Brief Encounters: The Next Shift
A Guide for CNAs, Nurses, and Med-Techs to Building a Career Around Your Life
Still dealing with the same crap? Change it!
Do you love caring for people but find yourself exhausted by short staffing, unpredictable schedules, burnout, and feeling like your entire life revolves around your next shift?
I've been there. And I've asked myself the same question you probably have:
There's got to be a better way to make a living doing this, right?
Well, I'm here to tell you there is!
I spent well over a decade working in real estate, and I never imagined I'd find myself in scrubs working as a CNA, much less starting my own healthcare staffing company. But what began as an unexpected career change opened my eyes to opportunities I never knew existed.
Along the way, I discovered that I didn't have to leave healthcare to create a better life. I just needed to change the way I approached my job.
In Brief Encounters: The Next Shift, I'm sharing what I've learned through my experiences as a CNA, PRN worker, independent contractor, and business owner. I'm taking you beyond the call lights, chaos, and coffee breaks to explore the different opportunities available to healthcare workers who want more freedom, flexibility, and control over their careers.
Inside this book, I'll walk you through:
The differences between traditional employment, PRN positions, travel staffing, and agency apps.
What you need to know about becoming a 1099 independent contractor.
Ways to increase your earning potential while gaining more control over your schedule.
Business basics, tax deductions, mileage tracking, and managing your money.
Opportunities to start your own healthcare staffing or in-home care business.
Why your reputation, reliability, and professional relationships can open doors.
Recognizing burnout, setting boundaries, and protecting your peace.
Developing daily habits that bring you closer to your personal and financial goals.
Throughout the book, I've included my Confessions of a CNA, real-life experiences, lessons I've learned the hard way, practical strategies, a little sarcasm, and my faith in God that has helped guide me through some pretty unexpected turns.
I'm not here to tell you that self-employment is for everyone or that every opportunity will be the right fit. What I want you to understand is that you have choices, and you may have more opportunities than you realize.
I believe God gives each of us gifts, abilities, and opportunities, but sometimes we have to find the courage to step outside our comfort zones and put them to use.
My hope is that this book encourages you to recognize your worth, explore your options, and create a career that supports the life you want to live.
Because I've learned something important along the way:
Success isn't just about how much money you make. It's about having the freedom to enjoy the people, experiences, and blessings that make life worth living.
You can love being a caregiver without sacrificing the life you're working so hard to build.
And you don't necessarily need a new career to make that happen.
Sometimes you just need a new approach.
Stop building your life around your career. Start building your career around your life.
Real strategies. Real stories. Real life.
— Z.A. Jene Author of Brief Encounters: Memoirs of a CNA
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