- Applications are posted and may be submitted on a rolling basis.
- Please email questions about the program to CHCNPResidencyProgram@chcofcapecod.org
- Interviews will occur after applications are submitted. All applicants will be emailed as soon as this information is available.
Application Information
Qualifications
- US citizen or foreign national with a visa permitting permanent residency in US
- Graduate of Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) accredited nurse practitioner programs (prior to starting program)
- Recent (within 24 months) graduate
- Agree to a full-time position for at least 2 years post residency completion
- Hold a Nurse Practitioner license in Massachusetts and national board certification through ANCC or ACNP with a specialty in adult/geriatric, family or psychiatric-mental health with a focus on primary care
Application Checklist
This checklist will help you with the required materials to support your residency application. Please review this list and have all documents gathered prior to applying.
- Residency Application, including three (3) reference contacts at time of application
- Board certification status form (if available)
- Statement of application and release form
- CV that included NP clinical expereinces, RN experience and volunteerism
- Official transcript (if available)
- Professional diploma (BSN, MSN) (if available)
- License as registered nurse (RN) (if available)
- APRN license, if available at time of application
- ANCC/AANP certification, anticipated date of testing, or evidence of eligibility for certification. The letter from your school (on school letterhead), can state:
- (Student Name) is a student in good standing at (institution) in the family nurse practitioner track and is expected to complete all academic and clinical requirements by (date) and be eligible to sit for the national certification exam.
- Federal DEA, MCSR, and MA license, if available at time for application
- NPI number (if available)
- Residency essay
- Reflect on a specific experience in your life (personal, professional or educational) that demonstrates the path that led you to choose the role of nurse practitioner as a career
- Please comment on personal qualities that draw you to any or all of the following: primary care, community health, residency, family medicine
- If you have specific areas of interest (specialty or setting) that are essential for your happiness as a clinician, please share
- What draws you to Community Health Center specifically?
- Two letters of recommendation that specifically address the following:
- Letters should be addressed to Community Health Center residency program
- Your relationship, and the capacity in which you have worked together
- Assessment of your capabilities, both clinical and otherwise
- Your interest as related to this residency program
Timeline
- Applications are posted and may be submitted on a rolling basis.
- Please email questions about the program to CHCNPResidencyProgram@chcofcapecod.org
- Interviews will occur after applications are submitted. All applicants will be emailed as soon as this information is available.
Documentation
We understand that all licenses and certifications may not be available when submitting your applications. Send documentation as it becomes available.
