Confused New NP

shibaowner, MSN, RN, NP · Oct 11, 2017

You have to make this decision based on what your preferences. A bunch of strangers can't decide for you. We don't know you - your likes, dislikes, strengths, weaknesses, etc.

The only reason to take the first job is if you really like peds.

Ruby Vee, BSN · Oct 11, 2017

Please offer honest opinions. I need help!
My History: RN 20 years ICU, then 7 years case management -which I loved!
Completed NP school this summer.
Two Offers: On the table now!
First Offer: Peds office: open 24/7 ---365 days/yr so providers rotate days, evenings, and weekend shifts. Salaried position, fairly on the low side. Also must travel to rural offices about an hour a way on alternating days -company car to travel. Must work one weekend a month, holidays, and some evenings. Cannot take vacation time between November and March. Even though its salaried ...I'm usually there 1-2 hours after cut-off time.
Second Offer: NP/RN both skills in field for case management. NO Evenings, holidays, weekends. Salary same as above, but willing to go up by 3k at the end of 90 days. Also has a bonus program with ability to earn 100K a year if you want to work that hard - not penalized if you don't. Does require travel to injured workers drs appointments. The rest is work from home. They supply everything, and cover mileage.
DOES ANYONE have a feel regarding these two positions?? ANYONE been in a similar situation like this to have to choose??? I HAVE ONE WEEK! to decide.
My husband is retired. I'm almost 50. So no kids at home.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO????

You're going to get a lot of folks telling you to take the second offer because of no evenings, holidays or weekends. I'm going to tell you that if that isn't enough to make you snatch up the second position, you must be interested in the first. Take it. Your husband is retired -- you can go to the movies on a Tuesday afternoon and miss the crowds, do your grocery shopping on weekdays and miss the crowds, go camping over a three-day "weekend" Monday-Thursday and miss the crowds . . . The flexibility of scheduling impromptu vacations without using vacation time (by stacking your shifts on either end) over-rides the pain of not taking vacation from November through March. Stick it out a year, and if you don't like it, you have a year's NP experience on your resume and not an "RN/NP" position.

TammyG · Oct 11, 2017

I assume you are a fairly new NP. I would take the first one just to get some treatment experience under your belt. Then you can move off to case management or whatever else you would like to do.

COknights10 · Oct 18, 2017

Depends on what you like. I'd take the first offer. I love rotating nights, weekends, working a sunday and having a random week day off... avoiding the crowds. If you've been an ICU nurse for 20 years, then you're used to the shift work. Trust me, if you go to something that ISN'T that, you'll notice. Unless you genuinely want to be a regular type of schedule... but then that just takes us back to this being your personal decision :) Let us know which way you decide to go!!