bethymaester

bethymaester has 4 years experience and specializes in ER.

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1. Are you a nurse practitioner without any nursing experience?

   bethymaester posted a topic in Advanced

   Looking to find "that" nurse practitioner that I keep hearing about from other professions but have never come across that became a NP without any nursing experience. I have already been enlightened that there are programs that accept BSN new grads ...

2. Pay per encounter or hourly?

   bethymaester replied to bethymaester's topic in NP

   I'm moving and this job will be in Texas, but it seems like most of the jobs are in this pay range. I'm also doing VA assessments for $56.32/hr. But as far as malpractice, all the 1099 jobs that I have talked with potential employers about offer ma...

3. Pay per encounter or hourly?

   bethymaester replied to bethymaester's topic in NP

   Yeah, I'll be a 1099 contractor. They also aren't covering my DEA and are taking the malpractice out of my pay . . . is this a bad gig? Granted I'll need a DEA at some point anyway and the malpractice only comes out to about $25/month.

4. Pay per encounter or hourly?

   bethymaester replied to bethymaester's topic in NP

   That sounds like exactly what I'll be doing, but they've offered $55/hr or $45/H&P and $40/consult . . . sounds like yours is way better! If it takes you 45 to 60 min with your experience, I'm sure it will take me longer which makes hourly look ...

5. Pay per encounter or hourly?

   bethymaester replied to bethymaester's topic in NP

   Well, there aren't set hours, the NP just sees new admissions and consults for that day and then is done, so it will vary either hourly or per encounter. That's an excellent point about the metabolic syndrome and other side effects - I feel like I'l...

6. Pay per encounter or hourly?

   bethymaester posted a topic in NP

   So I just informally accepted a part-time job doing H&Ps and medical consults for a behavioral health facility. They are offering pay either hourly or per encounter. I've calculated it out and to come out better per encounter, total time includ...

7. Major discrimination

   bethymaester replied to bethymaester's topic in NP

   Well, I totally get the realistic need to have dependable employees and that's why I let them know that I had both a plan and experience in place when they first asked about it (instead of crying - illegal! Personal!). He was so impressed that I gr...

8. Major discrimination

   bethymaester posted a topic in NP

   So I got a nasty taste of discrimination today! I interviewed for a job at a pediatric office and they were gushing about my resume and personality and background. I shadowed the physician, they offered me the job, and we were discussing contract ...

9. My I'm going to medical school

   bethymaester replied to synaptic's topic in NP

   I get the OP's frustration - nursing is a fairly emotional and convoluted profession. This fact by itself has led me to question my choice to leave the med school track so many years ago as well! I believe nursing as a profession struggles when it ...

10. Negotiating compensation

    bethymaester posted a topic in NP

    I know there are posts about this but I'm having trouble finding them at the moment. Please point me toward any good ones! I'm preparing myself to negotiate a contract because I feel like the offer is much too low but I also know that they have had...

11. Pay shock

    bethymaester replied to bethymaester's topic in General Nursing

    I am an NP and just saw this was posted in general nursing . . . must have been a glitch with posting from my phone!

12. Pay shock

    bethymaester posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know every is always curious about pay and I thought this was interesting. I've been consistently told that in my area as a new grad I should expect about $45/hr, maybe up to $55 for locums positions. Well, this one job I just worked was desperat...

13. FNP in the Main ED

    bethymaester replied to matthewandrew's topic in NP

    In the Level II trauma center I worked in all the NPs and PAs rotated through fast track and the main side. The acuity of patients they took kind of depended on the individual provider. They were not assigned to cover trauma though and one of our s...

14. Occ Health - travel van job

    bethymaester replied to bethymaester's topic in NP

    Yes, I'm actually at the job right now and that's exactly what it is! Hazmat and respirator clearances. Wasn't given much guidance on criteria to hold someone's clearance, but luckily almost all have been very straightforward.

15. Occ Health - travel van job

    bethymaester posted a topic in NP

    So I accepted a rather odd (to me) job for next week. It's one 12 hour night shift (plus 3 hours of training) to do occupational health exams for a big brewing company. The company actually employing me has their own trailers decked out with everyt...