What jobs in healthcare are most satisfying?!

Hi,

I am interested in entering the healthcare field, but am unsure of which route to take. I want something that would be great for a woman with children, which can have good hours if needed, and not the highest amount of stress, with great pay. The three areas that I am deciding amongst are an RN, Occupational Therapist, and Physician Assistant. I am leaning more toward the first two. Please help me and provide unbiased opinions! thank you so much!

Trisha
Aren't opinions by definition biased?That being said something in the dietetic field would probably be best based on your criteria.

Yes, they are biased..lol..what I meant to say is that some people criticize other healthcare fields when blogging and I wanted truthful but positive feedback. Thanks for the advice tho!

Quote from livefaithhopeHi,I am interested in entering the healthcare field, but am unsure of which route to take. I want something that would be great for a woman with children, which can have good hours if needed, and not the highest amount of stress, with great pay. The three areas that I am deciding amongst are an RN, Occupational Therapist, and Physician Assistant. I am leaning more toward the first two. Please help me and provide unbiased opinions! thank you so much!Trisha

i have to disagree with scotts post, we all know what you are talking about, either he didnt think enough or he was down sizing you, cause if you ask me between PA, RN, and OT, i would not say dietician. not too bright. any who. I would say dip in to healthcare slowly cause its not that great, but the job security is the best! i would not waste your time with a 2yr RN get a BSN from the get go, then FNP which is about the same as PA, especially in NC, every state is different. you can't trust most nurses, PA is more money and prestige, nurses are backstabers (not all of them ofcourse), OT is a lot easier but you need a good back, nurses are like the strong backs in a hospital plus all around medical knowledge, PA's rule. all of those professions are not easy, but if you take your time and play your cards right, you can look forward to a long career in health care. i guess what i am trying to say is that you will encounter a huge variety of work areas, some are really great and some lousy, and just because you are a BSN in a huge level I trauma center with over 1200 beds doesn't mean you are in a great proper professional great work place! do your homework, you are off to a good start since you posted on allnurses and i read it! please feel free to email me [email protected], RN, BSN, EMT-P, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, bilingual nurse traveler, retired Corpsman USMC 3rd Recon Batallion 3rd Marine Division. Semper Fi !!

good post johnny!

"...something that would be great for a woman with children, which can have good hours if needed, and not the highest amount of stress, with great pay."Wouldn't we all love this...?

so great, make fun of the question? ofcourse we all want great work conditions. i guess that is your way of saying................i don't have a clue?

Ummm... whatever you say.

whatever you say mujer que no sabe nada

There aren't a lot of jobs in healthcare that are low stress and high paying. However, out of all the ones you listed...I'd say go for Occupational Therapy...the OT people never looked that stressed to me...they actually looked happy at work. Nursing is rewarding too...and not all nurses are backstabbers...there are two-faced people in every profession...however, it's high stress.

Quote from livefaithhopeHi,I am interested in entering the healthcare field, but am unsure of which route to take. I want something that would be great for a woman with children, which can have good hours if needed, and not the highest amount of stress, with great pay. The three areas that I am deciding amongst are an RN, Occupational Therapist, and Physician Assistant. I am leaning more toward the first two. Please help me and provide unbiased opinions! thank you so much!Trisha

Great hours, great pay, and low stress? I'm not sure you'll be able to meet all of those criteria. You also mention something that works well with having children. PA is going to take you awhile, seeing as you need almost all of the same req's as needed for medical school. OT or RN would be shorter amount of education, but still usually intense courses of study. As for the comment about not "wasting your time on a 2 yr RN," I'm curious what is meant by that. If you did an ADN program and immediately started a bridge program, you would get your BSN in the same amount of time, all while being able to work as a nurse sooner. I'm not trying to start the ADN vs BSN debate here (so I'll keep my other comments to myself). Just making the point that getting the ADN isn't "wasting" any time. And for someone that isn't sure what they want to do in healthcare, it would give them an opportunity to see if they like nursing, without as much of an educational commitment.