'd like to be a camp nurse at some point but the amusement park thing sounds like a pretty awesome gig too!