Do NPs work 3 days a week?

Advanced Practice Columnist / Guide · Jun 16, 2012

I do and have been doing so since 2004. Love the schedule as it allows long string of days off for leisure, i.e., driving out of town, flying for a short vacation, moonlighting at another practice, or just relaxing to recharge. I'm an Adult ACNP working for a critical care medicine/intensivist service.

Dutch Tulip · Jun 16, 2012

I will work 2 days/week at my new ACNP position (that I start Monday!) but I will be part-time. Best wishes.

mammac5 · Jun 16, 2012

I work 12-hour day shifts. Some weeks I work 3, some weeks I work 6, some weeks I don't work any. There are 4 of us in our group and we get together every 3 or 4 months and hammer out our schedules together. I can schedule myself to work around vacations or other preferred time off. One of the perks is that I never have to use my paid time off so I can cash it out at the end of the year!

LetsChill · Jun 16, 2012

Do you guys all work in ICUs? In school, did you do your clinicals in an ICU?

Advanced Practice Columnist / Guide · Jun 16, 2012

I certainly do. I did a semester of rotation in an adult MICU at a VA hospital rounding with a medical student, an IM resident, a Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine fellow, and an intensivist.

mammac5 · Jun 17, 2012

I do not work in the ICU. I see inpatients to treat diabetes exclusively. Other NPs at the hospital where I work see patients who were admitted for nonmedical reasons (trauma, ortho surgery) but need medical follow up as well. We also have NPs who work in the ER, staff health, geriatrics, etc.

Dutch Tulip · Jun 17, 2012

My new position will be in a 50+ bed patient care unit (cardiology specialty hospital) that encompasses everything from highest acuity critical care to patients ready to go home. I will be joining 2 NPs who are already established in the unit. The patient population encompasses a wide variety of both medical and surgical cardiology/vascular inpatients.

My ACNP clinicals were varied - CV ICU, ER, cardiology clinic (including hospital rounds), inpatient step-down cardiology unit (can ya tell I really like cardiology, lol :)) and a stint at the VA among others. Hope that helps!

LetsChill · Jun 17, 2012

My new position will be in a 50+ bed patient care unit (cardiology specialty hospital) that encompasses everything from highest acuity critical care to patients ready to go home. I will be joining 2 NPs who are already established in the unit. The patient population encompasses a wide variety of both medical and surgical cardiology/vascular inpatients.
My ACNP clinicals were varied - CV ICU, ER, cardiology clinic (including hospital rounds), inpatient step-down cardiology unit (can ya tell I really like cardiology, lol :)) and a stint at the VA among others. Hope that helps!

So cool. Exactly how I've envisioned my career. I'd imagine that those jobs are scarce though.