IHS NP positions—advise please!
I am a DNP-F/ minor in Nursing Education (due to my age I did not want to spend 2 extra years getting a PhD). I have been an RN for 40+ years and MSN/FNP-F for over 20. I am newly divorced and want an adventure for the last 1/3 of my life. I have lived internationally previously, and am bilingual English/Spanish.
I have worked 15 years at NIH and want to get out of the DC-metro rat race. I previously applied and was offered a position in Pine Ridge, SD, but turned it down due to high cost of housing and need to purchase a vehicle suitable for snow. Additionally, UPHS colleagues had been stationed there during COVID and reported such a severe shortage of staff and supplies that they “assured” I would be forced to practice unsafely. Also, they didn’t feel as if a single woman would be physically safe on site.
Does anyone have updated information on the Navajo Nation IHS sites, or other? As a former Peace Corps Community Health Volunteer and an Embassy Nurse in South America I am used to being “creative” with resources, but I am not willing to lose my license nor be physically anymore unsafe than I would be in DC.
I appreciate any information on pros/cons.