Discussion Post: Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner Employment Contract Critique
Review and analyze Family Nurse Practitioner employment contract according to the outline criteria:
A. Scope of services to be performed and population (pediatrics, geriatrics, family, etc.)
B. Compensation
a. Travel compensation
b. Gas/mileage
c. Cancellations
d. On call time
e. Bonuses
C. Duration of employment
D. How the agreement can be altered or updated
E. Responsibility for maintaining and paying for credentials
F. Benefits
a. Time off and expenses for continuing education
b. Vacation time
c. Paid conferences or CME
G. Restriction on competition
H. Reasons for termination
I. Extent of support service to be offered to the NP
J. Expectations regarding the number of patients seen per day
K. Expectations regarding non-clinical work to be done by NP
L. Release to the NP of the NPs quality performance as measured by health plan auditors
The response should include a reference list. One-inch margins, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.