Please share your opinions! Which would YOU pick?

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Specializes in Critical Care (ICU/CVICU).

Hey everyone! I am a new graduate FNP. SO conflicted on what job to take. Which would you choose???

1) Bigger well known company, AWESOME benefits, $92k a year (with yearly raise), 3 day workweek (12 hour day), Pediatric patients only. 30-44 patients a day!

2) new family practice/urgent care. Small clinic. all ages. $110-125k, no health insurance/401k benefits. M-F 9-5. Approx 5-10 patients a day.

My concerns are

  • a) does the prestige of your employer matter for FNPs? Is the name on your resume worth having SO many patients in a day as a new grad, even if it's just 3 glorious days a week ?
  • B) I have NEVER worked a M-F job. I know I will hate it. BUT seeing 5 to 10 patients will give me SO MUCH breathing room to learn and assess!

I have insurance right now through my husband's job. The bigger job has everything, benefits wise, although the smaller clinic has vacation, CME, malpractice, licensing fees covered, etc.

WHICH WOULD YOU TAKE and Why?

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Specializes in Surgery.

You didn't talk about commute or profit sharing. From what you said though, I would go with the family practice/urgent care if you already have your own health insurance.

Also what has each offered in terms of mentoring/training?

Congrats!

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Better pay, less patients, less stress, more diversity.

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Specializes in Critical Care (ICU/CVICU).

Thanks!!!

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Specializes in Critical Care (ICU/CVICU).

Commute wise, they are both awesome. one is 15 minutes away from my house, another is 25 minutes. I live in a HUGE city, so i'm content with both drives.

Training: Both have other people that I can ask questions. Is there anything else that makes a difference, that I should be thinking about???

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I would need the insurance so #1 is my choice. Although, that is a lot of patients in a day.

This is all really individual. The commute does matter for me as well as I live in a rural area.

Good luck!

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Specializes in Critical Care (ICU/CVICU).

Thanks you all! My husband has pretty good health insurance and i'm covered under him. So technically, I could do without it.

would you rather have less days but more patients? or More days and less patients?

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Those are good questions that only you could answer. If you are expected to see more and your bonus hinges on RVUs, this may play a factor in your decision making.

Yep.

(I'm happy with less).

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

I agree the clinic sounds like a better deal but I find it impossible to believe there is any full time urgent care FNP job out there with only 5-10 patients a day. Just something to consider so you aren't disillusioned.

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Specializes in Critical Care (ICU/CVICU).

it's a new clinic. They are trying to market it. So it's been VERY slow. But i expect iot to pick up later on. But for now, i'm not going to complain LOL

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I can't get past jumping in as a brand new grad with 44 patients a day.

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The new clinic may not last. Or, on the flip side, it may grow exponentially and within a year have you running around like the proverbial chicken without a head. There's no way to be sure. I guess I'm old school--lots of patients, lots of variety, you will get a much broader experience; fewer patients, long leisurely days, you will get a much more in depth experience. Which do you feel would benefit you more--variety and volume, or in-depth, in-detail dissection of each case (which you will have time for)?

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