Family Nurse Practitioner

MainStreet Family Care • Athens, GA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

MainStreet Family Care is hiring a full-time Family Nurse Practitioner in Athens, Georgia, to provide patient-focused care in a high-volume, fast-paced urgent care clinic. Services include urgent care, primary medical care, telemedicine, and occupational medicine. The provider treats patients of all ages and uses the full scope of their practice while leading and serving as a professional role model for a small team of medical assistants.

The role is open to early-career practitioners, including new graduates. After on-site headquarters orientation and training, the new provider completes training shifts with experienced clinic providers. Additional support includes treatment protocols, access to a provider on call for clinical decision-making, and a complimentary pediatric urgent care course. The position includes a two-year commitment to the role and community. Clinics serve rural communities with limited access to care, and the employer assists eligible employees with applications for state tuition-reimbursement or student-loan-reimbursement grants.

Clinics operate extended hours seven days a week, with a rotating schedule that includes every other weekend. Providers work seven out of every 14 days. MainStreet clinics are open 362 days per year.

Requirements

• Family Nurse Practitioner board certification is required.
• An MSN or higher education is required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to lead a small team in a high-volume, fast-paced urgent care environment.
• Able to work a rotating schedule that includes every other weekend.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with an electronic medical record (EMR) and Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Excel, is preferred.
• DOT certification, or willingness to become DOT certified; the employer covers the certification cost.
• New graduates are welcome.

Responsibilities

• Care for each patient who comes to the clinic within the provider’s scope of practice.
• Diagnose and treat cold, flu, strep, COVID-19, and other upper respiratory conditions.
• Perform minor procedures, including toenail and foreign-object removal.
• Suture wounds and provide splinting.
• Conduct general orthopedic evaluations and management.
• Review x-rays for additional over-reading by a radiologist.
• Provide general dermatology care and address general eye problems.
• Interpret general EKGs and provide emergency management.
• Provide general gynecological care.
• Treat children of all ages, as well as adult and geriatric patients.
• Provide occupational medicine and telemedicine services.
• Lead the clinic’s small medical-assistant team and serve as a professional role model.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Malpractice insurance.
• Starting bonus.
• Bonus incentive.
• $750 annual CME allowance.
• UpToDate subscription.
• Paid time off.
• Paid orientation and training.
• 401(k) eligibility after 90 days.
• Assistance with applications for qualifying state tuition-reimbursement or student-loan-reimbursement grants.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level