Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Training Program
About The Position
The Upham’s Community Care Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Training Program is a two-year, full-time residency training program for new graduate nurse practitioners to transition into clinic practice in a structured and supportive environment. This program will the following as part of the new provider’s weekly schedule: Year 1: October 2026 – September 2027: Mentored Residency Year Weekly precepted and mentored primary care clinic sessions. Residents will have a dedicated attending primary care provider with them for full time support while seeing patients. Residents will move through an extended patient ramp up to allow additional time for the building of clinical knowledge and skills. Weekly didactic sessions on high-yield primary care topics to expand provider knowledge and improve clinical skills. Residents will participate in weekly structured learning sessions to enrich their primary care practice. Direct and consistent feedback between residents and preceptors. Residents will receive structured feedback from their preceptors and program staff as they develop clinical skills in a supportive environment. Residents will also have the opportunity to provide feedback on their preceptors. Specialty rotations to bolster clinical knowledge. Residents will partake in specialty rotations to bolster knowledge for utilization in their family practice. Sample rotations include: Women's health, Urgent Care, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, ect. Year 2: October 2027 – September 2028: Supported Transition to Practice Year Residents will participate in an extended ramp up to reach full time provider status at a comfortable pace to avoid overwhelm and burnout. This will allow residents to slowly ramp up their session limits as they build their patient panels and encouraged clinical confidence for new providers. Mentored time with residency staff for additional clinical support. This will provide residents a dedicated space for clinical questions and ongoing support in early practice. Additional administrative time and support from senior clinicians. Opportunity to provide mentoring to future first year residents. Residents may be offered mentorship opportunities in their second year to current first year residents as a way of building comradery and practicing new skills.
Requirements
- Family Nurse Practitioners with 0-6 months of experience working as a nurse practitioner
- Family Nurse Practitioners that have graduated within the past 24 months from an accredited FNP program.
- Applicants must graduate by May 2026 to be considered for our October 2026 cohort.
- Applicants must be Family Medicine Nurse Practitioners. We are unable to accept other specialties at this time.
- Credentialed FNPs or persons eligible for credentialing by program start date
- NP licensure does NOT need to be active at the time of application, but needs to be completed prior to October 2026 start date.
- If selected for this program, the residency director and UCC team will work closely with you on the credentialing process.
- Applicants are directed to sit for boards as soon as possible upon graduation.
- Strong desire to practice as a primary care provider in the community health setting
Nice To Haves
- Spanish and/or Cape Verdean Creole language speakers preferred
- 2+ years of RN experience strongly preferred.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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