HRHCare Launches Residency Program for Nurse Practitioners with a Focus on Rural/Migrant Health

Peekskill, New York. – HRHCare is pleased to announce the launch of a Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Training Program. This residency program will provide intensive training in both the clinical complexity of family practice in the safety net setting, and training in the Patient Centered Medical Home model for primary care.  The year-long residency will incorporate significant rural/migrant health experience, and include a one-year employment commitment. HRHCare has partnered with Community Health Center, Inc. of Middletown, CT to develop this program.

“We are thrilled to partner with CHCI to launch this Nurse Practitioner Residency Program,” said Anne Kauffman Nolon, MPH, President and CEO of HRHCare. “This program equips new nurse practitioners with the skills they need to care for rural populations and assume future leadership roles in community health care.”

The primary goals of this program include:

  • Increase access to quality primary care for underserved and special populations, especially rural communities and migrant workers
  • Provide new Family Nurse Practitioners with a depth, breadth, volume and intensity of clinical training necessary to serve as primary care providers in the complex setting of the country’s Federally Qualified Health Centers
  • Improve the skills, confidence, productivity, and job satisfaction of new nurse practitioners, specifically in a rural setting
  • Increase the number of Nurse Practitioners ready to serve in leadership roles in community health centers

“The residency program is specifically intended for family nurse practitioners who are committed to developing careers as primary care providers in the challenging setting of community health centers and other safety net settings, specifically working with rural communities and migrant populations,” said Daniel Miller, MD, HRHCare Chief of Clinical Integration and Graduate Medical Training. “The program includes precepted primary care sessions, specialty rotations, mentored independent clinics in a rural setting, didactic sessions and quality improvement training.”

The orientation to the program will include walking tours of local neighborhoods and community-based organizations, HRHCare sites, technical training on the electronic health record, and presentations from senior leadership on the responsibilities and privileges of medical staff participation at HRHCare.

Three residency slots are available for the inaugural 2017-2018 Nurse Practitioner Residency Class. The application deadline is May 31, 2017, and the residency class begins September 5. For more information or to apply, visit our website at https://hrhcare1.wpengine.com/npresidency. Bilingual English-Spanish candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

For more information about the residency program, please contact npresidency@hrhcare.org

About HRHCare

 Founded over 40 years ago as a Federally Qualified Health Center, HRHCare Community Health is one of the nation’s largest community health providers. The HRHCare network of 28 health centers throughout the Hudson Valley and Long Island provides affordable, accessible care to over 175,000 patients through more than 650,000 visits annually. Our 350 primary care practitioners and 700 specialists and support staff have made HRHCare a destination for convenient, high-quality care for all.

For more information contact:

Jeffrey Palmer

Public Relations Manager

914.425.0890

jpalmer@hrhcare.org

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