Primary care nurse practitioner residency | veterans affairs

Primary care nurse practitioner residency | veterans affairs


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Our residency is a 12-month full-time program funded by the VA Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA). We currently accept 4 resident positions annually.  In addition to primary care and


women’s health, the nurse practitioner training may include rotations to deployment health, dermatology, home-based primary care, sleep medicine, pulmonary, neurology, oncology,


rheumatology, rehabilitative medicine and leadership opportunities. IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2024-2025 COHORT Applicants are welcome to contact us for an application starting November 1, 2023. *


Application due date:  Friday, February 16, 2024 * Letter of reference due:  Friday, February 23, 2024 * Residency interviews: March 2024 * Offer date: Monday, April 8, 2024 * Resident


acceptance reply due by: Thursday, April 11, 2024 * Residency dates: August 12, 2024 to August 8, 2025 * Health status, immunization requirements, personal identity background check, proof


of licensure, and obtain a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number no less than two months prior to start date. HOW TO APPLY Interested candidates should email us at 


[email protected] Program information contact: Katherine Murrow, DNP, ARNP Acting Director of Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Residency Email: [email protected] Program


mailing address:   Seattle VA Medical Center, S-123-COE Primary Care NP Residency 1660 S Columbian Way Seattle, WA 98108 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Ideal candidates have excelled academically


and come highly recommended. Our applicants should be motivated to work in patient-centered team based clinical care, engage in practice-based learning and quality improvement, have strong


interpersonal communication skills, exhibit professionalism, and participate in interprofessional collaboration and leadership development. We are especially seeking applicants who wish to


train and work in primary care and have a strong interest in care of the Veteran population. Preferred applicants are Doctor of Nursing Practice graduates with a rich nursing background,


interest in VA employment, and a commitment to primary care of Veterans SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS * A recent graduate (within 12 months) of a master's, post-master's


certificate, or doctoral nurse practitioner program accredited by CCNE or ACEN * Not be employed as a nurse practitioner - this residency would be the applicant's first nurse


practitioner's job * Board certification in primary care, either as Adult-Gerontological Nurse Practitioner OR Family Nurse Practitioner * Possess a current, full, and unrestricted


license as a registered nurse AND nurse practitioner in a state, commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, prior to the start of the program * Citizen of


the United States * Commitment to a one-year primary care nurse practitioner residency program * NPI number (DEA license not required) BENEFITS The stipend is reviewed annually and set by


the VA Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA).  For example, the 2023-2024 Seattle VA Nurse Practitioner Residency salary is $85,883.  * Eligible for full-time VA paid trainee benefits,


including Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) Healthcare (opm.gov), some medical plans offering limited dental coverage.  * 4 hours of annual leave and 4 hours of sick leave bi-weekly *


11 paid federal holidays * No weekends, on call or night shift duties * Health Profession Trainees are not entitled to the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), Thrift Savings Plan


(TSP), Federal Employee Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP), Federal Employee Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), military leave or Paid Parental Leave.   PROGRAM DETAILS We use an


interprofessional patient aligned care team model, working collaboratively with nursing, social work, pharmacy, dieticians, psychology and other health care professionals to provide


comprehensive care to our diverse and complex patient population. Our training program facilitates the resident’s growth and transition to independent practice by providing clinical


supervision, longitudinal mentorship, leadership opportunities, preceptor training, development of a scholarly quality improvement project, and evaluation throughout the one-year training


program. Nurse practitioner residents will participate in various didactic sessions throughout the year including monthly interprofessional didactics, monthly trainee led journal club, grand


round lectures, primary care report, primary care panel management, monthly collaborative care conferences, trainee led quality improvement works in progress, weekly pre-clinic conference,


quality improvement boot camp and participation in our annual trainee retreat.