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Stephgriffin6 how are you liking PP? I'm considering applying

I think planned parenthood would be much more interesting. I dont know about PP, but minute clinic makes you do EVERYTHING yourself- your the Np, MA, cashier, stocker etc. i bet MC pays better but I think PP would be more rewarding and interesting. I...

I agree. i had several clinicals at places where the wife was the office manager- always a toxic environment. I have yet to see it work out well. I was one of the deal breakers for me when i was looking for work. i'd keep looking if I were you. Or yo...

I was very nervous too when i first started, but I had a wonderfully supportive doc that I worked for and a nice patient population with 2 great MA's. I was completely set up for success and yet every day still stressed me a little. You constantly se...

I can understand where you're coming from; all I can say is that if I had to be paid the same to be an RN or an NP I'd choose NP a thousand times over! Not saying you should settle for less money, because NP's bring in revenue which we should be appr...

Definitely private practice!! I love the autonomy! The fact that they ask my opinion and im treated like a partner in some ways. I can have whatever I want in the office, just ask my MA to order it. The staff is friendly; we are like a family. I'm m...

Yes I am an FNP. I don't know anyone who works in Hampton/ VA beach area but my guess would be 90k starting. It's a cheap area to live compared to NOVa so that salary may not be bad giving cost of living? 95k is poor for the DC area because rent is a...

One year experience 95K in northern VA, offered 85 and negotiated up. Standard benefits. First job was also northern VA but a little further west (45 mi west of DC) and was offered 95k w/no benefits. In La Mesa, Ca was offered 105 w/excellent benefit...

My office manager told me shes getting a stamp with my signature, but I'm not sure why. She says she has one of the doctor's "for contracts" but I don't sign any contracts and all my prescriptions are electronic. I guess I'm questioning her motive an...

Hi All, I need a little advice on how to handle this situation. I'm a new grad FNP (board certified, licensed) and went to a job interview in DC where they offered me 84k per year with very little benefits for full time. That's 15k below the average ...

I'm a new grad NP and through my clinicals I've encountered that most NP's don't like the office manager (mainly, I think because these are non clinical personnel trying to tell clinicians how to do their job so they can collect more money). I had a ...

⬆️^^ this, SoundOfMusic, is exactly what I'm referring to; I feel like I kept seeing this in various different practices and I'm already not looking forward to having to deal with it

If you work in the pediatric ER you'll get both peds and psych patients (usually adolescent), though ER nurses don't have too much contact with them- we just draw their labs and get them a sitter. You never have to work in med/surg first for any job...

Just FYI it took 6 months to get my California RN license .... so start early if that's where you want to end up.

I agree 100%!

That's a really good point that the billing is the same. Thanks for your advice. It makes me mad when employers offer us such a low amount, and even more upset when others are willing to take. It undermines us all.

I think summer is a very hard time to get a job, census is low and people (recruiters/hiring managers) are on vaction and hospitals/offices aren't as busy as fall/winter. I have faith that you'll be able to get something if not soon, then in a few mo...

Thank you so much. When she asked me my salary requirement I said 95-100 and she's like we pay 84 but I've been told by a lot of people it's too low....

I'm in the Washington DC area and I'm also having a hard time finding a job as a new NP. I do have RN experience but I'm finding that my classmates are all getting jobs from people they know, not job boards. I have a recruiter and have applied to ove...

Thanks! I think you made a good choice. I was feeling overwhelmed too. I actually almost pushed my date back but I just couldn't study anymore

I agree with AZ-RN, MSN 100%... I did the EXACT same thing she did and just passed the AANP last week. I didnt do a lot of questions- just the practice tests and I kinda wish I had done more questions (though boardvitals.com isn't helpful- i bought t...

That's a good point. I feel like she'd be very overbearing and insistent that I do everything her way. She said she'd make me her scribe at first so I could "learn the computer system"... I wasn't even sure what to make of that. On another note, I t...

I had an interview for a primary care/urgent care where the doctor grilled me over the phone for 1.5hr on clinical questions. She then asked me in for a formal interview, where I figured she just wanted to meet me in person, show me the office etc, b...

I've worked with American Traveler and am also beginning to work with KPG. AT has a decent amount of positions in the DC area, whereas KPG has more options in California. My recruiter with AT is AMAZING. I mean this woman works SO frickin hard for m...

I'm graduating soon and I'm in DC also looking to move to CA. Regardless of location it seems like all of the job postings are through recruiters/ locums positions and its frustrating. I contacted 2 of them, but they kind of give you the run around, ...