Nurse Practitioner Resident

Benefits and Career Impact

Enhanced clinical confidence and competence in independent practice
Exposure to complex patient populations and interprofessional collaboration
Structured mentorship and didactic learning
Potential career differentiation

Clinical Responsibilities

• Assesses patient's physical and psychosocial health/illness status through history taking and physical examination.
• Practices within the collaborative model with physicians, nurse practitioners, and clinical psychologists.
• Diagnoses, manages, and appropriately refers patients with acute, episodic, or chronic illness according to department protocols.
• Orders appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests according to established guidelines.
• Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
• Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
• As appropriate to the position, participates in specified health promotion, education, and/or prevention programs.
• Maintains and records symptoms, reactions, and progress.
• Maintains and follows quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
• Facilitates and coordinates patient care referrals to specialists and outside agencies.
• Develops and provides educational materials and programs to patients, families, and other healthcare professionals at the Center.
• May participate in approved medical and/or nursing research.
• Participates in defining nursing standards, practices, and educational needs of patient care staff.

Requirements

• Full-time, 12-month residency commitment and second year of full-time employment at the employing health center.
• US citizenship or foreign national with a visa permitting permanent residency in the US or a non-citizen national.
• Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible.
• Full credentialing process required, typically taking 60-120 days.
• (3) Letters of recommendation and a Personal Statement are required.

Qualifications

• Massachusetts Licensed Registered Nurse required.
• Licensed in Massachusetts to practice in the expanded role as a Family Nurse Practitioner required.
• Certified in CPR/AED or equivalent.

Skills

• Demonstrated mastery of a specialty area or other related field normally acquired by 3 - 5 years of progressively responsible nursing experience preferred.
• Master’s or Doctoral Degree and board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner required.
• DEA, MCSR, and NPI # required.