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Family Nurse Practitioner
Practicing as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
A Family Nurse Practitioner is able to practice with autonomy; having the ability to treat patients on their own just as a physician would. Nurse Practitioners have prescriptive authority in all 50 states allowing them to prescribe necessary medications per a patient's needs. Family Nurse Practitioners are licensed in the same was as all nurse practitioners; each state's nursing board administers an advanced practice nursing license in which nurse practitioners are licensed in that state to practice medicine. Family Nurse Practitioners usually practice in a clinic providing family medicine to patients of all ages. It is less common to find family nurse practitioners in a hospital-based practice, although sometimes FNPs will round on their patients in the hospital and take hospital call for these patients. Most of the time a Family Nurse Practitioner’s responsibilities will be seeing patients in a clinic, outpatient setting with some sharing of phone-call duties.
Why are they called Family Nurse Practitioners?
Family medicine is the area of practice that most closely resembles the “general practitioner” of early medicine; serving the whole family’s healthcare over a lifetime. As medicine progressed general practice evolved into “family practice” or “family medicine.” This specialty of medicine is now served mainly by Family Practice Physicians. Throughout the history of modern medicine there haven’t been enough family practice doctors to serve the healthcare demands of the general population. This is especially true in rural or inner-city urban settings. Two other factors that are causing a huge shortage in healthcare delivery by practitioners to the patient population include the aging Baby-boomer generation and the ever-increasing access to healthcare of the uninsured. Baby-boomers, the largest sector of the American population, are aging and as they age they are experiencing the health complications that come with age and therefore seeking out healthcare services. Uninsured Americans are gaining access to healthcare through government initiatives (discuss a few of the programs here.), and even some private funded programs.. One private funded program is that of corporate medicine. See our article on Corporate Medicine.
One answer to delivering healthcare to more people has been the utilization of nurse practitioners and physician assistants under a consulting family practice physician.
What kinds of patients do Family Nurse Practitioners see?
Family Nurse Practitioners see patients of all ages; usually from toddlers to aging adults. However, depending on the practice setting, the objectives of the practice, and the specialties represented in the clinic the ratios of children to adult will vary. For instance if the Family Nurse Practitioner is in a group practice where there are pediatric nurse practitioners or pediatricians the FNP may be expected to see mainly older siblings of the pediatric patients and their parents. Causing the FNP to see more adolescents and adults than children. In this same setting the practice may need more support with overflow of pediatric patients and the family nurse practitioner may end up seeing a higher ratio of children. I have seen Family Nurse Practitioners see patients that represent the general demographics of the population; all ages. I have also worked with Family Nurse Practitioners that see either a large pediatric or adult patient base to meet the demands of the practice.
Do Family Nurse Practitioners practice family medicine?
The obvious answer is, “yes.” However, this isn’t always the case. One reason nurses who choose to become nurse practitioners pursue the family nurse practitioner route is due to the fact that this specialty of nurse practitioners is more flexible than other nurse practitioner specialties. Other nurse practitioners such as neonatal, acute care, or acute care pediatric nurse practitioners are limited to treating a specific patient base with their specialized training, where as family nurse practitioners are not limited to family practice.
Family Nurse Practitioners can practice in most healthcare specialties. This is due to the fact that family nurse practitioners are trained to see all ages of patients and all types of medical ailments. Even though family nurse practitioners may practice in pediatrics and women’s health, Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (PNP) and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioners (WHNP) may better serve these specialties respectfully.
Here are some specialties where Family Nurse Practitioners are commonly found practicing:
- Family Medicine
- Urgent Care
- Internal Medicine
- Pediatrics
- Women’s Health, Gynecology
- Cardiology
- Gastroenterology
- Urology
What are the limitations of a Family Nurse Practitioner?
There are some limitations of Family Nurse Practitioners. FNPs can’t assist in surgery without additional training in surgical first assist. The surgical first assist training for nurse practitioners is fairly simple process.
Family Nurse Practitioners have some limitations in acute care settings like intensive care units (ICU) and critical care units (CCU). Most hospital-based practices are better served by acute care nurse practitioners than family nurse practitioners. Hospitalist roles, Emergency Medicine, and pulmonology are sectors of medicine where fewer FNPs end up practicing.
Newborn patients and especially premature babies with complications are not going to be treated by family nurse practitioners. The complicated, or acute, babies are treated in neonatal intensive care units by neonatologist and neonatal nurse practitioners. Likewise, newborns and young children should be treated by pediatric nurse practitioners rather than family nurse practitioners.
As mentioned, a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) is an advanced practice nurse specializing in family practice. Family Nurse Practitioners can see patients of all ages, 0-100. The wide-range scope of practice is often one of the greatest reasons that nurses choose the FNP route compared to other advanced practice roles when perusing a practitioner's role. The FNP has a lot of flexibility in choosing a specialty; they are not limited to practicing in Family Medicine.
Hiring Family Nurse Practitioners
Advanced Practice Recruiters specializes in providing Family Nurse Practitioners to practices of all specialties across the country. Our network in this industry allows us the opportunity to locate qualified Nurse Practitioners with experience providing clinical support and the knowledge to practice with autonomy. Whether you’re looking to hire a seasoned FNP professional or a new graduate eager to learn, Advanced Practice Recruiters will be able to assess your practice’s needs, locate and identify the right Family NP for your practice. Reach out to us today to discuss your practice opportunity. You will find our recruiting consultants are prepared to serve your needs for hiring a Family Nurse Practitioner.
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Family Nurse Practitioners: Find FNP Jobs with Advanced Practice Recruiters.
Family Nurse Practitioners have a lot of options when it comes to finding the right practice opportunity. When talking with we listen to you needs both personally and professionally to help lead you in the right direction. Just like the ways you consult your patients we consult the career of family nurse practitioners.
When talking with us here are some things we’ll discuss.
- Practice arrangement: What kind of setting are you seeking? Clinic based, outpatient only, rural with loan repayment, or a traditional family practice. There are many options and we will help you find that right setting.
- Practice location: Where do you want to practice? In your current city or relocating to live near family, either way we can help you locate the right practice just down the street or across the country. It’s up to you.
- Specialty: You probably chose the FNP route because of this practicing versatility. What specialty are your seeking? Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Urgent Care, Pain Management, and the list goes on…
- Compensation Needs: What do you need to make? What do you want to make? Family Nurse Practitioner Salary can depend greatly on your experience, the geograpic location, the job duties, the specialty, and the schedule. We know what practices will pay you what you need to make.
- Schedule: What schedule are you seeking? Easy enough; do you want Monday-Friday 8-5. Perhaps a split schedule working part-time, or you may want a shift schedule 7 am – 7 pm three times a week. Again, there are a lot of options.
We are serious specialist when it comes to representing family nurse practitioners. Find family nurse practitioner practice opportunities with us. All services for Nurse Practitioners are 100% FREE.
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We are Family Nurse Practitioner Recruiters
If you are hiring a Family Nurse Practitioner, you will not find a harder working, more sincere group of Recruiters. As Family Nurse Practitioner recruiters it is our goal to serve the careers of FNPs by leading them to quality practices like yours.
There are a lot of recruiters to consider so here are a few reasons Advanced Practice Recruiters should be your first choice:
- We understand that recruiting begins with serving a community. In this case, Family Nurse Practitioners.
- We care about your practice's specific needs. We listen and act in your best interest. We offer this same caring approach to nurse practitioners.
- All candidates are pre-qualified for your position. Licensing and Certification are verified. References are checked.
- We stand behind our work. All placements are guaranteed for 6 MONTHS. This is twice the industry average.
- 100% contingency recruitment. We only get paid when a successful placement has been made.
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Family Nurse Practitioner Salary
What can I expect for Family Nurse Practitioner Salary?
Family Nurse Practitioner Salary has the largest variance of any salaries of the Nurse Practitioner specialties. This is simply because Family Nurse Practitioners serve such a large spectrum of patients in various settings across the country.
To simplify this answer we’ll focus on just traditional family practice settings where there are limited to no hospital duties or call coverage. New graduates will find that established practices with a lot of support located in desirable areas of the country will pay as low as $68,000, however, $75,000 is more appropriate and more common. With solid experience as a RN and in rural areas or community health centers a new graduate might find opportunities offering as high as $85,000, although this isn’t the typical offer.
As one's career continues and experience is gained a family nurse practitioner can expect their salary to increase as well. Beyond 5 years in practice it is not uncommon to see salaries beyond $85,000. However, in our experience there are few family nurse practitioner positions that will pay more than $100,000.
It is our plan to provide additional salary details as we gather more data. Our goal is to provide realistic expectations for salary and not the typical data provided by most salary calculators or salary related websites. If you would like to talk with us about your particular situation in confidence, we are available at 888-812-3452 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
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Are you seeking an outpatient practice? This thriving Primary Care clinic is seeking a full-time Family Nurse Practitioner to expand it's patient base. What a quality of life practice? Here you will be respected as a practitioner. You will have autonomy and flexibility patients on a schedule that meets your needs. How’s that you ask? This practice values your work-life balance, and they just don’t say that they mean it. The normal clinic hours are Monday-Thursday 8-5, and a half day on Friday, but we are flexible based upon your needs.
Competitive Salary based upon experience + Bonuses
Full benefits
CME allowance and time off
Malpractice provided
Paid vacation, and more. For more details contact:
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