What states are hiring new grad NPs?

myelin · Oct 11, 2012

I graduated this past June from a Grad Entry Pediatric NP program (so I had no nursing experience). I received 3 job offers: one in Ohio at an office where I did clinicals, one in PA, and one in IL. The last two were positions I found on the NHSC website, and qualified for loan reimbursement. I would highly recommend looking at that site, and at any under-served sites you can find. I have found that under-served areas hire a lot of new grads, as they are more in need of providers.

Hey Cohen,

I'm so glad to hear you had luck with the NHSC website. I'm planning on doing the same thing when I graduate (it looks like there are a lot of openings for my specialty - psych). I have a question - how did you contact the sites with openings? Did you just call them and tell them a little bit about yourself... or email info or fax? Haha, I'm getting ahead of myself (don't graduate until 2015), but I figured it's never too soon to learn how to put myself out there. :)

myelin · Oct 11, 2012

Get moving. I just did for a $32,000 raise.

woah, zenman! That's amazing. Do you mind telling me what area you will be working in now (or PMing me)? Maybe the state? I assume it's somewhere rural? Just curious... I'm a bit paranoid about getting a job when I graduate (which isn't for several years, but oh well).

SycamoreGuy · Oct 11, 2012

woah, zenman! That's amazing. Do you mind telling me what area you will be working in now (or PMing me)? Maybe the state? I assume it's somewhere rural? Just curious... I'm a bit paranoid about getting a job when I graduate (which isn't for several years, but oh well).

With zenman its likely somewhere out of the country. :)

BamaPsych · May 23, 2015

I am looking for a travel job 7 on 7 off. I know this is a couple of years old, but did you have a particular recruiter at Comp-Health that you used. Thanks!

synaptic · May 23, 2015

There are many cities where even physicians arent really needed, depending on specialty though. Rural will more often have more jobs than urban and suburban. The coastal areas are usually more saturated than the inner parts of the country. for a broad question that is the best I can answer. Like it was stated above- get moving. There was a place hiring right next to my parents house for 70k a year. I moved and make twice that now.