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Riggs Community Health
Lafayette, Indiana

NURSE PRACTITIONER RESIDENCY

Nurse PractitionerIncludes weekendsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$92,610

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Weekend work is also flagged as required; confirm which days and how often.

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Riggs Community Health Center is pleased to announce that it is now taking applications for our 6thcohort of the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Accredited Nurse Practitioner Residency Program.

Learn more about our residency program HERE!

Riggs Community Health Center is currently seeking Adult-Gerontology Nurse, Family, Pediatric, or Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners to join our Nurse Practitioner Residency Program. Interested candidates must be newly graduated (up to 18 months out of NP school).

Riggs Community Health Center's Rural Health Nurse Practitioner Residency Program and community partners affiliated with the Nurse Practitioner Residency Program are dedicated to the mission of improving access to quality, cost effective, comprehensive health care with respect and compassion to under-served community members. This residency program is designed for new nurse practitioners with a commitment to developing careers in the challenging setting of rural clinics or under-served healthcare clinics.

Riggs Community Health Center is a highly rated Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with NCQA's Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition status. The right candidates will share our mission and reap the rewards of a fulfilling career serving our community.

This 1 year paid residency position comes with first consideration of permanent employment at Riggs Community Health Center, or at one of the residency's community partner facilities, at the end of the residency year.

We offer residents a competitive benefits package, including Competitive Residency Salary, affordable Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA) Employer Contributions up to $600/year, 401(k) with Match, Life Insurance, Long & Short-Term Disability Insurance, PTO, and Paid Holidays.

We offer residents a competitive benefits package eligible day 1, including a competitive residency salary of $92,610.00, plus sign-on bonus, affordable Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA) Employer Contributions up to $700/year, 401(k) with match after three months, Life Insurance, Long & Short-Term Disability Insurance, PTO, and Paid Holidays.

This position is M-F; including one day off per week and one Saturday morning per month.

Application Requirements

1. Completed Application

2. CV

3. Four (4) letters of recommendation. Please have recommender send letters of recommendation directly to the residency program email. (residency@riggshealth.com)

4. Essays

Candidate Requirements

  • Citizen of the United States, a non-citizen national, or a foreign national who possesses a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States (individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible).
  • Applicants must be recent graduates (18 months or less from program start August 2024) MSN or DNP from an accredited primary care nurse practitioner program.
  • Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner board certification by the start of the program.
  • Indiana state RN and APN credentialing, if applicable.
  • Demonstrate a strong commitment to providing primary care to medically under-served populations.
  • Strong commitment to practice as a primary care provider in a FQHC or other rural setting.
  • Bilingual preferred, but not required.
  • Must have completed a 2-credit pharmacology course within the last 5 years.
  • Must be willing to shadow at Riggs CHC and our community partner clinics prior to acceptance into the residency program.
  • Must be willing to travel to and from clinic sites in Lafayette, Frankfort, Lebanon, Delphi, Burlington, Wolcott, Monon, Attica, and Crawfordsville within Indiana

Monday - Friday (40 hour/week); evening or weekend activities may be required on rare occasions.

Key Responsibilities

Participate in a one-year accredited residency program providing comprehensive healthcare to under-served community members. Practice as a primary care provider within rural clinics or Federally Qualified Health Centers.

Requirements

Must be a recent MSN or DNP graduate (within 18 months) with board certification in a relevant Nurse Practitioner specialty. Requires US citizenship or permanent residency and a commitment to serving under-served populations.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Clinical ShadowingBilingual CommunicationRural HealthcareCase 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)), so the posted ~$93k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $99k in an average-cost state. 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, 4% are remote, 66% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates NURSE PRACTITIONER RESIDENCY at Riggs Community Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine (NP) — ranked against 2,649 active Family Medicine (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.

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22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution22 jobs · 18 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs · 18 employers

401k / retirement match
95% this job
CME allowance
45%
Sign-on bonus
40% this job
Loan repayment
20%
Relocation assistance
15%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.2
Better work-life than 60% of Family Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,649 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Lafayette

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$267k≈ 2.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,296/mo≈ 17% of gross pay
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.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Riggs Community Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Lafayette, Indiana
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Residency Salary
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA) Employer Contributions up to $700/year
401(k) with Match
Life Insurance
Long & Short-Term Disability Insurance