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Patients who are taking stimulants in combination with benzos and sometimes. Ambien. Or Seroquel, Gabapentin or Lyrica in the mix. I would never start a patient on this kind of regimen. I have acquired some patients recently who had previous p...

I used a recruiter. As others have mentioned, if you are flexible and open to relocation, there are lots of jobs out there. If you use a recruiter, just make sure to use a reputable one. Use one that will listen to you and cares about what you are l...

I was tempted to resign immediately from my currently employment. Things have gone downhill over the last few months. I tried to do some research on this matter and I am still not clear what does and does not constitute patient abandonment. I had a ...

Psych Eval is 1 hr and Med management is 20 mins - I get that this is standard at most places. However is every bit of your time booked to see patients? So 8:00 am, 8:20 am, 8:40 am, 9:00 am and so forth. No time in between? I've been...

I'm a psych NP. Had an interview this morning. I have a little over a year's experience as an NP. Towards the end of the interview, they asked me what salary I was looking for. I gave them my salary range with the lowest number being what I curre...

The benefits offered at my current job are excellent indeed. I suppose that is probably the main reason some people stay. The health care plan aIone is unheard of anywhere else that I've worked. I contribute very little to my healthcare plan. It's p...

I relocated for this job. I just recently hit the one year mark. I was not going to leave before my contract was up. I have not signed a new contract yet. Still contemplating if I will. It's not like its a job from hell where I get up every day hatin...

Thanks for the reply. There is no flexibility in the schedule. No admin time, which is my biggest gripe at the moment. I also work at a FQHC. I get a ton of daily phone calls. Before Covid, I would get maybe 2 perhaps 3. Now some days I have 5-...

I have been looking at Telehealth and doing my research on the various companies. Some that I've looked at say they want 2 yrs experience, I only have 1 yr so I don't know if that is set in stone. I am going to start the licensing process for other...

I've been a working NP in an outpatient community mental health clinic for a little over a year now and some days I really dislike it. I worked in a hospital my entire RN career. I'm at a cross roads to be honest about where to go from here. I miss...

I am approaching the end of my first full year as a psych NP. I am not sure I want to renew my contract. I work at a FHQC mental health clinic. I was hoping to stay here for awhile and perhaps get loan forgiveness. But I am finding myself overwhelmed...

I used the Epocrates App when I was in school- the free version. I'm a psych NP so I use the Stahl's App more than anything if I need to look up med dosage, how to start or stop meds. However I still use the Epocrates App especially for looking up d...

Do you have a Linkedin profile with resume? If not do so. Just be prepared to get a bunch of recruiters contacting you. Someone I know, got hired directly by an employer via LinkedIn. But it will be mostly recruiters that contact you. Which is not ...

Thank you for all the responses, Verene, I can't afford to reduce my hours. I really just want a balance in my life. I worked 40 hrs in 3 days for most of my career as an RN, so long work days don't bother me. It's doing it every day, and now even...

I work in community mental health. I've seen as many as 19 patients in a day. Though my average is around 15. Med management is 20 mins. New patient 60 mins. I am salaried so get paid the same if only half of my patients show up or all of them show...

I relocated a few months ago and I don't regret it one bit. I didn't get as much as some others posted for relocation though. I got $3000 for relocation. They paid for my hotel, flight, rental car when I came for the interview. When I first started ...

Not unreasonable to ask about mentoring and having a lower patient load while you get up to speed IMO. This is my first psych NP job. I work for a community mental health center. To be honest, I would have liked more time before getting a full pati...

So I've been on the job now for 2 months. This is my first real NP job since graduating last December. I was supposed to start another position in June but that did not work out. In any event, I work at a community mental health center. Overall, I ...

I have. I had a great experience - I used MedSource Consultants -

This all day every day. I'm a new grad NP. I spent over 7 years in patient psych. It is my opinion that anyone that wants to be a psych NP should be a psych nurse prior to becoming a psych NP. Just my opinion. I was always gobsmacked at some of the...

Hugs to you. I am a new grad NP. I have been a detox/psych nurse for over 7 years prior to becoming an NP. I plan to continue my work in psych/addiction medicine. I've lost clients over the years. Some have been successful at being able to stay sobe...

I'm a new grad NP - I just went through a whirl wind series of interviews and phone calls. So glad all that's done! So I had some varied experiences- The job I eventually took- First contact was a phone interview - This was with the Community outrea...

So I was a bit skeptical of the job market so I was grateful to get this offer- My preceptor offered me this opportunity. It wasn't my ideal job. But I was grateful to get the experience. I don't start till next month. Don't get me wrong. I don't a...

Hey all, just to update everyone, I did not take the job with my preceptor. I ended up taking a job out of state! I am so excited and can't wait to start. I had a few offers in town and almost accepted one of them. Then a recruiter I had been wor...

Forget Elizabeth Warren. There is a ton of data on this matter. Lots of research, journal articles. Are you offended by their conclusions? So many have concluded - that yes -