espress099

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1. Help- Minute Clinic or Planned Parenthood?

   espress099 replied to Stephgriffin6's topic in NP

   Stephgriffin6 how are you liking PP? I'm considering applying

2. Help- Minute Clinic or Planned Parenthood?

   espress099 replied to Stephgriffin6's topic in NP

   I think planned parenthood would be much more interesting. I dont know about PP, but minute clinic makes you do EVERYTHING yourself- your the Np, MA, cashier, stocker etc. i bet MC pays better but I think PP would be more rewarding and interesting. I...

3. Putting the feelers out

   espress099 replied to Mr. Southern NP's topic in NP

   I agree. i had several clinicals at places where the wife was the office manager- always a toxic environment. I have yet to see it work out well. I was one of the deal breakers for me when i was looking for work. i'd keep looking if I were you. Or yo...

4. New Grad NP feeling Overwhelmed, Scared

   espress099 replied to dolgre411's topic in NP

   I was very nervous too when i first started, but I had a wonderfully supportive doc that I worked for and a nice patient population with 2 great MA's. I was completely set up for success and yet every day still stressed me a little. You constantly se...

5. Oversupply of Nurse Practitioners

   espress099 replied to guest416560's topic in NP

   I can understand where you're coming from; all I can say is that if I had to be paid the same to be an RN or an NP I'd choose NP a thousand times over! Not saying you should settle for less money, because NP's bring in revenue which we should be appr...

6. Pros & Cons of Physician-Owned Clinics?

   espress099 replied to missdeevah's topic in NP

   Definitely private practice!! I love the autonomy! The fact that they ask my opinion and im treated like a partner in some ways. I can have whatever I want in the office, just ask my MA to order it. The staff is friendly; we are like a family. I'm m...

7. New NP pay

   espress099 replied to Guest1059175's topic in Advanced

   Yes I am an FNP. I don't know anyone who works in Hampton/ VA beach area but my guess would be 90k starting. It's a cheap area to live compared to NOVa so that salary may not be bad giving cost of living? 95k is poor for the DC area because rent is a...

8. New NP pay

   espress099 replied to Guest1059175's topic in Advanced

   One year experience 95K in northern VA, offered 85 and negotiated up. Standard benefits. First job was also northern VA but a little further west (45 mi west of DC) and was offered 95k w/no benefits. In La Mesa, Ca was offered 105 w/excellent benefit...

9. Signature stamp a bad idea?

   espress099 posted a topic in NP

   My office manager told me shes getting a stamp with my signature, but I'm not sure why. She says she has one of the doctor's "for contracts" but I don't sign any contracts and all my prescriptions are electronic. I guess I'm questioning her motive an...

10. NP thoughts on office managers?

    espress099 replied to espress099's topic in NP

    ⬆️^^ this, SoundOfMusic, is exactly what I'm referring to; I feel like I kept seeing this in various different practices and I'm already not looking forward to having to deal with it

11. NP thoughts on office managers?

    espress099 posted a topic in NP

    I'm a new grad NP and through my clinicals I've encountered that most NP's don't like the office manager (mainly, I think because these are non clinical personnel trying to tell clinicians how to do their job so they can collect more money). I had a ...

12. Need Advice for New Grad Job

    espress099 replied to IntransigentSmith's topic in Job Hunt

    If you work in the pediatric ER you'll get both peds and psych patients (usually adolescent), though ER nurses don't have too much contact with them- we just draw their labs and get them a sitter. You never have to work in med/surg first for any job...

13. new grad having extreme difficulty

    espress099 replied to momo42's topic in Job Hunt

    Just FYI it took 6 months to get my California RN license .... so start early if that's where you want to end up.

14. negotiating as a new grad NP

    espress099 replied to espress099's topic in NP

    I agree 100%!

15. negotiating as a new grad NP

    espress099 replied to espress099's topic in NP

    That's a really good point that the billing is the same. Thanks for your advice. It makes me mad when employers offer us such a low amount, and even more upset when others are willing to take. It undermines us all.