Confessions of an NNP recruiter after 20+ years with ENSEARCH I’ve been blessed. Did I just type that I’ve been blessed? Why yes, I did. In fact, I’ll type it again. I’ve been blessed. In what other employment can one pick up a phone and make a friend for life? [...]
Have you ever considered working as a locum tenens neonatal nurse practitioner, or maybe even done it before? What was your experience? Locum tenens is an opportunity for NNPs and other medical professionals to spend an amount of time, ranging from a few days per month up to a few [...]
Many new grads, and even NNPs back on the job market after several years in one position dive back into the job market feeling prepared. The reality, more often than not, is that they don't know what they don't know. Are you one of them? Here are the 5 most common warning [...]
Spoiler alert: each of these seven deadly sins has happened during NNP interviews in the past. We just don't want them to happen to you. And, unless you’re faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and maybe even able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, [...]
Think you’re the only one who is being interviewed during your neonatal job hunt? Think again. In addition to being interviewed, you’ll be interviewing many potential employers yourself. However, the very first interview you should conduct will be the one with your recruiter. Before choosing to place your trust in a [...]
You’re an over-achiever, and you probably work harder than anyone you know. Getting this far in your career means this isn’t your first interview. Still, many recent grads and long-time nurses back on the job market find that the job interview comes with many twists and turns that set it [...]
As you probably already know, the NCC guidelines for the certified neonatal nurse practitioner have been recently changed. What does this mean for you as a certified NNP? We’ll outline it for you here, and provide you with the resources to learn more. Firstly, once you have passed the NNP [...]
Unless you come from a long line of nurses, your friends know everything about your industry, your co-workers discuss the intimate details of your plans to relocate, and you have a boss who doesn’t mind the fact that you’re looking at positions elsewhere, who can you confide in and lean [...]
Although many hospitals have long since discovered the benefits of locum tenens and are taking advantage of them, far too many aren’t fully educated about their options in hiring for these positions. If your NNP team is stressed and overworked, or you’re paying too much in overtime and still falling [...]
Firstly, this title is misleading. As a nurse practitioner, life after graduation actually begins long before graduation. If you’re not already planning for the next step (employment), you need to be. But what exactly does this mean to a neonatal nurse practitioner? Here is what new nursing grads need to know about their job [...]
