Thank you for stopping by! I had no idea there was such a thing, until a couple years ago. So glad I found out about it. I love the work/life balance, and the ability to see how things are done in healthcare systems across the nation!
I currently live in Anchorage and work in the PICU at ANMC. We get patients medevac'd to us from all over the state: Nome, Kotz, Bethel, Barrow, Dillingham to name a few. We get A LOT of respiratory kids. We also get traumas, kids on snow machines or four wheelers not wearing a helmet. Occasionally we'll transfer to Seattle Children's, but it's pretty rare. There are some surgical specialties for peds that aren't available in Anchorage, like a complicated cardiac or neuro case for example. We don't run ECMO, but that's is coming soon. We commonly have kids intubated on the vent, or ocsillator. Alaska is a great place to live and work in nursing/medicine. Our travel nurses usually love it so much they extend a couple of times before moving on. We've had a couple stay as long as a year. I'm actually looking at applying to NP school and was wondering what specialty would best be suited for traveling? Thanks!
I love that! How cool! I started my career in the peds ED- so kiddos hold a special place with me. I’ve transferred tons of patients down to ANMC while working in Alaska. Funny though, I’ve never been to Anchorage! Would love to visit sometime. Thanks for checking out my channel!
What specialty do recommend for traveling as an NP? I guess working in remote Alaska requires a much different skill set than traveling elsewhere. I’m currently looking at options to get back to school. Thanks! You really do need to come visit this area of Alaska sometime! Pretty amazing here!
So excited to find a new travel NP channel! Constantly trying to find info on this as being a travel NP is my dream job. Looking forward to your other videos.
Enjoyed this so much David - and Alaska is the bomb - and we didn't even venture out beyond what we could from the ship - you really need to take your parents to Alaska -they would be so amazed at the majesty of the true frontier
Carle Rae recommended your video. Thanks for this insight, never knew there was such a role (especially in remote Alaska). Can't wait for the future videos and insights.
@@DavidWarrenNP keep up the great work. I enjoy the videos and the honesty as I'm also in the Dallas area and considering a career change into the medical field. You help expand the horizon regarding career paths.
AK resident here 🙌🏼 born and raised. Have loved watching your videos in regards to the career path itself and your thoughts, as I’m currently an Aspiring nurse practitioner with hopes of specialty care in geriatric memory care. In Alaska this is a high concern, especially those in remote areas where access is limited and providers in this area are slim. Taking more into consideration after watching your recent videos regarding the field. Do you think Alaska could have the same effects as you’ve mentioned in the DWF area ? Thanks for the great content !
Thanks for watching! This was one of my very first videos I ever posted! Let me tell you- once you go locums, you will never go back to anything else. I can attest for sure, there's not hardly a chance I will ever work a full time job again. Having complete control of my schedule, time, freedom, and making a business out of it was the best decision I ever made.
Cool opportunity! Thanks for sharing. Was there anything you didn’t like about it? The music was a little distracting. But very enjoyable vid. Maybe someday I can do it (before I retire lol). Thank you!
@@DavidWarrenNP Not from POW, but my husband and I used to manage AC stores. We have lived in King Cove, King Salmon and St Mary's. All have small clinics. We knew all the NP's because the communities are so small. Now I am in nursing school and looking forward to travel nursing in AK when the time comes. Thanks for the great videos!
How is EMS for helping out? I work solo coverage in ND. We do have a true ED with CT and a small inpatient area but its just me and an RN. Nothing like this but still kinda scary. Our EMS is good about hanging around for codes and traumas to lend a hand.
Hey~ thanks for watching! This was one of my first videos I ever posted haha. So to answer your question- EMS will hang around to help out, especially if there is a critical situation. As you well know, it's always nice to have an extra set of hands in rural area emergencies.
Did you travel as an RN as well? I'm currently a RN in the ER and I want to travel nurse, but I'm in the MSN-FNP program online with a post-grad certification plan for Acute care so I can still do ER. I don't have the ENP option at my college, and I didn't want to switch colleges right away. My end goal is to travel NP, but I'm not for sure if I should try to travel RN while doing my online classes to get experience? Especially when clinicals start, I don' t think it would be feasible to travel RN... any suggestions?
@@DavidWarrenNP that's awesome! What would be the best NP background for these assignments? UC, ER, Family Practice, hospitalist? I appreciate your channel! I'm a new grad FNP in Texas trying to get in ED, But it's tough.