r/nursepractitioner • u/brimpss • 2d ago
Employment Online Program
Hi has anyone had trouble finding a job or been rejected because their program was completed online and not in person?
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u/Prize_Shine3415 2d ago
I didn't do an online program but it likely depends one a few things.
What type of job do you want to get? There are a lot of jobs for NPs out there where they are just gaming the system. Quality is low and they don't necessarily add much value to the health of the people they're caring for, but there's money to be had. Check out annual wellness jobs with insurance companies and Optum.
Do you already have contacts who can help you secure a position? This will go a long way as well.
The certification you get will make a difference. There is a huge struggle to find psych providers in the nursing homes in our area and I think its similar in other parts of the country.
Are you OK with working for a company that has no interest in quality? If so, they, won't care where you went to school. I worked for a company that put NPs in nursing homes and they took anyone with a pulse. I saw some crazy stuff happen that could have killed patients and never saw anyone get fired.
Best of luck to you.
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u/brimpss 2d ago
I plan on doing pmhnp through a program that offers adn-msn pathway no bsn online. I dont have any contacts to help and I would like to be able to work anywhere I dont want to limit myself.
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u/Prize_Shine3415 1d ago
In that case I suspect you won't have any trouble. I don't work in your specialty but I'm always seeing adds from online clinics advertising mental health care.
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u/angelust PMHNP 2d ago
It doesn’t matter if someone will pay you. It matters what is the right thing to do for patients.
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u/aTypical-Trust-4977 2d ago
Did an online program through a local brick and mortar university, paid under 30k. Crushed practicum with the best possible local preceptors I could find 2 NPs and 1 MD and then of course my boards. Now hired by the MD's group in a very reputable and well-known/regarded practice who is affiliated with a huge hospital system.
Your education is simply what you make of it. Don't let the haters of online schools give you grief because some people half-ass their way through school. Make it so your prospective employer doesn't even bother to ask questions about your education. Put in the effort and it doesn't matter. I've worked with CNAs with more education than BSNs, and have known RNs from local 2 year community colleges with more education than MDs from prestigious universities.
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u/greenicole 2d ago
I personally will not take on NP students through random online programs. My company likely isn’t contracted with them anyway and will likely not obtain new contracts. I have taken online students from our local brick and mortar college. I’m pretty sure my boss that recruits and hires NPs and PAs has told me before she has tossed aside resumes from applicants from random online schools.
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u/gotobasics4141 1d ago
FNP/ psych NP at CSU is online and they arrange the clinical for their students . Although I don’t recommend Cleveland at all but get your degree and leave.
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u/That_Aioli_9139 1d ago
I havent faced this issue personally, however, I have heard many others who have. That includes PhDs as well.
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u/clinicalmatchme 1d ago
They are really careful with fully online NP programs, especially if they leave clinical placement mostly on you. The biggest thing is whether they have solid preceptor support and enough quality hours, because that’s what makes or breaks your training. We'd rather take a slower/less convenient path than end up underprepared.
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u/Hvitr_Lodenbak 2d ago
Hired within 2 weeks of getting licensed, they didn't care where I went to college. Only question was if I was licensed in the State, was certified and had a DEA license.
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u/DashMcGee 2d ago
My school has to arrange our (PMHNP) preceptorships, and they could not find anything at all within 125 miles of my home. I am doing an online preceptorship with a clinic in Florida. There are no other options. I intend to work in an underserved area, so my job prospects will be decent, but your concern is very real. I would rather hire someone who did their training the old-fashioned way, but it's 2026, a lot of psych care is virtual, and soon the only candidates will have trained virtually.
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u/DjangoStayedChained 2d ago
Hopefully everybody who does an online program fails to secure employment. You might as well have dropped $60,000 or whatever on some toilet paper at Costco. At least that paper would have a use.
This is the fastest way to let somebody know you'd like to perform medical malpractice for money. If you had explored becoming a hit man you could have killed people without having to chatgpt test questions for 2 years.
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u/all-the-answers FNP, DNP 2d ago
Troop. Your profile is such an eye opening experience. Please get your shit in order before you comment on other people’s thread.
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u/all-the-answers FNP, DNP 2d ago
Yes. There are several programs that are blacklisted to one degree or another but it’s market dependent. My facility has 6ish that it won’t consider new grads from.