Are you looking into becoming a travel nurse and are concerned with your income while you transition into your new position? Perhaps you would like to make extra income on the side that you can use for vacations, schooling or supporting your family while you are away from home. Regardless of why you would like to ensure a better income for yourself, here is a list of side hustles that will compliment your current skills and experience. These side hustles leverage the unique skills and knowledge of travel health professionals while providing valuable services to travelers, businesses, and healthcare providers involved in international travel and health care.
1. Telemedicine Consultations:
Offer remote consultations for travelers seeking health advice before or during their trips. This can include advice on vaccinations, travel-related illnesses, and general health tips for different destinations. Utilize various telemedicine platforms such as Doxy.me, Amwell or TeleDoc, which provide secure video conferencing and messaging tools tailored for medical consultations. There are legal and regulatory considerations that apply if you consider this path, as you will need to understand the legal implications of providing telemedicine across different states or countries. You will need to ensure complaints with the local regulations, as well as determine how to handle insurance reimbursements and direct payments. Some platforms may offer integration with billing systems for a more streamlined process.
2. Travel Health Blog or Vlog:
Have you considered starting your own blog, vlog or YouTube or Rumble channel dedicated to travel health? You can focus on topics such as pre-travel health preparations, common travel illnesses, vaccination updates and even personal travel stories related to various health topics that you may post about. While this side-hustle may require that you put money in at first, it can eventually turn into a nice passive way for you to generate income on the side while you are completing your busy assignments out in the field. Monetize your blog through advertising, sponsored content, affiliate marketing or selling digital products. Consider becoming a researcher or writing freelance for other publications, websites or healthcare companies that you can refer to in your blogs.
3. Online Courses or Webinars:
Create and sell online courses or host webinars on platforms like Udemy, Teachable or through your own website. This is another option that may require that you spend a little before you start earning if you are interested in creating your own website, it can also turn into passive income quite easily with advertisements, sponsoring and marketing. You can include topics such as what to include as your travel essentials, preparing yourself for emergencies abroad, or managing health issues while traveling. Not only would these courses help those who are not in the healthcare field but would be helpful to fellow travel nurses who may be new to the position. These valuable insights can provide answers and relief to those who are in need while away from home.
4. Translation Services:
If you are multilingual, offer translation services specifically tailored to medial or health-related documents for travelers or healthcare providers abroad. You can provide many benefits by offering translation services, from facilitating access to healthcare, enhancing safety by assisting travelers in understanding their medical advice or prescriptions, and bridging language barriers. This side hustle does also require that you understand the legal and ethical considerations, some cases may require you to be certified or have accreditation as a translator. You must also maintain strict confidentiality when handling sensitive information, adhering to privacy regulations like HIPAA (USA) or GDPR (Europe).
5. Health Screening Services:
Offer health screening services such a pre-travel medical exams, vaccinations and tests for travel-related illnesses like malaria or dengue fever. Provide a general health assessment that will determine a traveler’s medical history and any pre-existing conditions that may impact their travels. Determine if the traveler is fit for traveling to do specific activities or the conditions that they will be subjected to during their travel plans. Administer vaccines that are required and recommended for the traveler based on their destination and medical history. Provide counseling to those who are traveling to areas with vaccine-preventable diseases and discuss the importance of vaccines for their travel health. Offer specialized screenings upon return for malaria, dengue-fever and tuberculosis which are endemic to some countries. Work from an already established clinic to provide these services or begin your own clinic with the networking that you have formed by becoming a travel nurse.
These are not the only options to earn income in a side hustle but are only a few of many ideas. If you would rather not use your current skills as a health professional in your side hustle, there are even more options to consider such as photography, graphic design, tutoring or making handmade crafts and art to sell.
Still considering becoming a travel nurse or interested in becoming one? Contact Citadel Healthcare Services today!
