91% of NP respondents work as an employee; of these, 39% work in hospitals, and 25% work in physician offices.1 Therefore, it’s gratifying to see that hospital settings and physician groups are satisfying places to work. In addition, this data has not changed significantly since last year. Not surprisingly (based on comments that “ability to make administrative decisions and have a say in day-to-day operations” and “independent practice” matters), 83% of NPs who work solo were “most of the time/always” satisfied, compared with 72% of those in other practice settings.
- US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, The U.S. Health Workforce Chartbook. Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2018.
BENEFITS
As you are aware, having access to the right benefits can go a long way to increasing job satisfaction. In addition to salary as a choice, we listed 30 benefits choices—insurance coverage, additional compensation opportunities, reimbursements, and other—asking which are offered by your employer (access) and which, in lieu of a modest increase in salary, are most important regardless of access. Your responses allowed us to identify the top 7 among your peers.
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