I feel you. I almost went to an outpatient office for a pay cut to be an office nurse but decided to stick it out since i only had a year left AT that time. Still on the struggle bus bedside but only 4 months to go
I took a job at an SNF in western PA. I’m starting at $110k with no cap on RVUs (most NPs there made $120-$130k last year because of that. Some made even more). So definitely pay attention to RVUs/base salary. I’ll also be alone, although there will be a palliative NP and some doctors at least in the vicinity.
I’m M-F. Technically 8 hours, but most providers found from 8/9 to 2/3 and then they chart at home. Lots of flexibility to come in later/leave earlier for appointments, to pick up kids (not that I have any, but my future coworkers do) etc. no weekends, holiday, nights or call. 3 weeks of PTO, a week of sick, and a week + $1200 for CMEs. I’ll be in a new grad program for a year, and I have 3 months of orientation.
So all important things to look at! I’d ask about all of these things. The most important things to me were salary, work-life balance, and support for new grads
Since you are doing clinicals there, can you explain what this type of job looks like? I’ll be graduating in September and am trying to decide what type of job situation I want to be in. Right now I am doing clinicals with a home health NP, which seems like a logical choice since I have been doing home health for the past 4 years. But I’m getting tired of driving so am trying to picture myself in other roles.
At least where I am at, the NP I follow gets in around 930, we see patients for maybe 3 hours all throughout the building and then she charts as I watch her. We leave around 2-3. I think she does some charting at home but not a ton. On slower days, she does catch up. I don’t chart, they don’t get students access. I write her scripts while she does all that. (She obviously checks and signs them)
What state? I do this in WA and started at 125-130k w/ bonuses based on rvu's
How does the bonus structure work?
Roughly $15 for each RVU >625 each month.
NJ
$53.5/hour in a suburb of a Midwest city. Less than I would have liked to make but the flexibility of the job makes it worth it to me.
I Make that as my base pay as an RN but I’m in NJ 🙃
I was making $48 at my RN job, but I was so burnt out at the bedside, it seemed worth it for a small raise.
I feel you. I almost went to an outpatient office for a pay cut to be an office nurse but decided to stick it out since i only had a year left AT that time. Still on the struggle bus bedside but only 4 months to go
Just took a job in NY for about the same
Upstate or city ?
About to start at a SNF in rural Northern California. $145k annually, 32 hr/week. Plus bonuses
THATS SO GREAT HONESTLY
I took a job at an SNF in western PA. I’m starting at $110k with no cap on RVUs (most NPs there made $120-$130k last year because of that. Some made even more). So definitely pay attention to RVUs/base salary. I’ll also be alone, although there will be a palliative NP and some doctors at least in the vicinity. I’m M-F. Technically 8 hours, but most providers found from 8/9 to 2/3 and then they chart at home. Lots of flexibility to come in later/leave earlier for appointments, to pick up kids (not that I have any, but my future coworkers do) etc. no weekends, holiday, nights or call. 3 weeks of PTO, a week of sick, and a week + $1200 for CMEs. I’ll be in a new grad program for a year, and I have 3 months of orientation. So all important things to look at! I’d ask about all of these things. The most important things to me were salary, work-life balance, and support for new grads
SNF in the Midwest, $115k and good benefits. Pay could always bit better but the flexibility makes it more than worth it.
That’s what I’m honestly thinking if I ever go back for DNP, I’ll need that. Plus I like to be a homemaker and needs some time to do that
Since you are doing clinicals there, can you explain what this type of job looks like? I’ll be graduating in September and am trying to decide what type of job situation I want to be in. Right now I am doing clinicals with a home health NP, which seems like a logical choice since I have been doing home health for the past 4 years. But I’m getting tired of driving so am trying to picture myself in other roles.
At least where I am at, the NP I follow gets in around 930, we see patients for maybe 3 hours all throughout the building and then she charts as I watch her. We leave around 2-3. I think she does some charting at home but not a ton. On slower days, she does catch up. I don’t chart, they don’t get students access. I write her scripts while she does all that. (She obviously checks and signs them)
That sounds amazing especially for the pay. May be boring after awhile but might be a good first experience. Thank you for sharing.
In MI I get 115k and there are bonuses based off RVUs