Advanced Practice Nurse Job Search Success Strategies

What do I want to do?Picture your life over the next 3, 7, and 10 years

What environment do you enjoy?

What is rewarding and satisfying to you?

Where do you want to live?

What lifestyle do you want to have?

What factors in your personal life impact your work life?

Build your resumeName, Credentials

Address, City, State, ZipPhone (best number)

e-mail:

EDUCATIONUniversity/College, City, State dateMaster of Science, Advanced Practice Pediatric Nursing Comprehensive Examination topic:

University School of Nursing, City, State dateBachelor of Science in Nursing

University/College, City, State dateBachelor of Science

CLINICAL EXPERIENCEPediatric Nurse Practitioner, Hospital, City, State date(Unit Name)Summaryinclude number of bedsprocedures (limited)clinical knowledgecommittee memberships

Title, Hospital, City, State date(Unit Name)Provided post-operative, family-centered, direct nursing care to pediatric patients in #-bed cardiovascular intensive care unit. Provided care to intubated children requiring multiple vasoactive drips and monitoring via central lines. Clinical knowledge sedation, vascular access, external and internal pacing, open chests, and admitting patients from operating room following surgical repair of congenital heart defects. Member of mock code and tours and transitions committees.

Title, Clinic Name, City, State date SummaryPatients per day

RESEARCH, PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS

University, School of Nursing (Date)Brief summary research Names (Date). Title. Journal, volume: pages. Names (Date). Title: brief summary. Presentation Name including organization, City, State.

AWARDS AND HONORS

Speaker Poster PresentationAwarded scholarship

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONPROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONSCATEGORY OF SKILLS AND INTERESTS

What am I going to say?The Telephone interview: Desired Outcome: An interview in person

Keep your questions to a minimum unless you feel very unsure about the job

Do your research, look up the person you are talking to, have information on the hospital, unit, and procedures

Network

Be prepared with dates for an interview

• The Interview In Person

Desired Outcome : Job Offer

Be professional, thoughtful, a good listener

Do your research, look up people, their research, hospital unit, procedure

Think through challenging situations, know your weaknesses

Have a list of questions in your mind for each of the different people you will talk with

Be confident, self controlled, rested, organized in

appearance and thoughts, and be passionate

Develop a Strategy for Success

List all possible hospitals you are interested in

If you are in pediatrics, go to www.melnic.com and clinic Children’s Hospital link

Go to each of the hospital web sites to search for jobs

For a quick look go to simplyhired.com, put “Nurse Practitioner” or “Advanced Practice Nurse” in quotes

Network

Job Tabs

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner SalaryMelnic Consulting Group Updated Salary

Report Survey Results for Pediatric Nurse

Practitioners Jobs by Region and States East $60,000- $110,000 DC $75,000-$110,000 Maryland $70,000-$110,000Philadelphia $85,000-110,000New Jersey $60,000-$80,000 New York $75,000-$110,000 Buffalo $60,000- $80,000 Albany $62,000-$80,000 

Southeast $50,000-$95,000 Virginia $65,000- $80,000 Kentucky $50,000- $80,000 Tennessee $72,500-85,000Florida $60,000-$95,000 Midwest $56,000-$110,000 Chicago $70,000- $110,000 Indiana $65,000-$93,000 Minnesota $56,160- $90,000 Nebraska $ 65,000-100,000Kansas City $65,000-99,000  

South $45,000-$122,000Dallas $78,000- $110,000 Houston 75000-122,000Austin $72,000- $95,000 New Mexico $45,000- $75,000  West $70,000- $120,000 Arizona $70,000- $95,000 California $80,000- $120,000 Seattle $70,000- $98,000 Oregon $75,000-85,000 Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Salaries are not

separated for primary and specialty care jobs.

NegotiationsOne reason women have a lower salary than men

is that they do not ask.

If Judy is offered $75,000 and accepts the offer

in 7 years she will have $84,4462 with a 2% annual increase

If she responds to the offer by asking and receiving $80,000

in 7 years she will have $90,092 with a 2% annual increase

The initial difference in salaries is $5,000 in 7 years it is $5630 with a 2% annual increase in 14 years it is over $6,000 with 2% annual increases.

Not asking can result in an increasing difference in pay

1. What is your best alternative to what you are negotiating1. What would you do if you did not get the job or what is

your other offer2. If you are happy with your best alternative than you can

negotiate more aggressively

2. Understand the other side of the negotiations1. What is there best alternative, other candidates2. What are your special skills they will pay for3. How long has job been open, how eager are they to fill it4. What is their financial position

Ask Questions

Never Anchor

Do not reveal your salary requirementsWhat asked your salary tell them you are not sure

Ask them what they were thinking

You can always ask for more than what they offerYou cannot ask for more than what you have revealed you will accept

What can we do to stay ahead of the game?

You are a smart, creative, thinking, leader, create opportunities

After you have a signed an offer letter ask:

Are you feeling the pressure from the economy?

Have you considered freezes or layoffs?

Before you quit your job, ask if there is anything that could negate the offer

At a clinic:

Ask about turnover and layoffs

Look for new equipment, environment

Make sure you feel confident that physicians are good business people

Remember that the hospitals and clinics that are hiring are in the best economic condition

Why Should I Use a Recruiter?You have a full time job

We have relationships with hospital hiring authority

We can negotiate an offer

We can talk you through the process

You can not lose with the right recruiter

It’s free

Why Should I use Melnic Consulting Group? The only exclusively Pediatric Nurse Recruiting firm

Database includes 9000 Pediatric Advanced Practice Nurses, Nursing Leaders, and Recruiters

Great relationships with Children’s Hospitals

As the right recruiter, I do everything in my power to get you a job