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Hi all, could you please post your location, salary, and opinions as a new NP or PMHNP. I have a passion for both ED and Psych so I'm trying to weigh pros and cons of each with an MSN (or DNP). I'm in the early stages of research as I'm still gaining experience as a BSN.

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Specializes in Emergency Medicine.

I know ED are some of the highest paid- I've heard of starting at 115,000 for ED NP.

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Specializes in Outpatient Psychiatry.

Right now psych is hot. Supply v. Demand. Southern US. Start 150k. Everybody and their cousin wants ED. I used to work ED as a RN. Never saw the appeal. I liked urgent care better - more realistic, existential life problems that all clinicians should understand and be able to treat.

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Specializes in Critical Care and ED.

I'd love to be an ED NP when I graduate but I'm doing the acute care track and not the FNP. To me it seems more appropriate to do acute bearing in mind the types of patients you get but I guess they want you to see kids. Does anyone know and adult acute NPs that work ED? I just really don't want to work with kids.

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New grad psych NP's in NJ make $90-110k as a new grad. At least that's what I'm seeing on Job Listings.

A typical NJ range for new grad NP's range anywhere from $75-100k depending on specialty.

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Specializes in Outpatient Psychiatry.
I'd love to be an ED NP when I graduate but I'm doing the acute care track and not the FNP. To me it seems more appropriate to do acute bearing in mind the types of patients you get but I guess they want you to see kids. Does anyone know and adult acute NPs that work ED? I just really don't want to work with kids.

What do you need an? Most ED visits are for primary care related problems.

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Specializes in Critical Care and ED.
What do you need an? Most ED visits are for primary care related problems.

Not always. I've worked in an ED and many times you get a patient in full blown arrest, intubate them, start a bunch of pressors etc. That's pretty acute to me. ED is a mix of all, so I can see a need for acute alongside primary.

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Specializes in Outpatient Psychiatry.
Not always. I've worked in an ED and many times you get a patient in full blown arrest, intubate them, start a bunch of pressors etc. That's pretty acute to me. ED is a mix of all, so I can see a need for acute alongside primary.

Yes, I worked ED too, but the bulk of the patient load doesn't include what you mentioned. Most of what's treated in the ED could be treated in a family clinic. I agree, NPs are limited by having to choose a certification focus, but I find most acute NPs aren't well trained in primary care, and most primary NPs will admit they're not adequately equipped for the scenario your provide. "Trauma codes" are pretty infrequent as are suicide attempts by gross TCA overdose. Both are a challenge to treat and save. The knowledge base required doesn't translate to feverish infants or "dizziness." Have you worked out a differential on dizziness, lol?

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Right now psych is hot. Supply v. Demand. Southern US. Start 150k. Everybody and their cousin wants ED. I used to work ED as a RN. Never saw the appeal. I liked urgent care better - more realistic, existential life problems that all clinicians should understand and be able to treat.

Everybody in their cousin wants psych now too! lol Every NP student I know (NorthEast) is going back to school for psych NP. Don't know how much longer we will be considered hot. Pay is definitely geographic. Everyone is not going to earn $150K or even close. I'm not that far from NYC and they are not being offered that. You were very fortunate.

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@dumplins I see this as well. Even when recruiter's send me things for NYC it's usually no more than $135k. I did receive an email for Upstate NY for $150k! No thanks! lol

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Specializes in Outpatient Psychiatry.
@dumplins I see this as well. Even when recruiter's send me things for NYC it's usually no more than $135k. I did receive an email for Upstate NY for $150k! No thanks! lol

Hey, that sounds nice. It's really scenic up there, right? I was very fortunate actually. I was even more fortunate in that I'm essentially in a solo practice. I'm the only guy there besides the office staff and adult therapists.

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Hey, that sounds nice. It's really scenic up there, right? I was very fortunate actually. I was even more fortunate in that I'm essentially in a solo practice. I'm the only guy there besides the office staff and adult therapists.

Yes it's scenic if you enjoy viewing tons of snow! I'm trying to get away from the cold lol. My plan is to relocate down south in the next 5 years or so, but I have a feeling opportunities will not be as plentiful as they were for you. Do you see children and adults?

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