What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner Clinical Preceptor position at LOWELL COMMUNITY HEALTH CTR.?
Description
Department: Clinical Services
Reports To: Chief Operating Officer / Chief Nursing Officer
FLSA Status: Exempt
POSITION SUMMARY
The Nurse Practitioner Clinical Preceptor serves as a full-time clinical educator embedded within Lowell Community Health Center's outpatient primary care setting. This role is dedicated to the supervised onboarding, clinical training, and professional development of newly hired nurse practitioners transitioning into community health practice. The NP Preceptor practices clinically alongside new NP staff, ensuring high-quality patient care while providing structured, competency-based mentorship. This position is central to the Health Center's workforce development strategy and its commitment to building a skilled, mission-aligned clinical team.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical Preceptorship & New Staff Onboarding
• Serves as the primary preceptor for newly hired NPs during their onboarding period, providing direct clinical supervision across the full scope of outpatient primary care
• Supervises learner-conducted patient encounters in real time, assuring that documentation and coding align with requirements.
• Establishes individualized onboarding plans with progressive autonomy benchmarks, competency milestones, and defined transition-to-independent-practice timelines
• Conducts structured, scheduled feedback sessions and formal competency evaluations at defined intervals throughout the onboarding period
• Identifies clinical knowledge or skill gaps early and develops targeted remediation plans in coordination with clinical leadership
Clinical Oversight
Clinical Education & Curriculum
• Develops and maintains a structured NP onboarding curriculum grounded in FQHC operations, chronic disease management, SDOH screening, behavioral health integration, and preventive care
• Facilitates case-based learning, clinical skills training, and orientation to Health Center protocols, standing orders, and EHR workflows
• Incorporates quality improvement frameworks (PDSA, Lean) into the onboarding experience
• Continuously refines the preceptorship program based on outcomes data and feedback from new hires and clinical leadership
Workforce Development & Leadership
• Partners with clinical and HR leadership to strengthen NP recruitment, onboarding, and retention
• Tracks and reports preceptorship metrics including onboarding duration, competency attainment, and new hire retention rates
• Contributes to clinical policy, protocol, and standing order development
• Participates in staff meetings, quality committees, practice councils and organizational initiatives as assigned
• Models a culture of continuous learning and reflective practice
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN); Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) highly preferred
• Current NP licensure and certification (FNP, AGPCNP, or PNP preferred for primary care scope)
• Minimum 7 years of NP clinical experience in an inpatient and/or outpatient setting, with significant outpatient primary care experience
• At least 2 years in a community health, FQHC, or safety-net setting
• Prior experience mentoring or onboarding new clinical staff
• Current BLS certification
• Strong working knowledge of FQHC operations, UDS reporting, and value-based care models
Preferred
• Experience with collaborative care models (CoCM) and SDOH screening and intervention
• Familiarity with HRSA Health Center Program requirements and compliance expectations
• Bilingual proficiency
COMPETENCIES
• Clinical excellence and commitment to high-quality, patient-centered care
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills across multidisciplinary teams
• Proficiency in adult learning principles with ability to tailor teaching to individual learner needs
• Sound judgment and adaptability in a fast-paced, resource-constrained community health environment
• Commitment to Lowell CHC's mission of service to underserved populations
WORKING CONDITIONS
This position requires on-site presence. Schedule flexibility may be required to accommodate clinical supervision needs. The role operates within a team-based care model in a Federally Qualified Health Center environment.
Lowell Community Health Center (Lowell CHC) is a diverse, community-based health care organization. Our programs have been recognized as national models and LCHC was named one of the top five health centers in the nation for excellence in cultural competency. With a career at Lowell Community Health Center, you will be joining a dynamic team of passionate and talented people.
Benefits: Lowell Community Health Center offers a competitive salary with an excellent benefits program; including sick, personal and paid holidays, health insurance, company paid life and long-term disability, 403B, & flexible spending accounts.
Lowell Community Health Center is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
Department: Clinical Services
Reports To: Chief Operating Officer / Chief Nursing Officer
FLSA Status: Exempt
POSITION SUMMARY
The Nurse Practitioner Clinical Preceptor serves as a full-time clinical educator embedded within Lowell Community Health Center's outpatient primary care setting. This role is dedicated to the supervised onboarding, clinical training, and professional development of newly hired nurse practitioners transitioning into community health practice. The NP Preceptor practices clinically alongside new NP staff, ensuring high-quality patient care while providing structured, competency-based mentorship. This position is central to the Health Center's workforce development strategy and its commitment to building a skilled, mission-aligned clinical team.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical Preceptorship & New Staff Onboarding
• Serves as the primary preceptor for newly hired NPs during their onboarding period, providing direct clinical supervision across the full scope of outpatient primary care
• Supervises learner-conducted patient encounters in real time, assuring that documentation and coding align with requirements.
• Establishes individualized onboarding plans with progressive autonomy benchmarks, competency milestones, and defined transition-to-independent-practice timelines
• Conducts structured, scheduled feedback sessions and formal competency evaluations at defined intervals throughout the onboarding period
• Identifies clinical knowledge or skill gaps early and develops targeted remediation plans in coordination with clinical leadership
- Review patient cases and documentation, providing timely and constructive feedback.
- Guide NPs in managing complex patients, including those with multiple chronic conditions, behavioral health needs, and social determinants of health challenges.
Clinical Oversight
- Observe and evaluate patient encounters to assess clinical competence and professional growth.
- Ensure safe, effective, and patient-centered care delivery.
- Assist new NPs in identifying appropriate consultation, referral, and escalation pathways.
- Monitor adherence to clinical quality measures, risk management standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Participate in chart reviews, documentation audits, and quality improvement initiatives
Clinical Education & Curriculum
• Develops and maintains a structured NP onboarding curriculum grounded in FQHC operations, chronic disease management, SDOH screening, behavioral health integration, and preventive care
• Facilitates case-based learning, clinical skills training, and orientation to Health Center protocols, standing orders, and EHR workflows
• Incorporates quality improvement frameworks (PDSA, Lean) into the onboarding experience
• Continuously refines the preceptorship program based on outcomes data and feedback from new hires and clinical leadership
Workforce Development & Leadership
• Partners with clinical and HR leadership to strengthen NP recruitment, onboarding, and retention
• Tracks and reports preceptorship metrics including onboarding duration, competency attainment, and new hire retention rates
• Contributes to clinical policy, protocol, and standing order development
• Participates in staff meetings, quality committees, practice councils and organizational initiatives as assigned
• Models a culture of continuous learning and reflective practice
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN); Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) highly preferred
• Current NP licensure and certification (FNP, AGPCNP, or PNP preferred for primary care scope)
• Minimum 7 years of NP clinical experience in an inpatient and/or outpatient setting, with significant outpatient primary care experience
• At least 2 years in a community health, FQHC, or safety-net setting
• Prior experience mentoring or onboarding new clinical staff
• Current BLS certification
• Strong working knowledge of FQHC operations, UDS reporting, and value-based care models
Preferred
• Experience with collaborative care models (CoCM) and SDOH screening and intervention
• Familiarity with HRSA Health Center Program requirements and compliance expectations
• Bilingual proficiency
COMPETENCIES
• Clinical excellence and commitment to high-quality, patient-centered care
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills across multidisciplinary teams
• Proficiency in adult learning principles with ability to tailor teaching to individual learner needs
• Sound judgment and adaptability in a fast-paced, resource-constrained community health environment
• Commitment to Lowell CHC's mission of service to underserved populations
WORKING CONDITIONS
This position requires on-site presence. Schedule flexibility may be required to accommodate clinical supervision needs. The role operates within a team-based care model in a Federally Qualified Health Center environment.
Lowell Community Health Center (Lowell CHC) is a diverse, community-based health care organization. Our programs have been recognized as national models and LCHC was named one of the top five health centers in the nation for excellence in cultural competency. With a career at Lowell Community Health Center, you will be joining a dynamic team of passionate and talented people.
Benefits: Lowell Community Health Center offers a competitive salary with an excellent benefits program; including sick, personal and paid holidays, health insurance, company paid life and long-term disability, 403B, & flexible spending accounts.
Lowell Community Health Center is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
Salary : $140,000 - $160,000