DucatiNP

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1. Please Help: Just accepted a job offer- questions re: contract negotiation

   DucatiNP replied to tjwalk's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   +1 on having an MD evaluating your practice. My "admin supervisor" does my eval at my hospital and it's a nightmare. It's this way because my consulting MD is only paid 1 hour per week to take my...

2. Did I fail my 5 NP job interviews somehow?

   DucatiNP replied to DucatiNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Pain management, yes. It was so nice there and you can tell the profits from the practice were bring put directly back into the practice and not someones pocket. Derm, yes. the Derm MD used to have an...

3. Did I fail my 5 NP job interviews somehow?

   DucatiNP replied to DucatiNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Thanks for the reply Cardiology EP NP. I’m an FNP and you’re right, those jobs weren’t a perfect fit for me. But I entertained the interview to really find out they weren’t for me. But if...

4. New grad FNP- will taking this job pigeon hole me?

   DucatiNP replied to abcdefg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

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5. New grad FNP- will taking this job pigeon hole me?

   DucatiNP replied to abcdefg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   If you have the financial means to job search for the job you want full time. Do it. Especially while your in the "student finances" mentality. I feel like I've been "pigeon

6. Did I fail my 5 NP job interviews somehow?

   DucatiNP posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I've read all the "interview do's and don'ts" I can google but I've had 5 NP job interviews and no offers. Is this normal to have that many interviews and no offers? 1st interview: at a pain...

7. Any Nurse Practitioners work at a Medical Marijuana Referal Clinic?

   DucatiNP posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Any Nurse Practitioners work at a Medical Marijuana Referal Clinic? Please share your experiences, I'm going to interview at one to see what it's all about, some / any info will help.

8. Where to practice your Spanish before you practice in Spanish?

   DucatiNP posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I have taken every college Spanish class my university offered and aced them all, even Spanish for healthcare professionals. But Spanish isn't my 1st language and when it comes to something important...

9. Slightly experienced NP having trouble finding job as an NP in the Bay Area, CA

   DucatiNP replied to DucatiNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Thanks TX RN. What do you ride? Some of my 50 year old patients say that your body will want to give up motorcycles (sportbikes) as you get older (they used to ride). It just gets too hard and no...

10. Slightly experienced NP having trouble finding job as an NP in the Bay Area, CA

    DucatiNP replied to DucatiNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks TX RN, I'll look at usajobs.gov. I ride a Monster 696, I think I was turned down from a NP position at a Spine Rehab place because I mentioned I had a

11. Slightly experienced NP having trouble finding job as an NP in the Bay Area, CA

    DucatiNP posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Anyone know how the job market in the Bay Area, CA is? From my point of view its pretty tough. 15 applications sent out. 4 interviews (3 of which I only got because I had a friend working there)....

12. Management favoritism to the other NP in my practice

    DucatiNP replied to DucatiNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for your reply WestCoastGirl. About patient volume and satisfaction; the lazy NP sees about 8 patients a day, and does recieve complaints. The manager turns a blind eye to it. For volume,...

13. Management favoritism to the other NP in my practice

    DucatiNP replied to DucatiNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks Sunray, Your #1: Thanks for pointing that out. That just confirms Gator's response that the manager is making excuses for the lazy older NP. Your #2: I am in a larger organization and I...

14. Management favoritism to the other NP in my practice

    DucatiNP replied to DucatiNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks Gator, When your new employer asked, how did you word your bad situation into something constructive? And how many months or weeks notice did you give resignation to your old employer?

15. Management favoritism to the other NP in my practice

    DucatiNP posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Management favors the other NP in the practice I work at. The manager lets the other NP get away with surfing the internet for half her day. I feel like that's letting her get away with too much, like...