Advanced Practice Team Educator – Primary Care

Baystate Health; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 128,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Flexible schedules

Paid time off

403b match

Job summary

Baystate Health is seeking an experienced Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our employed Advanced Practice team as an Advanced Practice Team Educator within Primary Care in western Massachusetts. The role focuses on education and clinical support for APPs across the Primary Care service line, with protected time for curriculum development and orientation.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of primary care experience and board certification; they will maintain a clinical home

Qualifications

• Board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with a minimum of five years of primary care experience.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, ability to build consensus while maintaining momentum.

Responsibilities

• Serve as educator and clinical resource for Advanced Practice Providers across the Primary Care service line.
• Design and lead clinical orientation programming for newly hired APPs.
• Coordinate and deliver ongoing educational and performance improvement programs across the APP team.
• Maintain a clinical practice at a Baystate Health primary care location while fulfilling educator/administrative duties.

Skills

FNP board-certified

PA board-certified

Primary care experience

Education

Board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner

Board-certified Physician Assistant

Job description

Baystate Health is a not-for-profit, integrated healthcare system in western Massachusetts which consists of an academic medical center, three community hospitals and the region’s largest multispecialty group. Our flagship hospital, Baystate Medical Center, is home to the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School-Baystate. We are seeking an experienced Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our employed Advanced Practice team as an Advanced Practice Team Educator within Primary Care.

The Primary Care service line includes 15 practices across the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts. The Advanced Practice Team Educator will work across this network while maintaining a clinical home at one Baystate Health primary care locations.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• Serve as an educator and clinical resource for Advanced Practice Providers across the Primary Care service line.
• 20% protected educator/administrative time dedicated to curriculum development, clinical orientation, ongoing education, performance improvement, and communication across the APP team.
• Partner with the Primary Care Advanced Practice Supervisor to develop and implement a robust training curriculum for APPs across the primary care service line.
• Design and lead clinical orientation programming for newly hired APPs, helping them build confidence, consistency, and clinical excellence in primary care practice.
• Coordinate and deliver ongoing educational and performance improvement programs that support clinical excellence and continuous learning.
• Serve as a liaison to the APP team alongside the APP Supervisor, supporting clear communication, information sharing, and engagement.
• Maintain a clinical practice at one of Baystate Health’s primary care locations in addition to the educator/administrative responsibilities.
• Opportunity to influence APP development, clinical consistency, team-based care, and the overall growth of the Primary Care Advanced Practice team.

ADVANTAGES OF WORKING WITH BAYSTATE

• Compensation plan includes base salary and opportunity to earn incentive bonuses
• Relocation assistance
• Flexible schedules
• Paid time off
• Lucrative 403b match and 457b plan
• Professional development and mentorship
• Wellbeing programs that include mental, physical, and financial health and more
• Baystate Health is a not-for-profit organization and eligible for the US Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program as well as the Massachusetts Loan Repayment Program in certain locations
• There are multiple state and federal programs that provide loan forgiveness. It is the responsibility of the candidate to contact the program directly and to make their decision based on what they are trying to accomplish with loan forgiveness.

At Baystate Health, we believe that treating one another with dignity and fairness is what elevates respect for our patients and staff. We are committed to ensuring opportunity and inclusion for everyone through equitable policies, practices, and procedures and creating a workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve.

Qualifications

• Board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with a minimum of five years of primary care experience. Candidates should be self-starters who take initiative and bring focus and urgency to achieving results. Strong collaboration and communication skills are essential, with the ability to build consensus while maintaining momentum and avoiding prolonged processes.

Salary Range: $128,000K- $175,000K.

Baystate Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.