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Franciscan Alliance
Lafayette, Indiana

Nurse Practitioner - Family Medicine

Nurse PractitionerNo weekendsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

Lafayette Ferry Street Medical Building

2708 Ferry St Lafayette, Indiana 47904

Who We Are Looking For

Franciscan Physician Network is seeking a Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner to meet the growing demand for primary care services at our FPN Ferry Street Family Medicine Clinic in Lafayette, IN.

What We Need

Ideal candidate will have past or present family medicine experience, strong focus on clinical excellence, and patient satisfaction. Candidate will display exceptional interpersonal skills and desire to develop strong ties with the community and existing medical staff. Provider will need to work collaboratively with physician to coordinate and deliver the highest quality of patient care.

What You Can Expect

  • Practice Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a. m. – 5:00 p. m.
  • Flexible schedule; No weekends or holidays
  • Average outpatient volume: 18-20 patients per day
  • Telehealth offered
  • On-site lab

Common Diagnoses

  • Child and adult wellness visits
  • COPD
  • Endocrinology issues
  • Hypertension
  • Heart failure

Who We Are

Franciscan Physician Network (FPN), a division of FRANCISCAN HEALTH, brings together the many primary care and specialty physician groups associated with Franciscan Health’s hospitals and access points across Indiana and Illinois. FPN includes over 1,000 physicians and advanced practice providers.

With 12 hospitals, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Of our 260+ locations, many are nationally recognized Centers of Health Care Excellence. Franciscan Health takes pride in providing compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

What We Offer

At Franciscan Health, we strive to create a flexible and realistic work-life balance for our providers. Full and part-time opportunities are offered with benefits, which could include:

  • Competitive compensation
  • Paid Time Off based on years of service
  • Full benefits package, including health, life, dental, vision and legal insurance
  • Retirement options, including 403(b), 457(b), 401(a)
  • Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance

More Information

For more information, please contact Physician and Provider Services Team at practice@franciscanalliance.org or (844) 376-3627.

Where We Live

Lafayette is a multi-faceted town which encompasses a vibrant college scene, a beautiful natural landscape and a lively urban center. Across the Wabash River in West Lafayette, Purdue University draws a diverse young student population to the city. A walking tour of downtown Lafayette reveals a historic core of Victorian architecture, unique shops, and public art.

Nature abounds in the city and area parks, including Columbian Park, the Celery Bog wetlands, the Jerry E. Clegg Botanical Garden along Wildcat Creek, and Wolf Park in Battle Ground. Lafayette offers an excellent art scene with local breweries, wineries, shops, pick your own fruit farms among many other amenities and activities.

Western Indiana is a desirable community in which to live and work. The AMA has designated Indiana as one of the nation’s top “physician friendly” states due to its favorable malpractice status. The region is the home of Purdue Research Park and many multi-national companies which contribute to a strong, local economy. Offerings include highly ranked public and private schools and diverse cultural activities.

Travel Is Required

Never or Rarely

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner will provide primary care services and coordinate patient care in collaboration with physicians. Responsibilities include conducting wellness visits and managing common diagnoses such as hypertension, COPD, and heart failure.

Requirements

The ideal candidate should have past or present family medicine experience and a strong focus on clinical excellence. Exceptional interpersonal skills and a desire to build community ties are required for this role.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Collaborative careCOPD managementHypertension managementHeart failure management

Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 62% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner - Family Medicine at Franciscan Alliance a 6.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine (NP) — ranked against 2,645 active Family Medicine (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

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Salary Distribution40 jobs · 32 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 32 employers

401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
47%
Sign-on bonus
44%
Loan repayment
17%
Relocation assistance
11%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.5
Better work-life than 50% of Family Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,645 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Lafayette

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$267k
Typical market rent
$1,296/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.4
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Franciscan Alliance

Hospitals and Health Care
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Paid Time Off based on years of service
Health, life, dental, vision and legal insurance
Retirement options including 403(b), 457(b), 401(a)
Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Flexible schedule
No weekends or holidays
Telehealth offered