Family Nurse Practitioner

This is a great opportunity for an FNP who enjoys primary care, values teamwork, and wants to make a meaningful difference in a close-knit community. New graduates are encouraged to apply. We offer a structured orientation and transition period with experienced FNP mentorship to help the selected provider build confidence and develop strong independent practice skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive primary care services to patients of all ages, including children, adults, and older adults.
• Complete patient assessments, medical histories, physical examinations, and appropriate diagnostic evaluations.
• Diagnose and treat common acute illnesses, minor injuries, and chronic medical conditions.
• Develop individualized treatment plans that reflect each patient's medical needs, goals, and circumstances.
• Prescribe medications and educate patients about medication use, possible side effects, and recommended follow-up care.
• Perform appropriate in-office procedures based on training and competency, including suturing, injections, venipuncture, wound care, and other basic outpatient procedures.
• Order and interpret laboratory testing, imaging studies, and other diagnostic services.
• Provide preventive and routine primary care services, including wellness examinations, well-child visits, sports physicals, Medicare Annual Wellness Visits, immunizations, and chronic disease management.
• Educate patients regarding nutrition, medications, healthy lifestyle choices, preventive care, family planning, and disease management.
• Accurately document patient encounters using Athenahealth while maintaining HIPAA compliance and professional documentation standards.
• Provide telehealth services when appropriate and clinically indicated.
• Coordinate referrals and collaborate with specialists, hospitals, pharmacies, and other members of the patient's healthcare team.
• Participate in clinic quality-improvement efforts and help identify opportunities to improve patient care and clinic operations.
• Maintain a caring, respectful, and professional environment for patients, families, and coworkers.
• Help develop and maintain a personal patient panel as the provider becomes established within the practice.
• Work the agreed-upon part-time schedule, with the option to discuss increasing hours or transitioning to full-time as the patient panel and clinic demand grow.
• Communicate openly with clinic leadership regarding scheduling preferences, workload, patient volume, and interest in future growth.

Qualifications

• Current or pending Family Nurse Practitioner certification through an accredited national certifying organization.
• Current or eligible New Mexico Advanced Practice Registered Nurse licensure.
• Current or eligible DEA registration.
• Current BLS certification.
• Strong clinical judgment and a commitment to practicing evidence-based medicine.
• Ability to communicate clearly and compassionately with patients, families, and members of the healthcare team.
• Strong organizational, time-management, and medical documentation skills.
• Willingness to ask questions, receive feedback, and continue developing clinical knowledge and confidence.
• Ability to work collaboratively while gradually developing the skills and confidence needed for independent practice.
• Familiarity with Athenahealth or another electronic health record system is helpful but not required.
• Previous outpatient, emergency, urgent care, hospital, pediatric, or family medicine experience is helpful but not required.
• Basic understanding of ICD-10 and CPT coding is preferred.
• Ability to perform or willingness to learn common outpatient procedures.
• New graduate Family Nurse Practitioners are encouraged to apply.
• Availability to begin in a part-time role.
• Interest in potentially growing with the clinic is welcomed, but a future transition to full-time employment is not required.

Benefits:

Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.

Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first of the month following at least 1 calendar year after employment begins.

Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.