Las Vegas NP market

[SouthernRN8]

Hey guys I’m a long time lurker but never made an account. I’ve been an RN in the ICU, ER, and Urgent Care for 8 years. I live in the Dallas area. My wife is a PA with 10 years experience in a surgical specialty. I’m in FNP school at a state school at the moment. I graduate in about 10 months. My wife is wanting to move to Vegas to be closer to her family that lives there. I’m not too concerned about her finding a job. I was just wondering if anyone in Vegas could tell me if the market is overly saturated with new grad NPs at the moment. I could get a job here in Dallas the day I graduate, but my family is set on moving to Vegas so I just want to plan ahead since I don’t know anyone in the area.

[guest769224]

I work as an RN in Vegas and there are a lot of coworkers in NP school, but as far as the actual market, not sure. There are a handful of NP jobs listed on Craigslist and the pay seems decent. Docs here do seem OK about taking new grad NP's sometimes.

[driver461]

Do you happen to have any insights as to how similar Las Vegas is to the Phoenix NP market? Looking to start ASU's DNP program and was wondering how hard of a time you had finding preceptorship.

[myoglobin, ASN, BSN, MSN]

Keep in mind that both Arizona and Nevada are IP states. However, Nevada requires some hours (not sure but I believe around 1000) for IP prescription privileges for some medications. Thus, it is possible that Arizona is a better market for new grads. On the other hand I have read that Nevada has the best pay/cost of living ratio for RN's. I don't know if this also holds up for NP's. Still, I would think that one could do well working in Las Vegas, but living just outside Vegas in someplace like Pahrump just to the West.

[driver461]

Very interesting myoglobin. I definitely will need to do more research but my understanding is on completion of the DNP program as a provider you would have prescribing privileges (on completion of ~1200hrs preceptorship).