Washington State (seatac/spokaneACNP utilization?

[sgerry]

Hey all, Trying a different track here...my last post may have been a little to specific (ACNP in the ER/Trauma) and got zero hits.

I would love to hear from folks that know about Washington State, Specifically SeaTac & spokane areas.

I am in a BSN program in Texas, Wife in Military- we want to leave the heat and want to move to the pacific northwest when i graduate. Looking at Seattle-Tacoma or Spokane.

I want to work in a hospital setting, I would. Wondering how those areas are utilizing ACNP's?

ER?

Procedures? (chest tubes, Central lines, suturing...etc)

I was going to contact the BON for WA and ask...but I dislike cold calling.

Appreciate everyone!

[ACNPmomof2, BSN, MSN, RN, APRN, NP]

I live in WA state and am enrolled in a AGACNP program. I know it is extremely difficult to secure clinicals in this state and I also know of NP's that commute to other areas out of Spokane. You may want to try Swedish, Providence, or Harborview, those are the main hospitals in Seattle. Sacred Heart and Deaconess are the big ones in Spokane.

[Dranger]

I live in WA state and am enrolled in a AGACNP program. I know it is extremely difficult to secure clinicals in this state and I also know of NP's that commute to other areas out of Spokane. You may want to try Swedish, Providence, or Harborview, those are the main hospitals in Seattle. Sacred Heart and Deaconess are the big ones in Spokane.

How is it difficult? What school? You can PM me if you want.

I agree, UW, Harborview, Virginia Mason and Swedish seem like the best options in Seattle and I have heard of some specialty groups desperately looking for procedure trained ACNPs

UW, Seattle U, OHSU and Boise State are the closest ACNP programs.

[sgerry]

So, aside from the difficulty securing clinicals- how is the market for ACNP's there? Are they utilized in the hospital setting to your knowledge?

[Corey Narry, MSN, RN, NP]

UW Medical Center has postings for NP/PA in the ED but the details appear to say that the setting is only in Fast Track. It also didn't specify whether AGACNP is sought for the role or any other type of NP certification are accepted.

[ACNPmomof2, BSN, MSN, RN, APRN, NP]

I am enrolled in an out of state school where we are responsible to obtain a clinical affiliation if one doesn't exist. I had zero help setting up clinicals. When I contacted some west side schools I was told they aren't doing it right now, but it may just be because I am not attending UW. I am also paying less than half of the price since I am paying as I go and not taking out any more loans.

I live in the SE part of WA and I know the regional medical center here is trying to hire ACNPs. They do a lot of procedures, chest tubes, intubations, arterial/central lines, HD catheter placement, etc. Other than that a lot of the smaller facilities utilize contracted hospitalist services. Not sure about the west side of the state, I would imagine it would be a larger market.

[sgerry]

Excellent! Thats what im looking for. Hopefully the trend will continue.

[NucRN]

Swedish is aggressively looking for Acnp

[fathertod, ASN, BSN, MSN, APRN, NP]

Your best training and career bet is to go to Harborview. You will not regret it.

[hunnybaby24, BSN, APRN, NP]

You are gonna have to call Washington BON anyway to find out scope of practice for ACNPs there(especially how they deal with peds patients in the ER), unless someone on this board knows ( but each state BON usually has the best source for information).

[allennp]

"Mar 17 by fathertod, BSN, RN

Your best training and career bet is to go to Harborview. You will not regret it"

Harborview is a great place no doubt. However if you wish to be a NP/PA and do a lot of procedures that is not the place. One of its mission statements is to train MD's and interns/residents will do 98% of all procedures for some aspect of their training. If there is any issue is that there is concern there is not enough OR/procedure time for interns/residents. NP/PA's or healthcare specialists as they are called round on floors, run clinics, discharge and do the grind of heavy day to day lifting there of daily provider work to allow higher level training options for the interns/residents.

Its a great place with super staff with a real sense of mission but not a procedure rich environment for NP's. Very limited involvement with the critically ill. Interestingly/sadly they do not even allow NP students in the ED anymore...all teaching spots are for MD students.

Just FYI.

[J&B-RN, BSN, MSN, RN, APRN, NP]

Do any of the hospital in WA actually use ACNPs in their ICU's? Thinking of moving to WA and planning on getting my ACNP within the next 2 years. I want to end up in an ICU as an NP.