So I decided to go check out a clinic which offers a fellowship for new graduate NP's. It is a Internal medicine practice.
It seems like a great place to work, and the Doc would be willing to work with my schedule (2 days/week, because it is private practice and does not qualify for my loan repayment as a facility i would have to continue to work at my current RN job through Oct. til my contract with the government ends)
Which also means I would be working ~50hrs/week
He doesn't know if he will have a full-time job available in Nov or not. It would be a job that either one of us could end the job at any time.
He would see all the pts, as well, i guess sort of like clinical but you get paid.
I had talked to him last Feb. and he said it paid 50K for 6 months, then you would "graduate" from the informal program and your salary would increase proportionately.
Now today, he said several times it doesn't pay much. Then he finally said it only pays $100/day, for 8 hour day.
ummm.... I"m not all about the money but $12.50/hr seems awefully low..
On the one hand i'd like to stay in Colorado and still get some experience (i will have easier time getting a job come Nov. when I am not bound by this government contract) but I also don't want to be used.
I'm not sure if the wage is negotiable. I think it is probably not, since he was pretty non-chalant and doesn't seem to care if he gets someone or not. (although he does have one full-time NP going on maternity leave) he said he will just pick up the slack.
Does this seem worth it to do 6 months? Or does it seem like getting used?
Other way around. For PAs for example the average Texas Salary is $90k and the 25th percentile is $76k. For new grads the Average Texas Salary is $77k and the 25th percentile is $70k. So I would aim for around $75k or so. Once again let them make an offer and if its higher then so be it. Just be cognizant that this is a transitory job. An entry level so its more important to get the job than to maximize the salary in this case (in my opinion).
Salary data is at the bottom. For PAs they list the mean and median as well as the 10th, 25th, 75th and 90th percentile. If you are a member you can get a custom salary profile, for example I use surgical subspecialty PAs in Atlanta for my job. I think that AANP is starting to do something similar but its going to take several years to develop meaningful numbers (if they can get them at all).
It also may be helpful to see what they pay RNs in the hospital. A quick perusal of the jobs boards seems to show its about $58k.
I think that you will be surprised on what is involved in pre-op assessment. In some ways its an ideal new grad job since you will be exposed to patients with a variety of comorbid conditions. Also, you will see a variety of undiagnosed conditions that will need work up. Depending on how your pre-op is set up that will be your job. You should also get fairly proficient at reading 12 leads and CXR.
My thoughts exactly. While it might be repetitive, you will come across many different disease processes and complications. You'll have the opportunity to learn about new medical situations as well as the medications and other treatments that go along with them.
This job may also look very good to future prospects. After all, you'll have your assessment skills down pat and should be able to answer clinical questions with knowledge and confidence.
emtneel
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So i found this info,
FNP ave. 79,091
hosp. NP. 86,630
Ave. overall 81,397
0-1 yrs exp. ave. 76,802
Texas ave. 85,931
Colorado Ave. 77,450
So if i had 25% to 79,000 that's about 98,000
Is that what you mean or something different?
That seems awefully high, for new grad.
Neelia