Hospital or privet practice

[mdavis2018]

I was wondering what the general consensus is for hospital v. privet practice. I have been looking at potential jobs after graduation, and it looks like privet prat ice may be higher paying.

[Luckyyou, BSN, RN]

Everyone I know that moved from the hospital to an office setting took a pay cut to do so. You're sacrificing shift differential, overtime potential, specialty pay, etc for a more typical schedule (usually minimal nights/weekends/holidays).

[klone, MSN, RN]

My recommendation, after seeing your flurry of posts spanning the gamut of topics, is to slow your roll. Just focus on getting through your first semester of school. Then your second.

[klone, MSN, RN]

Also, "private" - privet is a type of shrub.

[RNperdiem, RN]

Does private practice mean doctors offices? Medical assistants run the show in most places. I have run into the occasional LPN , but most nurses in that setting are nurse practitioners.

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

I work in a "private practice" OR. What I mean by that is that it is an OR for elective plastic surgery, in the professional building of a hospital, but not an official entity of the hospital. I work for the surgeons, not the hospital. They own the OR and determine all policies for the nurses, within the framework of standard practice and AAAA regulations. They hire only RNs, but don't require a BSN, unlike the hospital, which requires the BSN or proof that you are in the process of getting it. I have a BSN, so not casting aspersions on it, just making the point that it's the docs who determine hiring policy.

It's better imo than working for the hospital OR. I don't ever have to be on call. We never work holidays or weekends or nights. They pay well. Because it's the same nurses and doctors working all the time, we have a very cordial/collegial relationship. We don't have to be bothered with hospital regulations/policies/bureaucracy. There are pros and cons to everything, but I enjoy this job.