Which specialty for most flexibility

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I'm looking for some expert advice with regard to my career choice.

I'm currently an ACNP student at the Univ of Penn and am having second thoughts about how flexible a career as an ACNP truly is.

We're expecting our third child any day now and I will essentially have three children under three years of age.

My ideal work scenario is to work 3-4 days/week. I enjoy the flexibility shift work affords me.

Question: Which NP specialty will give me the greatest opportunity to work on a part time basis, FNP or ACNP?

As far as a career in the ED, do you find that FNP's or ACNP's are hired in that setting?

Thanks in advance for your advice!!

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

I think its not so much the type of NP you get, but rather your practice setting. For instance I work in nephrology, seeing dialysis patients in the outpt setting. We have 3 FNPs, one PA and me, a CNS and we all do the same job. However, as long as our pts are seen its up to us to get it scheduled. For instance, I might 11-13 hours one day and only 4 the next. I also do call every 4th weekend at two hospitals rounding on nephrology pts.

As to ER, in my area, they like the dual certification: ACNP plus PNP or ACNP plus ACPNP. I have an adult health CNS and just completed the peds CNS which qualifies me to see everyone plus my clinicals were in an acute setting.

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I agree with traumas. I am an FNP and let me tell you, when I started being direct and honest about the hours I wanted to work (and stopped being apologetic), the offers started coming out of the woodwork. However, these were all office/outpatient settings. I had no less than THREE part-time job offers at graduation. I gave up benefits (don't need them anyway, husband has a great benefits package) but I work just 2.5 days per week with no call, no weekends, no holidays.

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Specializes in Emergency, Cardiac, PAT/SPU, Urgent Care.

I'm a FNP and was hired part-time to work in pre-admissions testing/short procedure unit. I work M-F, 4 hour mornings, no weekends/holidays. LOVE my job!

As far as the ERs in the vicinity of UPENN, I know that they are looking for FNPs - but are hiring them mostly for fast-track.

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Specializes in ICU/Telemetry/Med-Surg/Case Mgmt.

Spacklehead,

What is your job like in pre-admissions testing/short procedure unit? I am a new FNP and the hospital that I have worked at for over 13 years in looking to make me a position in that area and I am not sure what it involves. Thanks for any info you can give me!

Karen

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Specializes in Emergency, Cardiac, PAT/SPU, Urgent Care.

Sent you a pm, Karen!

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