The Acute/Hospitalist/Specialty Salary Thread 2016

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Specializes in Critical Care and ED.

Good morning one and all. I'm hoping to get some insight into inpatient NP salaries or specialty salaries. I'm also interested in those who work for a specialty and see inpatients and outpatients in the office, or those in the ED/Urgent Care field. Some of the threads out there regarding salary are a bit out of date and focus a lot on primary care/outpatient (FNP) or psych. I don't seem to find much information about inpatient salaries. Would anyone care to share their experiences? I'm looking specifically for hourly rate/yearly salary, whether you have any productivity reimbursement, and what kind of benefits you might receive. This is such a great way for new grad NPs to know how to negotiate and plan for the future. I'm also interested in the kinds of fields that Acute NPs are working in to get a feel for the possibilities. Thank you!

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

I'm over 9 years out so will provide info for what our large private nephrology provides:

State: IL (central IL, NOT CHICAGO)

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Specialty nephrology

Hours worked we pay period 80-85

Benefits: free health insurance, 4 weeks PTO, $1500 CME, paid certs, licensing, DEA, NPI, credentialing, and the biggest of all: great physicians who really like to teach and are very welcoming to APRNs (This last can not be over emphasized)

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I've been practicing almost 10 years, started at my current place of employment almost 5 years ago.

State: WA

Salary/Hourly rate: $120,000 per year

No productivity bonus-the physicians in my group do not get this either.

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Specialty: Hospitalist-working independently

Hours worked we pay period: 40 hours per week

Benefits: licensing, DEA, $2500 CME, 7 days paid CME, health insurance package is the same across organization, 403B. (The benefits are less than the physicians at my facility, such as they get more CME money, but not all get time, they get very good paid short term disability as well. They also get a little bit of bonus based on their contributions to the group, which I am no eligible for) The discrepancies in benefits are things that I am actively fighting for as at other facilities in my region NP's have benefits that are equal to their physician counterparts.

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Specializes in Outpatient Psychiatry.

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Their CME is often more because their boards are more expensive, they actually have to retest, and there are other discrepancies. They pay more for journal subscriptions than NPs and PAs. Some of their skill based workshops are more expensive like using a certain instrument. I'm not condoning just giving insight.

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Specializes in ACNP-BC, Adult Critical Care, Cardiology.

State: California

Salary/Hourly rate: I've mentioned this in previous threads. You can find our NP pay scale online. I work for a university hospital in the 4th largest city in California. If you have that figured out, go to their website and salaries are there. In fact, if you know my real name you could google it and my annual salaries for the last 5 years are posted as part of California's state employees transparency initiative. Also, no negotiation required in terms of salary. Union Contract determines pay based on experience. Ladder Program for NP's with NP I being new grad, NP II with 6 mos experience and up, NP III senior NP with additional credits (published journal articles, research output, committee work, etc.), and NP supervisor.

Paycheck period (weekly/biweekly): Bi-weekly

Specialty: Adult Critical Care

Hours worked we pay period: 72 hours base

Benefits: Health/Dental/Vision. University Pension. 403-B. 75% tuition discount at the University (has nursing MS and PhD programs only, Pharm D, Med, Dental, and PT schools). Educational Leave. Sick Leave. Vacation (accumulates based on hours worked). Overtime Pay/Shift Differential (explained on website). Holiday Pay. Call Room on Nights. DEA paid for by State. Group Malpractice. Collective Bargaining via Nursing Union.

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