Don't want a full time job, but wait..,

[OCRN3]

After 8 years working full time, I quit to work per diem and on call. I work at least 23-36 hours a week. I just got a job offer with full benefits for 95000 year, desk job. I am a NP who adjunct faculty and work on the floor and one day at the clinic. I have enough to do, but don't know if I should give it all up for this full time job as a manager? I think I work harder now, but I have a lot of freedom and flexibility. I think I bring in about 75-80 a year now. Thoughts?

[toomuchbaloney]

I am thankful that the ACA has made it easier for people to make these sort of personal choices without sacrificing the ability to obtain affordable and meaningful health insurance. Pre-ACA you pretty much had to have FT employment to have a decent health insurance policy affordable to the middle class.

[1wellnessnurse]

I did something similar. I quit a $93K a year contract job (55 hours a week). Now I have a permanent 20 hour a week job with less stress that still gives me health insurance and take the occasional per Diem shift (maybe one day a week) to keep my clinical skills up.

I can't tell you how much less stress it is. I made this choice after completing chemo. It is less money. But my quality of life has improved so much.

[ceccia]

fwiw i think you definitely made the right choice! 24 hours on call? "this job is more important than your family?" what?! no.

& imho you actually have MORE security and stability when you have multiple streams of income, like you do now. if you're teaching and working per diem at a few different places, if for whatever reason one of those jobs/companies has layoffs, or someone in management has it in for you, or whatever, it's okay - you've still got another job or two to keep you going; THAT is legit job security! :)

[SmilingBluEyes]

NO job will ever be more important than my family. That is why I got out of the military. My family comes FIRST and my employer/boss knows it.

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

Don't know your location.. but an NP should be worth much more than 95K.

[NotMyProblem MSN, ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN]

Don't sell your soul....I work PRN as a float RN. The pay is great! I can work 7 days/week if I choose (I never do), or I can work no days/week when I need a break (done this quite often). Flexibility is the name of the game!! Sanity is a must!

[Here.I.Stand, BSN, RN]

I've only read the first page of replies, but that sounds like a VERY steep price to pay for $15K/year, even a high price for cushiness and benefits. 10-7 is going to be your full day and a good chunk of your evening, plus needing to be on call AND willing to put your job ahead of your family? I mean I'm all for being 100% committed to work during work hours, but in the big picture no job trumps family. I think in your situation if I needed the benefits for my family, I'd get a full-time (or benefit-eligible part-time) clinical job over an office job that demanded so much.

[kalevra, BSN, RN]

Take the desk job, get away form the floor and injuries.

[KaroSnowQueen, RN]

Im glad you didnt take it - $15K is not worth the implied heartache I see in that job!

[bellcollector]

As an NP have you considered joining a clinic/office position were all partners share the responsibilities? Just thinking that may be away to get sometimes hard to come by bennies and still have a life. Just a thought:)

[AOx1]

The fact that they think the job is more important than family and the 24-hr call would be plenty to dissuade me. I think you made a great call.

[BlueDevil, DNP]

Run. That sounds awful. Low paying, over demanding jobs are a dime a dozen. Insurance is not a reason to consider such a terrible offer unless you are starving and losing weight and living in a weekly rent hotel. Keep looking!