Locate a sample FNP employment contract and will review and analyze the contract according to the outline criteria:
- Scope of services to be performed and population (pediatrics, geriatrics, family, etc.)
- Compensation
- Travel compensation
- Gas/mileage
- Cancellations
- On call time
- Bonuses
- Duration of employment
- How the agreement can be altered or updated
- Responsibility for maintaining and paying for credentials
- Benefits
- Time off and expenses for continuing education
- Vacation time
- Paid conferences or CME
- Restriction on competition
- Reasons for termination
- Extent of support service to be offered to the NP
- Expectations regarding the number of patients seen per day
- Expectations regarding non-clinical work to be done by NP
- Release to the NP of the NPs quality performance as measured by health plan auditors