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Nurse Practitioner - Fellowship
Summary
Title:Nurse Practitioner - Fellowship
ID:1206-Fellows
Department Location:APRN Fellowship Program, 225 S. Union Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80910
Category:Providers
Description

Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a nonprofit health care organization whose mission is to provide exceptional health care to people facing access barriers through clinical programs and education. We provide integrated health care services to include medical, dental and behavioral health throughout 24 outpatient health centers within El Paso, Teller, Lincoln, Adams, and Kit Carson counties. We deliver care with our strong “Hospitality” culture. Our organization has over 800 employees and serves more than 89,000 patients annually in the Pikes Peak and East Central regions of Colorado. Peak Vista is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. (AAAHC).
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Compensation (Pay): $81,518.32/Annually

Benefits:

  • Medical - Dental - Vision - Life - STD - LTD
  • 403(b) Retirement with Company Match
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Continuous Medical Education
  • Tuition Assistance Program
  • Perks Rewards
  • Employee Assistance Program


Summary of Benefits: https://www.peakvista.org/careers/employee-benefits-guide

Job Summary:

  • The Fellowship is a 13-month long position which combines mentorship, problem based learning, and supported clinical experience in an outpatient family practice setting
  • Under the mentorship of Faculty clinicians the Fellows gradually increase the number and complexity of patients seen
  • Specialty, Women’s Health, and Pediatric rotations add to experiential foundations in Family Practice
  • Salary and full benefits offered

Timeline:

• 5 Positions are available each year

• Application opens October 1

• Deadline for submitting completed application and all required criterion is January 31

• Interviews are scheduled following the January 31 closing date

• Candidates will receive an automated e-mail after submission of application

• Applicants are notified of admission decision by early March

• Orientation starts around Labor Day


Criteria:

Applicants will be expected to submit documentation requirements for consideration into the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Primary Care Fellowship.

The following items are required to complete the application process for the Peak Vista Community Health Centers Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Primary Care Fellowship Program. All exceptions are at the discretion of the Program Director.

  • Completed PVCHC APRN Primary Care Fellowship Application
  • Must be graduates (by orientation date -- with less than 750 hours of supervised prescriptive practice, as defined by Colorado DORA) or transitioning FNPs who demonstrate an intent to practice as a primary care providers
  • Must have at least 2 years of RN work experience
  • Certification in Primary Care specialty
  • Active & Unrestricted Colorado RN & APRN license (eligible and complete by orientation date)
  • Three (3) letters of recommendation - One (1) of these letters needs to be from clinical preceptor 
  • Transitioning Nurse Practitioners will be considered on an individual basis
  • Ability to commit to 13-month, full-time program
  • Submit an essay answering the following:
  • What are your professional values as a nurse practitioner?
  • What makes you an ideal candidate for the Fellowship?
  • What are your expectations and goals for the Fellowship?
  • What would your coworkers say are your strongest and weakest personality characteristics?


The PVCHC APRN Primary Care Fellowship application and all required documentation should be submitted on the Peak Vista Careers Page through Applicant Stack.


Deadline for complete application submission, including all required application criterion, is January 31.

 

*Successful candidates will complete pre-employment screening; which includes, but is not limited to a Criminal Background check. Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a drug and alcohol free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

**PVCHC participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee’s I-9 to data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration Records. To learn more, visit: everify.com

In order to protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients, and communities we serve, Peak Vista Community Health Centers (PVCHC) now requires all employees to provide proof of full vaccination for COVID-19 or apply for and be granted a medical and/or religious exemption. For more information on PVCHC’s response to COVID-19, please visit our website at https://www.peakvista.org/.

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