Oak Street Health New Graduate Nurse Practitioner Fellowship

CVS Health • New Haven, CT

16d • Onsite

About The Position

Oak Street Health’s New Graduate Nurse Practitioner Fellowship is a paid, 12-month adult primary care program developed in formal collaboration with the University of Michigan School of Nursing. The fellowship uses a value-based care model focused on quality of care and care for older adults. Fellows build their own patient panels, learn from multiple preceptors, and participate in didactic learning designed to build on their graduate training. The program offers support and learning intended to help fellows become confident and competent clinicians.

Fellows commit to working at Oak Street Health for at least one year after completing the fellowship. Cohorts begin in September and March each year. The role is based at 158 Amity Rd #280, New Haven, Connecticut. The annual salary stated for this location is $104,500; the broader listed pay range for the job grade is $95,738 to $206,206.

The fellowship is intended for newly graduating family, adult, or adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioners. Applicants must meet the stated education, experience, licensure, examination, residency or relocation, and GPA criteria. Language skills are preferred depending on clinic location. The program emphasizes older-adult primary care, teamwork, collaboration, population health, and Oak Street Health’s “Oaky” values.

Requirements

• Family, adult, or adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner who graduated or will graduate between May 2025 and December 2026.
• Must currently reside in or be willing to relocate to the fellowship location for at least the next two years.
• Must not have previously worked as a nurse practitioner.
• At least one year of adult registered nurse experience within the last five years.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 in the nurse practitioner program.
• Must have passed, or be in the process of passing, nurse practitioner board examinations by December 7, 2026.
• Must hold, or hold by December 21, 2026, an active, non-probationary state nurse practitioner license.
• Genuine passion for adult primary care.
• Supportive attitude toward older adult patients.
• Willingness to embrace teamwork and collaborate with colleagues.
• Interest in an innovative, empirically guided population health model.
• Embody Oak Street Health’s “Oaky” values: radiating positive energy, assuming good intentions, creating an unmatched patient experience, driving clinical excellence, taking ownership and delivering results, and being relentlessly determined.

Nice To Haves

• Language skills, depending on clinic location, are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build an individual patient panel during the fellowship.
• Learn from multiple preceptors.
• Participate in didactic learning that builds on graduate training.
• Collaborate with an interprofessional care team to support patient health outcomes.
• Provide adult primary care to older adults within a value-based care model.

Benefits

• Paid 12-month fellowship program.
• Competitive salary relative to other fellowship programs.
• Vacation time and paid time off.
• Health insurance, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement benefits and retirement savings options.
• CME stipend.
• Wellness programs and other resources supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
• Small patient panels and interprofessional care team collaboration.
• Dedicated teamwork time to support optimal patient health outcomes.
• Future opportunities to continue working at Oak Street Health after the required post-fellowship employment year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level