A family nurse practitioner refers to a registered nursing professional expert who provides family-based primary care. For example, a family nurse practitioner offers health care services to all family members (Social Community for Nurses Worldwide, 2016). In particular, working in a busy primary care practice is a pleasure owing to the relevance of the nursing skills. The core workers include a physician who happens to be the owner of the practice and is very easy to work with him. Owing to the fact that I have been working on a contract basis, it is now necessary that I renew my contract for this job. The job has been very fulfilling and hence it is beneficial to continue undertaking such a job.
Contract renewal, on the other hand, needs some form of negotiation for the management involved to accept it. For the case of my job as a family nurse practitioner, I need to convince the physician that they should consider my contract renewal. The key negotiation strategies include
Strategy 1: Communication
I should communicate clearly to the physician on time. I am aware that there are only three months to the renewal of the contract. It is therefore high time that I should not take anything for granted which is to say that the individual should communicate clear intentions to get a contract renewal. Maybe the management has already seen my commitment to the job and probably identified in one way or the other that I probably need a contract renewal. In addition, communication will help in clearing any doubt from the physician and plan ahead for the better chance of securing the contract renewal. It is advisable to communicate the intention with deep persistence to make the point clear to the relevant authority. Communication can be in the form of writing so that at least there is some form of evidence in the future if the need arises.
Strategy 2: Foster the Image of the Job
Strategy 3: Flexibility in the Job
It should be clear to the management that as a nurse you are very comfortable with the requirement of the job by showing how well you adapt to different working conditions and demands (Dahrouge, Muldoon, Ward, Hogg, Russell, & Taylor-Sussex, 2014). The nurse should indicate satisfaction regarding payment, and the salary is all by the services he or she offers. The management should understand that you are comfortable with the amount of salary they are paying on a monthly basis. This strategy will boost the candidate in securing a contract renewal because the physician will have no problem employing the person under the same terms and conditions.
As a nurse, I feel I should also prove my value by sharing the experience I have with the practice to help convince the physician that I need a contract renewal. The services that I have rendered to the many patients who required primary attentions will be my testimony. I should prove my value regarding the extent to which I can withstand pressure and even extent commitment even when am not supposed to be on the job. By so doing it will be easier for the physician to see something special in me and turn renew my contract on this basis.
Finally, renewal of the contract will be on the basis of the importance of the employee to the organization. Therefore, it will be very necessary if an individual proves his or her usefulness to the physician for considerations. The quality of job a person has been doing all along in the team will be the point of reference when determining whether to approve the contract renewal.
References
Dahrouge, S., Muldoon, L., Ward, N., Hogg, W., Russell, G., & Taylor-Sussex, R. (2014). Roles of nurse practitioners and family physicians in community health centres. Canadian Family Physician, 60(11), 1020-1027.
Social Community for Nurses Worldwide. (2016). Role & Scope of Practice of a Family Nurse Practitioner | 2016 NurseJournal.org. Retrieved from http://nursejournal.org/family-practice/role-scope-of-practice-of-a-family-nurse-practitioner/
