elizabell

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1. How hard is it to get a nursing job in New York City?

   elizabell replied to Kaitlyn.w's topic in New York

   Just to be realistic - you should stay in FL until you have your BSN and 2 years of experience. After that, some job opportunities should start opening up to you. I had a BSN and 2 years of experience before I moved to Manhattan and my job search too...

2. CEU/CME for recertification with ANCC??

   elizabell replied to Tony1790's topic in Advanced

   You might already know this -- But make sure to keep up with how many CME hours your state requires for licensure renewal. In some cases, that requirement will exceed the requirement for recertification. I live in NC and I am required to have 50 CME ...

3. Working part time as an FNP

   elizabell replied to ccononc's topic in Advanced

   I became a mother while I was doing my NP program and finished clinicals, took boards, and went on the job market with a young child at home. My preference was to find part-time work so that I could continue to spend time with my little one (especial...

4. How much do NPs in the Southeast really make?

   elizabell replied to Scrubs&Pearls's topic in Advanced

   Yes, I did have 5 years experience as an RN and I received an adjustment for that in my salary.

5. Doing clinicals at CVS Minute clinic?

   elizabell replied to Esnooopy's topic in NP Students

   If you are at all considering working at the Minute Clinic, it is a good foot in the door. A Minute Clinic recruiter told me that they strongly favor hiring NPs who did a clinical rotation at their sites.

6. How much do NPs in the Southeast really make?

   elizabell replied to Scrubs&Pearls's topic in Advanced

   I am a new grad FNP in a metro area of NC and I was offered $90k base for outpatient clinic at a major health system.

7. FNP student graduating in May

   elizabell replied to Cindy-20's topic in NP Students

   I am in a similar situation. I have a young child and graduated earlier this year, hoping to find part-time work so that I can be home at least part of the time. I attended a webinar info session with a Minute Clinic recruiter and she said it was ext...

8. Best books/resources to keep in your office

   elizabell replied to elizabell's topic in Advanced

   Thank you for all the responses! Yes, I will definitely have UpToDate access. I did my final clinical rotation at the site during school and you better believe that I used the UpToDate app on my phone all day long. You can also link to it within thei...

9. Best books/resources to keep in your office

   elizabell posted a topic in Advanced

   I am starting my first *real* FNP job in a few months and would like to invest in a few more reference books to keep in my office. It is a family primary care practice... mostly adults but some peds come through the door, as well. It is part of an ac...

10. Hurricane Irma: Are per diem nurses USUALLY required to work during a hurricane/disaster?

    elizabell replied to justSara's topic in General Nursing

    I was per diem last winter when a major blizzard hit NYC (29.5 inches!!) and I was still considered essential staff and required to be at work.

11. How long does it take NY to endorse?

    elizabell replied to njngg's topic in New York

    I was licensed in another state and it took me about 2 months to receive my NY license by endorsement.

12. Highest Paying Hospitals NYC

    elizabell replied to MommyRN15's topic in New York

    You're welcome! I was pleasantly surprised with the compensation. I interviewed at NYP Cornell at the same time and the pay was going to be almost exactly the same... it was literally within a few pennies of each other.

13. Highest Paying Hospitals NYC

    elizabell replied to MommyRN15's topic in New York

    When I started at Hospital for Special Surgery three years ago, they paid me $45.30/hr on days and $48.50/hr on nights. This was with 2 years experience + BSN diff + certification diff. I imagine it would be more now. When I was PRN there last summer...

14. Triangle and NYC. The best of both worlds.

    elizabell replied to NurseCCNY's topic in North Carolina

    I did the opposite move -- Raleigh/Durham to NYC -- and watched my pay increase from $21 to $49/hr. Eventhough NYC is clearly more expensive, it's not *that* much more expensive. My quality of life is definitely higher in Manhattan. Cost of living is...

15. Average New York Nurse salary?

    elizabell replied to nija315's topic in New York

    I was pleasantly surprised to find that the estimates on Glassdoor are low. I interviewed 6 weeks ago at several of the big name Manhattan hospitals. Their compensation packages were all structured a little differently but the pay ended up being pret...