Let’s take a look at 15 reasons. You get to be as close to being a doctor without actually being a doctor, and without losing touch with your caring side. As an FNP, you will continue to work directly with patients, but you will have far more responsibilities than a general Registered Nurse (RN). Indeed,…
Nurses who pursue a family nurse practitioner (FNP) career today can expect to enjoy more autonomy and greater responsibility — all while making a difference in the lives of individuals and within the greater health care system. Possessing advanced education and training, nurse practitioners (NPs) can also benefit from a variety of career choices, such as specializing…
So you’ve survived nurse practitioner school, passed your national board-certification exam, and — with your head barely above water — you’ve struck out into the job-hunting jungle. But where to begin? They don’t really prepare you for this in school. Never fear! Only a few years ago, I too was fighting my way through the tangled…
It’s no surprise that employment opportunities for physicians are proliferating online. Here’s how to get started. Need a new job? Your checklist should include: physician recruiters, specialty journal classifieds, networking with colleagues, and perhaps even phone prospective employers. But now more than ever, you can use your mobile device to surf online job boards, where…
Whether you’ve recently finished your residency or you have years of experience in the field, you might not know where to start your job search as an anesthesiologist. Anesthesiologists are needed in hospitals, outpatient surgical clinics, doctors’ offices, Online Resources The Internet is by far the fastest and most practical resource available to help you…
Working locum tenens can be a great alternative to the “typical” physician’s career, but like any contract-based career, how great it is really depends on the quality of the jobs you take. Locum physicians work through recruiting agencies, so obviously a big part of finding the right locum tenens positions is finding the right agency, but there…
Depending on how long you have been out of training, your curriculum vitae (Latin, meaning “course of life,” CV for short) may fit onto one page or have the heft of a small book. Either way, it is important to keep this record of your education, training, experience, and professional accomplishments up to date. Physicians…
