Advanced Practice Provider Resident
Company: Caring Health Center Inc
Location: Springfield
Posted on: February 18, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Reports to: Chief Medical
Officer, Chief Clinical Officer/Director of APP Residency Program
Salary/Status: Flat stipend with standard employer contribution of
benefits Minimum Requirements: 1. Anticipated graduation from an
MSN/DNP Family Nurse Practitioner program OR Master’s level
Physician Associate program OR less than one year of clinical
practice post graduation from a higher education program. 2.
Passing of ANCC or AANP certification exam) OR completion/passing
of NCCPA board exam prior to the anticipated start date (rolling;
typical target date is May 31) 3. Ability to attain professional
practice, Mass CSR, and DEA licenses prior to the yearly start
date. 4. Ability to collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams,
including physicians, nursing staff, social workers, and case
managers. 5. Previous experience in ambulatory care and/or public
health is preferred. Desirable: 1. Fluency in Spanish, Arabic,
Russian, Nepali, Vietnamese or another language served at CHC. 2.
Special expertise in the provision of health care to underserved,
culturally diverse populations. Principle Responsibilities and
Duties: 1. Participates as a student in didactic classes as
scheduled (weekly but subject to change) and presents patient cases
as assigned. 2. Complete weekly journal entries to track personal
and professional development through the program. 3. Adequately
complete proposed quarterly non-clinical assignments including
quality improvement tasks, community service events, journal
article review and precepting of NP/PA students. 4. Conduct
comprehensive patient assessments. 5. Identifies potential and
actual health and health-related problems 6. Evaluate patient
responses associated with the problem area(s). 7. Diagnoses acute
and chronic illness. 8. Develop and implement treatment plans that
include pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic components. 9. Includes
the patient and family as active participants in the treatment
plan. 10. Focuses the provider/patient interaction on wellness,
health promotion, disease prevention, and self-care. 11. Offers
comprehensive clinical family planning services when appropriate.
12. Review patient charts and ensure appropriate treatment plans
are developed and followed. 13. Completes all charts on the same
day of care or no later than 72 hours after the visit. 14. Patient
charts are completed in a manner that meets all risk management and
chart audit requirements. 15. Collaborates and consults with CHC
physicians and other providers. When deemed necessary refer
patients to appropriate specialists and other practitioners and
facilities. 16. Cooperates with efforts of CHC administration to
monitor and improve the quality of patient care by evaluating
patient outcomes. 17. Maintains updated Nurse Practitioner/
Physician Associate guidelines. 18. Participate in peer review of
charts. 19. Maintains all CME/CEU, Board, and Licensing
requirements of state and national governing Boards. 20. Duties as
assigned This position requires compliance with Caring Health
Center’s compliance standards including its Standard of Conduct,
Compliance program, and policies and procedures. Such compliance
will be an element considered as part of the Nurse Practitioner’s
regular performance evaluation. This position also requires the
ability to use a computer, work at a computer workstation, view a
CRT, and have some knowledge of a keyboard.
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