Finding a FNP/APRN job in Houston, Tx (May 2015 GRAD)

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Hello fellow NP's

I graduated May 2015, (Specialty: FAMILY) and cannot seem to find a job in Houston---all around! So yea, NEW GRAD! 4.5 years of RN experience.

*Its hard to gain NP experience if nobody wants to hire you to start :(*

-Now my questions is, is this normal?????

-Does anybody have any job opportunities they are interested in sharing?

-Would you suggest doing agency work or just keep looking/applying? if yes, what agency's are good to look into?

I keep hearing bad things about working for private physicians as well. Not sure, but makes me want to work for a bigger corporation.

-Lastly on resume, does clinical and work experience count for the same thing or not?

Just looking for some overall feedback to whichever questions you can answer , also inbox me if you feel the need to/or have any good opportunity to present.

Thank you very much

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is this normal?????

For the most part, yes. The ads, and articles, and NP schools keep painting this rosy picture of the NP career...all promising plenty of jobs and plenty of money. That used to be true years ago. Not anymore. Additionally, some NPs are not truthful when they talk about the big money that they are making. I have seen this also. The truth is that there are now many more NPs than jobs in many metropolitan areas and the pay is going down. Employers can be as choosy as they want because they know that they will have numerous new grad NP candidates competing to get a job even if the salary is low. And the pay will keep going lower and lower as long as the colleges keep pumping out grads to an already saturated job market.

It's not just the new grads who are now getting scr*wed. I have a friend who was making really good money at her job with a physician group...well above average pay for NPs in that part of the country. She had been working in that practice for years and was making a lot of money for them. But they decided that they were paying her too much, and that they could get two NPs for what they were paying her. So, they let her go and hired two newer grads, paid them a lot less money, and filled them up with patients. I get the feeling that this is what's eventually going to happen to a lot of other NPs who are earning very high pay right now---regardless of their specialty.

If your situation permits, you may want to look into moving, even if only for a year. It is a little easier for new grads to find jobs outside of the big cities and suburbs, in the smaller towns and more rural areas. After you've gained a year or two of experience it will be easier to get another job in a location where you want to be. Also, beware of some of those agencies that post to the job boards. In many cases, the 'jobs' that they post do not exist, and its just a ruse to collect your information and add you to their database. When you go on the job boards apply to the positions that the principals themselves post.

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I thought Houston would have plenty of great opportunities! Wow, not a good look at all. I hope you find something soon.

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Thanks for your feedback! Very interesting insight.

I hope the best for NP positions. All kinds of angles to look at it. I am truly leaning towards moving away (rural area, maybe even another city/state) for a year and getting some experience elsewhere if I am not able to start soon as I would like to. I am willing to patient, but its time to go as well.

thanks again

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Opportunities with bigger institutions without experience takes some gooood patience. And even with private physicians there are heavy things to consider before just taking the job.

I do to!!

thank you!

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