NOGAPP Residency Program- Nurse Practitioner

Medlink Georgia•Swainsboro, GA

About The Position

The North Georgia Advanced Practice Program (NOGAPP) is an accredited, one-year residency for new family nurse practitioners (FNPs), with a full-time employment commitment. The residency provides structured clinical experience to support the transition into practice. Residents gain experience in adult and pediatric primary care, women's health, behavioral health, and substance abuse services. Learning modules cover clinical reasoning, motivational interviewing, management of opioid use disorders, and other topics relevant to practice in these communities. Residents also participate in case conferences and quality improvement activities. At the end of the residency, FNPs are expected to be prepared to manage their patients and time as productive members of an interprofessional care team. Residents may apply for loan forgiveness at the conclusion of the residency year. Residents spend three days per week providing hands-on patient care in their home clinic and two days in didactics and specialty rotations. The schedule is 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The program begins August 1, 2027, and finishes June 30, 2028. Before the program start date, applicants must have national board certification as an FNP, a Georgia license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, and a COVID-19 vaccination. Applicants must also be a licensed Georgia RN within 18 months of graduate school completion. These qualifications are not required before the interview process. Application materials include a CV or resume, statement of intent, evidence of graduate-program status if still in school, a BLS card, two letters of recommendation, and proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Letters of recommendation should be sent to [email protected]. The application process includes a phone interview and an onsite interview.

Requirements

National board certification as a family nurse practitioner before the program start date.
Georgia license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse before the program start date.
Be a licensed Georgia RN within 18 months of graduate school completion.
Receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Submit a CV or resume, statement of intent, evidence of graduate-program status if still in school, a copy of a BLS card, two letters of recommendation, and proof of COVID-19 vaccination.

Responsibilities

Provide hands-on patient care in the home clinic three days per week.
Participate in didactics and specialty rotations two days per week.
Gain clinical experience in adult and pediatric primary care, women's health, behavioral health, and substance abuse services.
Participate in learning modules, case conferences, and quality improvement activities.
Manage patients and time as a member of an interprofessional care team by the end of the residency.