CHN’s Family Nurse Practitioner Residency in Urban Primary Care
Community Healthcare Network (CHN) is a not-for-profit organization providing access to affordable, culturally-competent and comprehensive community-based primary care, dental, nutrition, mental health and social services for diverse populations in underserved communities throughout New York City. We serve more than 85,000 individuals a year who would otherwise have little or no access to critical health care.
CHN is composed of eleven Joint-Commission accredited Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and NCQA designated Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMH), a school-based health center, and a mobile health unit. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, we will never turn a patient away from care.
Our organization has a plethora of opportunities for nurse practitioners to learn a variety of skills and be competent primary care providers, especially in an urban setting. CHN offers primary care services for patients of all ages are offered, along with HIV care, STI testing and treatment, prenatal care, birth control options (Nexplanon, intrauterine devices, pills, patches, rings, injections), colposcopies/LEEPs, transgender health services, dental services, podiatry, care coordination, social, and mental health services.
CHN believes that Federally Qualified Health Centers have complex patients that require expert providers. We are committed to providing the highest quality of training to family nurse practitioners who are ready to learn and work hard.
Please download this form, print and fill it out or fill it out online, save to your computer, and email a copy to NPresidency@chnnyc.org.
PROGRAM
Breakdown of Residency Starts September 14, 2015.
Each Week will consist of 10 sessions (3.5 hour time blocks)
• 3 sessions of seeing patients in clinics with preceptor there to review each case • 2 sessions where NP resident will see patients on their own
• 4 sessions of specialty rotation • 1 session of didactic
The Residents will have 12 different months of specialty rotations: 1. Newborn Nursery
2. Pediatrics (Inpatient and Outpatient), including Adolescents
3. HIV and Infectious Diseases (including STDs) (inpatient and outpatient) 4. Orthopedics/Sports Medicine
5. Dermatology
6. Psychiatry including substance abuse
7. Women’s Health (Prenatal) (Inpatient and Outpatient, including antepartum, labor and delivery, and postpartum)
8. Urgent Care
9. Gastroenterology/Liver Diseases including Hepatitis C 10. Transgender
11. Procedure Clinic
12. Mini Rotations (Dental, Ophthalmology, Cardiology, Otorhinolaryngology, Nephrology) The procedure clinic will allow the resident to train more in skills needed in primary care:
PROCEDURE CLINIC:
IUD insertions, Nexplanon Insertions, Suturing and removal(simple), Incision and Drainage of Abscess, Splinting, Digital Blocks, Joint Injections, Endometrial Biopsies, Ingrown toenail removals, Removal of Benign lesions (TCA and cryotherapy), Punch/shave biopsies
The didactics each week will correspond with the specialty rotations as well as information needed when starting practice: taking call, time management, reading diagnostic imaging reports, the art of referrals, interpreting consult reports, communication skills, and many more.
In addition to this the NP will participate in provider and center meetings, as well as on-call schedule. The hours will start Monday-Friday (35 hours) per week, including some evenings and Saturdays.
EXPECTATIONS
By the end of the year, it is expected that the NP resident will be proficient in primary care and a variety of skills, as well as capable of seeing 18-20 patients per day in a clinic setting. The NP resident will be accountable for their patients and responsible for all of the assignments and evaluations throughout the year. The NP resident can schedule PTO in advance, but must be approved by Director of Advanced Practice Nursing. The NP resident will participate in the on call afterhours service as well as Saturday clinic as scheduled with appropriate back up.
Full benefits and PTO will be discussed at interview. You can learn more about CHN’s benefits by visiting our Careers Page.
GOALS
The goal of the NP residency is to help increase competent and prepared family nurse practitioners to practice in the medically underserved area, serving the most vulnerable population. With increase in training, the NP should have more confidence in their capability and skills and decrease their anxiety and risk with becoming overwhelmed with primary care. It is expected that with increased training CHN will be increasing the primary care workforce and retention in primary care. The increase in competency includes their knowledge of: chronic disease management, acute and episodic management, variety of procedures skills needed, productivity, and confidence.
NURSE PRACTITIONER RESIDENCY APPLICATION
First Name ______________________________________________________________ Middle Initial ______________________________________________________________ Last Name ______________________________________________________________ Degree ______________________________________________________________
Other Name Used ______________________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________________________________________ City __________________________________________________________________________ State ________________________________________________________________________ Zip __________________________________________________________________________ Telephone # _______________________________ Mobile # _______________________________ Place of Birth ______________________________ Email Address ___________________________ Citizenship ________________________________
(if other than US provide documentation)
1. Federal DEA #_________________________Expires_________________________ Schedules: ___________________________
2. National Provider Identifier (NPI)______________________________________________ NPI Login_____________________________ NPI Password_________________________ 3. CAQH Login___________________________ CAQH Password_______________________
You may call 1-888-599-1771 to obtain this information if you do not know it. 4. Board Certification
Certifying Board______________________ Certificate#____________________________ Year Certified_________________________ Expires_______________________________ If not certified, have you been accepted by the board to take the examination and are you actively in the board certification process? Yes___________ No____________________ If yes, indicate planned date of taking the boards_________________________________ Have you ever taken and failed a certification examination? Yes________ No_________ If yes, please explain________________________________________________________
5. Any other certifications or memberships?
________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 6. Academic Appointments Name___________________________________ Rank__________________________________ Department______________________________ Dates From (mm/yr)________to ___________ Name___________________________________ Rank__________________________________ Department______________________________ Dates From (mm/yr)________to ___________ Name___________________________________ Rank__________________________________ Department______________________________ Dates From (mm/yr)________to ___________ 7. Previous Clinical Rotations
Institution _____________________________________Dates (mm/yr) ____________________ Address_______________________________________________________________________ Specialty________________________________ Preceptor______________________________ Preceptor telephone/email _______________________________________________________ Institution _____________________________________Dates (mm/yr) ____________________ Address_______________________________________________________________________
Specialty________________________________ Preceptor______________________________ Preceptor telephone/email _______________________________________________________ Institution _____________________________________Dates (mm/yr) ____________________ Address_______________________________________________________________________ Specialty________________________________ Preceptor______________________________ Preceptor telephone/email _______________________________________________________ Institution _____________________________________Dates (mm/yr) ____________________ Address_______________________________________________________________________ Specialty________________________________ Preceptor______________________________ Preceptor telephone/email _______________________________________________________ Institution _____________________________________Dates (mm/yr) ____________________ Address_______________________________________________________________________ Specialty________________________________ Preceptor______________________________ Preceptor telephone/email _______________________________________________________
Institution _____________________________________Dates (mm/yr) ____________________ Address_______________________________________________________________________ Specialty________________________________ Preceptor______________________________ Preceptor telephone/email _______________________________________________________ 8. Practicing Specialty
Primary__________________________________ Secondary _____________________________
Essay Questions: (No more than 2 pages, 12 point font)
1. If you were the Dean of your nursing school, what specific three changes would you make and why, and what three changes would you absolutely not change and why? 2. “Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to
with diligence.”— Abigail Adams. Explain what you think the above statement means and how this applies to you.
3. I will be an asset to Community Healthcare Network’s NP residency because….. 4. What do you consider to be the single most important health care societal problem?
Why?
Payment Information:
Cost of application: $50.00 Please mail a check to:
CHN Nurse Practitioner Residency Program c/o Elizabeth DuBois
60 Madison Ave, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Please note: Applicants will not be considered until payment is received.
Checklist
1. CV with month/year 2. Essay Responses
3. CHN Application, available at
http://www.chnnyc.org/wp-content/files/2014/09/Community-Healthcare-Network-Employment-Application.pdf
4. Residency Application 5. Copy of Diploma (BSN, MSN)
6. Copy of License as Registered Nurse (you will need NYS if accepted) 7. Copy of license of NP (you will need NYS if accepted)
8. ANCC/AANP certification or evidence of eligibility 9. Federal DEA license
10. Copy of state issued picture ID
11. 3 Professional letters of recommendation if not board certified, 2 if board certified (Dated, signed and addressed to Dr. Matthew Weissman, Chief Medical Officer, one letter should be from education program, and one letter from employment)
12. Infection Control Certificate
13. 2 passport photos (print name on backside)
Submit application and all materials to NPresidency@chnnyc.org
Or mail to Attention: CHN Nurse Practitioner Residency Program c/o Elizabeth DuBois
60 Madison Ave, 5th Floor
