Do NPs work only 5 days a week?

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Specializes in Med surg, cardiac, case management.

A classmate of mine wants to become an NP and do primary care. However, since he's a former chiropractor he wants to do some of that on the side as well.

So he wants to know if there are NPs who work less than 5 days a week, the way some RNs work 3 12s or 4 10s.

Thanks

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Specializes in Advanced Practice, surgery.

Joe I am not sure what it's like in the US but I work more hours now as a NP then I ever did as a RN. When my shift ends as a RN I know there is another nurse to hand over to, as a NP I may be the only decision maker for my patient and if that patient is sick then I need to stay til they are sorted and I can hand over to the on call team.

It does have the benefit that weeks where my patient load is less and I have all doctors in the team on board I can take extra days off.

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.
So he wants to know if there are NPs who work less than 5 days a week

Sure, Joe. My last clinic I was considered full-time and worked "3 days a week". Of course, those days were long and hard....

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Specializes in Neonatal ICU (Cardiothoracic).

The NPs I work with work the same 13 shifts a month I do.... 12 hours....

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Specializes in ACNP-BC, Adult Critical Care, Cardiology.

I work three 12-hour shifts a week as well. Part of the encouragement for us to do these is that we get paid an extra 4 hours a week for which we do not need to make up for. We also receive overtime pay for any hours worked over 36 a week and differential pay for off shifts, weekends and holidays similar to RN's. A collegaue of mine who works in a private practice Cardiology group works four 10-hour shifts a week doing clinic and rounding in 3 different hospitals.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Well - I gotta come work with you guys!

I work five days a week - usually totally 45-55 hours. I am then on call (meaning I drive 55 miles one way) and I round on all our hospitalized patients at two rural hospitals. This is from 7am to 7pm on Sat and Sun. I also take phone call from 15 dialysis units during this time. Oh and did I mention I get one day off for working 7 in a row?

I am starting a part-time job (if I ever get credentialled - lol) in the ER of a community hospital. They are looking at a full time 36 hour position eventually but it would still involve shift work.

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Specializes in ACNP-BC.
A classmate of mine wants to become an NP and do primary care. However, since he's a former chiropractor he wants to do some of that on the side as well.

So he wants to know if there are NPs who work less than 5 days a week, the way some RNs work 3 12s or 4 10s.

Thanks

I am an acute care NP in hospital medicine and work three 12 hour shifts/week.

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A classmate of mine wants to become an NP and do primary care. However, since he's a former chiropractor he wants to do some of that on the side as well.

So he wants to know if there are NPs who work less than 5 days a week, the way some RNs work 3 12s or 4 10s.

Thanks

He should be able to work as much or as little as he wants. If he wants to work in a minor emergency clinic or ER, he should be able to work those types of shifts. If he's in primary care, it's M-F 8-5, but you can always get part-time work too.

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Specializes in Critical care, gerontology, hospice.

It all depends on what sort of job he wants and is able to get hired into. Remember, not everyone hires new NP grads. I work Mon-Fri, 8-5, except for about every 6th weekend I work 8-5 and then am off the following Mon and Fri as comp days. I also take call about every 4th or 5th week, Mon-Thurs, 5P-8A, phone calls only, and am then off on Friday of the same week for comp day. This is an inpatient hospice practice, I round on 14-16 patients per day plus meetings with families, social workers, and other team members so it's pretty busy. Not as hectic as an office seeing a patient every 10 minutes but still busy. There is no way I would try to have a second practice.

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Well - I gotta come work with you guys!

I work five days a week - usually totally 45-55 hours. I am then on call (meaning I drive 55 miles one way) and I round on all our hospitalized patients at two rural hospitals. This is from 7am to 7pm on Sat and Sun. I also take phone call from 15 dialysis units during this time. Oh and did I mention I get one day off for working 7 in a row?

I am starting a part-time job (if I ever get credentialled - lol) in the ER of a community hospital. They are looking at a full time 36 hour position eventually but it would still involve shift work.

I certainly hope you are compensated well, otherwise they are really taking advantage of you.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Fortunately, I am well compensated with bennies into the 6 figures! (This is a lot by midwestern standards). However, am trying to get out from under the weekends period - ugh!

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I am an adult NP in Illinois. I have chosen only to work part time. I work for an internal med/nephrology practice. When I started, the practice had a full time PA, 2 day/week NP, so he was looking for another 2 d/week NP. The full time PA left so now we job share the M-F clinic. I now work 3 days/week. No weekends--although I can see that coming soon!

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