FNP in a non-clinical position

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Hey all,

Are there any FNP working in a non-clinical setting? If so, what is your current role.

Thank you for your response...

Im just not the type of person that can do the same job for 30yrs.

Same here, sister! I can't even do the same "profession" for that long, lol.

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*** All are full time so if they have another job doing something else they must be part time there. A couple I know well enough to know that it is their only job. Mostly the say they couldn't take the pay cut since NPs in this area only start at $80-100K, considerably less than they can make as staff RNs.

I can't fathom even going back to school for that. If I knew I wouldn't double my salary or come close to it I wouldn't consider it. 100k WOULD double my salary, and I make around 20k more than the average Joe in my state. Dang. Where do you folks live?!

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Isn't there a way for nurses to go into the business side of health care? Like, somehow CNOs become CNOs, and I imagine they have other business roles along the way. Not sure how that would work though.

I wouldn't want to be a CNO or DON, but I'd consider a myriad of other administrative, upper tier positions. I included the phrase "upper tier" because I think of the check in clerks and secretarys being admin jobs, and I'm not doing that. Clinic administrator seems nice.

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I can't fathom even going back to school for that. If I knew I wouldn't double my salary or come close to it I wouldn't consider it. 100k WOULD double my salary, and I make around 20k more than the average Joe in my state. Dang. Where do you folks live?!

Aint that the truth Ruth! Education is a big investment of time and money. People need to know more about their local market before making such huge investments. Equate it to buying a house.

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Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.
I can't fathom even going back to school for that. If I knew I wouldn't double my salary or come close to it I wouldn't consider it. 100k WOULD double my salary, and I make around 20k more than the average Joe in my state. Dang. Where do you folks live?!

*** The usual reason given for NP school is to get a better schedual. To make close to what a staff RN makes without having to work nights, holidays and weekends. Our health system will pay for grad school making it pretty much free, though there is a contract for service after.

Isn't a better questions "Where do you folks work?". I work in Minneapolis MN and I make about $50K a year LESS than my buddy who works as a staff RN in San Jose California.

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I am in SC and I now make what a new graduate NP would make. I also don't work weekends and holidays. I work for a co-op health insurance company currently. I have changed tracks and now going to school to get msn in public health. I am hoping to teach part time online to help pay my loans back. My major is to become a VP of a wellness program that would benefit the under serve population.

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*** The usual reason given for NP school is to get a better schedual. To make close to what a staff RN makes without having to work nights, holidays and weekends. Our health system will pay for grad school making it pretty much free, though there is a contract for service after.

Isn't a better questions "Where do you folks work?". I work in Minneapolis MN and I make about $50K a year LESS than my buddy who works as a staff RN in San Jose California.

Well, I want to work where I live, lol, so live was more pertinent. I know a guy who's wife makes 90k a year in North Las Vegas, and she only works Tues, Wed, and Thurs., as a staff RN.

Here, in my neck of rural southern state, the typical staff nurse working seven 12 hour shifts in a pay period makes about 40k. I drive 29 miles, across the state line, and work for 52k. Of that difference, fuel costs still yield surplus funds. In my home state, or this state, 52k will let you live quite well. I'm debt free. The only way to make it to that 90k would be hospital admin (not nursing) or a provider role, i.e. PA or NP. I'd have to move to become a PA (not doing that) so NP is it, plus it's better prep for psych which I'd rather do over a more medically-oriented specialty. I like my little corner of the woods. This is a career change, and prior to nursing I made 36k and still managed to live comfortably. Life is good in the south. :)

Some people poke at those who share their salary. I don't mind because I feel like I'm helping my friends here on the forum learn a little about life in different parts of America.

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Specializes in ED, Tele, Psych.

I am an FNP and DoN for the hospital I work in, I know that a hospital CEO in the valley is also an RN so there are definitely options out there

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*** All are full time so if they have another job doing something else they must be part time there. A couple I know well enough to know that it is their only job. Mostly the say they couldn't take the pay cut since NPs in this area only start at $80-100K, considerably less than they can make as staff RNs.

Good Lord, where do you work where the AVERAGE staff RN makes 6 figures?????

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Specializes in Adult Internal Medicine.

*** The usual reason given for NP school is to get a better schedual. To make close to what a staff RN makes without having to work nights, holidays and weekends. Our health system will pay for grad school making it pretty much free, though there is a contract for service after.

Isn't a better questions "Where do you folks work?". I work in Minneapolis MN and I make about $50K a year LESS than my buddy who works as a staff RN in San Jose California.

For me the NP choice was not for schedule or money. In fact, when I started as an NP I took a base salary at $5/hr less than my RN job and went from working three 12s a week to 4 12s a week. The pay and schedule has since become much better, but I have a colleague that works as an ICU RN that make sober $80/hr on OT. Can't beat that.

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I would still like to know if there are any NP's who are no longer working in clinical settings. I've heard a few say they were in the admin world. Is there anyone here or anyone who knows of NPs who work outside of the clinical or nursing setting? In particular informatics, legal consult work, working for the insurance companies or big pharma? I have no interest in working as an RN. I moved 3,000miles away from family, friends to make sure I got paid correctly as an NP. Now I enjoy my money (along with my schedule and autonomy) very much but cannot see myself doing the same job for the next ten years.

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I have been an NP for 15 years and looking to move into non clinical role-maybe legal or pharmaceutical or insurance. I find RN positions but not NP. Any suggestions?

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