Working before credentialing

Thank you!

I am doing this now in NC. My boss is an NP as well. I see and document on all the patients, we agree on a plan before the patients leave. She is always in the building and signs all the charts. It is a bit of a slog because we don't always agree on treatment...not right/wrong, just different approaches. However, nice to get paid and have a built in check for a new NP like myself while waiting for the darn insurance companies.

Thanks!

I did this as well, as per my contract I was paid 60% of my NP salary and my preceptor was paid the additional 40%. Then when all of the credentialing went through I got my full paycheck. This worked nicely for me as I didn't have to stay at my RN job, and it "forced" my job to orient me (although this wasn't really an issue). Some would question the 60/40 split, however the 60 was what I made as an RN so no real issue for me.....

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I am doing this now in NC. My boss is an NP as well. I see and document on all the patients, we agree on a plan before the patients leave. She is always in the building and signs all the charts. It is a bit of a slog because we don't always agree on treatment...not right/wrong, just different approaches. However, nice to get paid and have a built in check for a new NP like myself while waiting for the darn insurance companies.

It sounds like you just admitted to fraud. If you are not credentialed yet and your boss NP is signing all your charts for patients she didn't see. Who is billing for these patients?

Really no different than a student seeing patients, reporting to a preceptor, and collaborating on a plan...except I get paid. She does not see patients at the same time, but instead works on administrative duties.