NP Job Description: A Case Study
NP Job Description
St. Catherine University
NURS 7200
Tami J Hirsch
November 11, 2014
Describe the Position Advanced practice nurses are a comprehensive category of registered nurses who have completed advanced clinical nurses ' educational practice requirements outside the two to four years of basic nursing education required for all registered nurses. Under the advanced practice nursing title fall four categories of nursing specialties: clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, and nurse anesthetists (APRN, 2013). The qualifications in the state of Minnesota to become a licensed nurse practitioner include four components. One must first earn a masters or doctorate degree …show more content…
Numerous hospitals, educational institutions, and clinics have seen the value a nurse practitioner brings to their staff. Due to these advancements and changes work conditions have additionally changed and morphed throughout the years.
1. Salary: The median range for a primary care nurse practitioner in the state of Minnesota is roughly $82,590 annually. This range varies widely by the environment in which the practitioner works as well as the geographic location (AANP, 2013).
2. Workload:
a. Primary care providers typically see between twenty to twenty-five patients in an eight-hour period with twenty-minute appointments. As a new graduate and new employee one could be expected to take between ten to twelve patients in the first six months until one has established a patient panel (AANP, 2013).
b. Some providers are additionally expected to take call or make hospital rounds. Providers are compensated for these …show more content…
Insurance:
a. Health insurance: Health insurance is provided by most health care settings and is offered to part-time and full-time employees. This typically includes dental insurance.
b. Malpractice insurance: For primary care settings, employers will pay for your malpractice insurance.
c. Eye insurance: If available to the employer may or may not be part of the benefit package. Could be an additional cost for the APRN.
6. Continual Education: Continuing education allowance and paid leave should be provided in the contract. If this is not postulated in the contract, it is a negotiable element. Most employers award the APRN an allowance of $1500-$2500 annually (AANP, 2013).
7. Fees: Membership in professional organization; licensure, and DEA fees should be paid by the employer (AANP, 2013).
8. A contract may include language regarding termination clauses. A contract may list precise reasons for termination with cause such as should the nurse practitioner become disable, lose their license, or be convicted of a felony. A termination without cause contract doesn’t give the nurse practitioner any job security and is not considered prudent for a nurse practitioner (AANP,
St. Catherine University
NURS 7200
Tami J Hirsch
November 11, 2014
Describe the Position Advanced practice nurses are a comprehensive category of registered nurses who have completed advanced clinical nurses ' educational practice requirements outside the two to four years of basic nursing education required for all registered nurses. Under the advanced practice nursing title fall four categories of nursing specialties: clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, and nurse anesthetists (APRN, 2013). The qualifications in the state of Minnesota to become a licensed nurse practitioner include four components. One must first earn a masters or doctorate degree …show more content…
Numerous hospitals, educational institutions, and clinics have seen the value a nurse practitioner brings to their staff. Due to these advancements and changes work conditions have additionally changed and morphed throughout the years.
1. Salary: The median range for a primary care nurse practitioner in the state of Minnesota is roughly $82,590 annually. This range varies widely by the environment in which the practitioner works as well as the geographic location (AANP, 2013).
2. Workload:
a. Primary care providers typically see between twenty to twenty-five patients in an eight-hour period with twenty-minute appointments. As a new graduate and new employee one could be expected to take between ten to twelve patients in the first six months until one has established a patient panel (AANP, 2013).
b. Some providers are additionally expected to take call or make hospital rounds. Providers are compensated for these …show more content…
Insurance:
a. Health insurance: Health insurance is provided by most health care settings and is offered to part-time and full-time employees. This typically includes dental insurance.
b. Malpractice insurance: For primary care settings, employers will pay for your malpractice insurance.
c. Eye insurance: If available to the employer may or may not be part of the benefit package. Could be an additional cost for the APRN.
6. Continual Education: Continuing education allowance and paid leave should be provided in the contract. If this is not postulated in the contract, it is a negotiable element. Most employers award the APRN an allowance of $1500-$2500 annually (AANP, 2013).
7. Fees: Membership in professional organization; licensure, and DEA fees should be paid by the employer (AANP, 2013).
8. A contract may include language regarding termination clauses. A contract may list precise reasons for termination with cause such as should the nurse practitioner become disable, lose their license, or be convicted of a felony. A termination without cause contract doesn’t give the nurse practitioner any job security and is not considered prudent for a nurse practitioner (AANP,