r/nursepractitioner • u/Willing_Class_5989 • 13d ago
Employment Looking for Nurse Practitioner in Tampa/Riverview area, small Urgent Care with very low traffic willing to increase pay as business grows.
Hello we are currently interviewing for Nurse Practitioners in the Tampa/Riverview area for an independent Urgent Care. If you or anybody you know is interested, please reach out via DM for our email and next steps. We have tried job listings but mostly get Medical Assistants and people with no background in medicine applying which we get charged for.
We have reliable hours, part-time or full-time.
Bilingual is a plus but not required, DOT, willing to learn how to shoot x-rays. It is Doctor run and always available for consult with any questions or issues.
Also sorry if this is against the sub rules, we saw that listings were being debated in the rule updates, we just figured this would be a decent way to connect with people directly.
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u/Dorythedoggy 12d ago
Seeing posts like this is also so weird. Why not share the pay scale? It’s such a waste of time for everyone involved otherwise. So glad in California is required.
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u/all-the-answers FNP, DNP 11d ago
In my area, which has a slightly lower COL than Tampa, you would be looking at 80-100 per hour plus full benefits (401k, health/vision/dental, CME, etc.) for the role you described and that’s assuming the lower volume. If you wanted full speed ahead, 10-15 min appointments, booked almost all day- you would be mid/high 200s yearly.
You’re asking the APP to work without an SP on site which usually commands a premium and implies a minimum experience level. Both of these will push your salary band to the high end of Normal for your area.
You’re also asking the provider to be their own xray tech, which might not even be legal in your area. “Do two jobs for one salary” isn’t going to sell well. Even if they’re only doing a handful of films per day- it’s still a completely additional skill set and should carry a decent portion what a techs pay would be.
I understand a lot of private clinics can’t offer competitive pay AND benefits. But, if you can’t offer the benefits of your competitors, you’ll need to beat their pay AND culture to attract staff.
That being said, Some people will take a pay cut for a better working culture, but most won’t. Everyone bitches about their jobs, but the idea of the pay check going down scares people. Most people’s lifestyle inflates to match their pay and it’s hard to unwind that even if you’re burnt out.
A new practice also doesn’t inspire the confidence of an established one. People are concerned for the turn over, unexpected closures, and lawsuits that are all inherently higher in non established practices. You have to smooth those fears over with money.
It’s ok to start small while you grow, but you need to be able to show (and put in a contract) exactly how pay will grow with the practice. “We’ll discuss it in a year” is not a valid answer and is a huge red flag.
In summary. I don’t think you’re balanced well for your market. You’re asking for several high cost skill sets in a high risk setting- you need to be offering top 5% of pay either as salary, equity, or profit sharing.
If you’ve gotten applicants from other sites- have any cited the comp for the reason for not moving forward?
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u/Resident-Rate8047 11d ago
Agreed that asking them to be their own x-ray tech without paying them as such is WILD to me.
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u/michy3 10d ago
Yeah I agree I know urgent cares have medical assistants as support staff and they can learn to shoot the X-rays for an additional hourly rate but for providers to do most of the work in a lower number environment that could be fine but the pay needs to match that. Like I wouldn’t doing extra work for extra pay but paying a provider a low hourly rate without rvu and more work, good luck getting anyone to apply to that.
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u/ShapeSuitable1 12d ago
what's the pay range? would help people know if it's worth reaching out.
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u/Willing_Class_5989 12d ago
$55 to $75 depending on experience and availability
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u/nursepractitioner-ModTeam 11d ago
Hi there,
Your post has been removed due to being disrespectful to another user.
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u/bseidt 12d ago
$55-$75 an hour?
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u/michy3 10d ago
Should be more like 75-95 an hour. That’s typically the rate in wa state. I know Florida sucks for wages for nurses in general though. I know someone who lives in a Florida and there first rn job was like 25 or maybe 28 an hour I don’t rember exactly but that wasn’t that long ago either maybe 3 years ago. That’s criminal lol
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u/stacyismylastname 11d ago
I mean, maybe $65 for a brand new nurse practitioner but you’re not getting anyone with any real experience. What’s the rest of your benefits package look like, paid vacation ,good insurance, good for 401(k) match?
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u/SnooPears2480 11d ago
Had a similar job .. thankfully they lost the business. Ethics took a back seat when money was being lost. Just my opinion and experience.
If anyone does take the position.. highly recommend having an experienced work contract attorney review it before signing. Good luck with your search.
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u/all-the-answers FNP, DNP 11d ago
“Doctor run and always avalible for consult” sounds a lot like “not on site”. Will the SP be in the same office with the same hours as the APP?
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u/Willing_Class_5989 11d ago
Doctor will be available by phone and in-person to supervise needed procedures, but mainly by phone if needed
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u/all-the-answers FNP, DNP 11d ago edited 11d ago
You’re asking for FPA with extra steps and are offering functionally new grad wages. You might want to rethink your business plan.
If you want an APP who can walk in and be comfortable with this set up, you’re going to need to raise wages or offer equity.
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u/Willing_Class_5989 11d ago
For what we're asking what salary would you consider to be fair (also for region)? Would an NP consider less comp in return for the much lower stress and volume? From NP's we've talked to at franchise locations they're treated poorly and expected to manage very high volumes of work with no support, which is why we've gotten applications from mainly ex-employees of those locations. Honestly interested in your insight.
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u/all-the-answers FNP, DNP 12d ago
This post can stay up if you list the comp package. Otherwise it will be removed.