PROGRAM GOALS & INFORMATION

EQUIP

for underserved, FQHC primary care in accordance with CAPP accreditation standards

EDUCATE

for practice to the fullest extent of NP license

INSPIRE

to impact communities via healthcare

CULTIVATE

personal leadership
gifts and skills

SUPPORT

amidst navigating first-year learning curve

THE PROGRAM & ELIGIBILITY

Full-time, 15-month salaried position, with benefits, in an Urban and Rural FQHC environment. Interviewees and Eligible candidates will:

have graduated from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program in the past 18 months;
possess an active, unencumbered nursing license in Alabama;
be Family Nurse Practitioner board certified BEFORE Sept 1, 2023
live within 30-45 minutes of assigned Cahaba Medical Care clinic

Applicants must be U.S. Citizens (with proof in their credentialing files including a valid driver’s license or US passport), or have permanent resident status.

Applicants must possess a sincere interest in Family Medicine as a career.

The Program Director, along with the Associate Program Director, and support staff review all applications, select interview candidates, and contribute to the final decision for each position offered. The final decision for each offered position is made by the Program Director, in association with approval from the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer of Cahaba Medical Care

Applications open May 1st. Application deadline is August 4.
Interview dates for beginning of August.

RESIDENCY CURRICULUM STRUCTURE

Multi-faceted, primary care, urban and rural, clinical rotations including foundational experience with your own patient panel
- Urgent Care Rotations (Saturday clinic - once every 6 weeks. Evening clinic - once every 3 weeks)
High quality, weekly, interdisciplinary didactics in pertinent primary care topics
Flipped classroom experiences including but not limited to: Chest X-ray and EKG training
Specialty rotations including but not limited to: nephrology, rheumatology, dermatology, psychiatry, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), emergency medicine, COVID/FCC clinic, and wound care
Workshops including but not limited to: suturing/knot tying, joint injections, shave/punch biopsies, and women's health workshops
Quality improvement project
On- and off-site collaboration experience with MD/DOs
Weekly "provider meetings" to further collaborate with other providers and learn