Career switch, measured
From Chaplain to Nurse Practitioner
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 54% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Patient care, Electronic health records, Mental health, Counseling; the main skills to add are BLS/CPR, RN license, Scheduling, ACLS.
54%
skill overlap
1,169
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillChaplainNurse Practitioner
- Patient care55%54%
- Electronic health records21%34%
- Mental health26%34%
- Counseling62%15%
- Leadership47%36%
- Research21%20%
- Training and coaching26%17%
- Communication21%9%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Nurse Practitioner postings, rarely in Chaplain ones.
SkillChaplainNurse Practitioner
- BLS/CPR–40%
- RN license–26%
- Scheduling–25%
- ACLS–18%
- Regulatory compliance–13%
- Risk management–12%
- Bilingual Spanish–9%
- HIPAA–9%
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