Nurse Residency Programs
Are you a newly graduated nurse practitioner ready to take your knowledge and skills to the next level? As a nurse resident at VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System, you will transition from the classroom to hands-on care alongside experienced professionals in multiple clinical settings. Much like a fellowship, the year long nurse residency provides you with significant work experience, training and skill development opportunities not typically available in entry-level nursing and nurse practitioner positions.
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Residency Program
The mission of the VA Hudson Valley Health Care System (VAHVHCS) Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Residency (PCNPR) program is to provide a comprehensive, interactive, preceptor-driven educational experience that will transform new Nurse Practitioners into confident and competent providers while delivering safe, quality care for our Veterans.
The 12-month Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Residency program provides clinical and academic experiences for new graduate nurse practitioners transitioning into the work field.
It includes precepted and independent continuity of patient care sessions, rotations in specialty care, acute care, and mental health, and elective time.
The program also includes a scholarly evidence-based activity, working directly with Quality Management Service to perform a quality improvement project.
Upon successful completion of the program, you will be able to:
- Utilize evidence-based practice to care for complex, diverse Veteran populations across their lifespan.
- Provide clinical continuity supporting sustained relationships and shared decision-making with patients and families while providing Veteran-centered care.
- Have transitioned from a novice provider to a proficient clinician.
- Receive a residency completion certificate.
Eligibility
All of the following must be true. You:
- Graduate of a Master’s or Doctoral Nurse Practitioner (NP) program accredited by CCNE or ACEN
- Current national board certification as a Family or Adult NP from a VA-approved certifying body
- Current unrestricted RN and NP license
- US Citizen and proficient in written and spoken English
- Required background and security investigation, pre-employment medical exam with random drug test
- Agreement to complete the one-year program starting September 1st to August 31st
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
- Normal Schedule M-F 8 - 4:30
- 13 days of Annual Leave and 13 days of Sick Leave
- No nights, weekends or on-call
- Protected learning time
- 12 Federal Holidays
- Hiring preference upon completion of the residency
The Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Residency program is pending accreditation by CCNE 2024.
Contact us
Kathleen Letscher, FNP-C Program director, PC-NPR
VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System
Phone: 845-452-5151
Email: VHAHVHNPResidency@va.gov
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