Can a nurse with a bsn work in a doctor's office?

I want to get my BSN but I really want to work in a doctor's office. I dont really like the hospital setting. I would really like to work for an OBGYN or Pediatrics. But I heard they dont usually hire RNs, only technical nurses. help!?

There are many RNs who work for medical practices, especially large practices. However, you should understand that office RNs will, normally, make significantly less than hospital-based nurses in their same area. We have an RN who manages and educates the clinical staff. She takes patient phone calls when the clinicians are in with patients, and calls patients with diagnostic test reports and requests for referrals and follow-up visits. We have found having an RN provides a person with enough knowledge to answer most of the patient's questions, and saves the clinicians many hours after clinic hours. Our RN also reviews request for refills. A very imortant task is managing the JACHO and OSHA requirements for our facility.

We also find it very helpful having an experienced RN available when we need to counsel patients on significant life issues. It gives the patients someone to speak with at length, without seeming like the clinician is rushing them out of the office for the next patient.

Unfortunately, as I mentioned earlier, most of the area RNs with experience make almost $70,000 a year. Our RN is happy having a set Monday through Friday no weekend no holiday schedule, and the benefits we offer, so the decreased income is acceptable.

The larger the practice, the more the practice will need an RN. A smaller practice often can get by with an LPN or even a very good Medical Assistant. The BSN part is wasted, as the need for the extra educatiuon is not as neccessary. However, when interviewing, I would always give a preference to a BSN, as I have found their critical thinking skills, and more rounded knowledge base a benefit in the office setting. To this date, all of our office RNs have been BSNs.

MD's offices are hiring more LPNs or Medical assistants. RNs cost too much and a BSN is way overqualified to work in a doctor's office.

But there are many options for nurses outside the hospital setting that are worth exploring. I work in home health, so my day is spent driving to my patient's homes. I'm not stuck on my feet, in a facility all day.

Bear in mind, however, that hospitals are great jobs for new grads. You're going to learn more on the floor your first six months out of school than you will in the nursing school as a whole. A hospital, with experienced nurses nearby to help, is the best place to learn those essential skills.

Good luck!

Sure, BSN's can work in a doctor's office. However, your years of education my be viewed by some as, well...wasted. BSN's are trained and educated towards evidenced based practice in the healthcare setting. They are conditioned to seek advanced practice and management positions. However, you are free and well educated enough to make your own decisions.
Good Luck

Very few medical practices are willing to pay for a BSN. The only RNs that I know who work in a physician's office are employed by oncologists & give chemotherapy. Some clinics hire RNs. I work in a wound care center & love it. There are also home health nurses, some school nurse positions still exist, and there are the off the beaten path nursing jobs, like working in a homeless shelter, airport clinics, or working in nursing infomatics (computers)