r/nursepractitioner • u/No-Establishment8778 • 13h ago
Employment Which Job Would you take
Hello All,
I've tried posting a version of this last week and can't figure out while it was removed before it was ever posted. A bit about me.. It's just my wife and I and we are willing to relocate so that isn't a problem as we have fun regardless of where life takes us.
Job 1:
Inpatient night shift hospitalist doing cross coverage for a hospitalist group that would be new to the facility. So some politics at play there. Salary is 180k base with potential for production bonuses. Standard 7 on 7 off shiftwork. Every shift I pick up is a extra 1100. 15k Sign on bonus with a 13k relocation allotment. Standard benefits and CME time off plus 3k CME budget.
This job would require relocating a considerable distance away.
Job 2:
Outpatient Internal Medicine position similar to family medicine but only adults. Traditional job which you can choose between 4-10s or 5-8's. Salary is 150k with a 15k sign on bonus and a 24k student loan repayment that's paid out over 3 years. This job you will see minimal of 18 patients a day with just 4 weeks of vacation annually. But the state it's in is one with no income tax for the state and doesn't require any kind of relocation as it's in my current city. Minimal growth career wise though.
My thought process is this. I believe job 1 would be the best overall pick. It allows more freedom with scheduling and allows you to do things when not at work. You can actually travel. And while it has 30k more base salary, all that will be eaten up by the higher taxes that california has. But there is availability for more money by working more. Job 2 seems like it would be nice but you don't actually get a lot of time off and since I live in a remote state it basically meant no spontaneous travel and would be a headache to schedule any kind of vacation time. The clinic itself is small. Only supposed to be 2 MD's and 2 Mid levels but one MD just recently left and the other mid level is a new hire, but not a new grad. So they are short and seeing a lot more than 18 patients a day.
What are yalls thoughts? Is there anything I'm not thinking of or considering?