New Psych NP working remotely???

[NurseSunshine3]

Hi I just recently passed my psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner boards. And was wondering if anyone ever worked remotely for their first job? How was your experience and did you like it? I have been seeing a lot of remote jobs online that take on new grads. One of them being cerebral. Has anyone ever worked for cerebral? Would like to get feedback. Thank you. 

[Miss.Jersey, MSN, APN]

Congrats on passing your board! facebook has some really helpful message boards for psychiatric nurse practitioners that I find enlightening about different topics such as whether or not Cerebral is a good choice. My short version is, I would probably not pursue Cerebral. With the pandemic, even typical brick and mortar positions have a lot of telehealth involved right now. Whether I'm working from home or in the office I might see one patient a week in person right now. Just research any company you want to apply to, especially if it is all remote and hiring new grads.

[Jarryd McGuire, MSN, RN, NP]

From my experience, I have been practicing PMHNP for 1 year now, I would not recommend tele for a first job. As a new grad, I was slow, task driven, and didn’t know what I didn’t know. For example, I knew I wanted to start an SSRI, but I had to check and double check (for pt safety) starting dose, titration dose, and max dose. It takes time. Telehealth companies want you to see 4 patients per hour. My head would have been spinning if I started in tele. 
     My first job was with a collaborating physician who liked to teach. I have learned a lot in 1 year. I recommend your first job be somewhere that is very supportive.