Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in Naples, FL

Millennium Physician Group•Naples, FL

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) delivers comprehensive, patient-centered primary care within Millennium Physician Group’s value-based care model. The provider evaluates, diagnoses, and manages acute and chronic medical conditions; provides preventive care; develops individualized treatment plans; interprets diagnostic studies; prescribes medications; and educates patients about long-term wellness and disease management. The role involves collaborating with physicians and an interdisciplinary care team to provide coordinated care across the continuum, while independently managing routine and moderately complex patient needs and consulting with collaborating physicians as appropriate. In addition to direct patient care, the NP/PA contributes to population health initiatives, quality improvement, care gap closure, HCC documentation, and value-based care performance measures. The role is suited to a compassionate, team-oriented clinician committed to clinical excellence, patient advocacy, and exceptional primary care experiences. Millennium Physician Group was formed in 2008 and is headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida. It has offices in Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, and Texas, and is described as Florida’s largest independent physician group and one of the largest in the United States. The company says it provides employees with tools to succeed, a team atmosphere, and support for professional growth. Compensation range: $51.87 to $77.81. Actual compensation may depend on experience, skills, qualifications, geographic location, internal equity, and business needs.

Requirements

Master’s or Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
Current, unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse licensure in the applicable state.
National board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP), Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP), or other certification appropriate to the practice setting.
Current Drug Enforcement Administration registration.
Basic Life Support certification.
Knowledge of primary care medicine, preventive health guidelines, chronic disease management, population health principles, evidence-based clinical practice, and value-based ambulatory care.
Experience using electronic health records, clinical decision support tools, population health platforms, and healthcare technology to support patient care, regulatory compliance, and value-based care initiatives.
Strong clinical judgment, diagnostic reasoning, communication, patient education, interdisciplinary collaboration, relationship management, and cultural competence skills.
Ability to provide compassionate, comprehensive, high-quality primary care across diverse patient populations.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification.
Typically two or more years of advanced practice clinical experience in primary care, family medicine, internal medicine, ambulatory care, or a closely related specialty.
Primary care experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Evaluate, diagnose, and manage acute illnesses, chronic diseases, and preventive healthcare needs using patient histories, physical examinations, diagnostic interpretation, and evidence-based clinical decision-making.
Develop individualized treatment plans covering medication management, preventive services, immunizations, screenings, lifestyle counseling, chronic disease management, and monitoring of treatment outcomes.
Manage common primary care conditions within the advanced practice provider’s scope, including hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, asthma, COPD, coronary artery disease, obesity, thyroid disorders, depression, anxiety, musculoskeletal conditions, and infectious diseases.
Order, perform, and interpret laboratory studies, diagnostic imaging, electrocardiograms, point-of-care testing, and other diagnostic evaluations within scope of practice.
Perform approved office-based procedures within scope of practice, such as minor wound care, incision and drainage, skin lesion treatment, and joint and soft tissue injections.
Conduct annual wellness visits, preventive examinations, chronic care management, transitional care management, health risk assessments, and age-appropriate screenings in accordance with evidence-based guidelines.
Recognize changes in patient condition, identify complex presentations requiring physician consultation, and coordinate referrals to specialty care, behavioral health, community resources, diagnostic services, and ancillary providers when indicated.
Collaborate with physicians, nurses, care managers, pharmacists, behavioral health providers, social workers, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care.
Educate patients and caregivers about diagnoses, medications, preventive health, nutrition, exercise, chronic disease self-management, and treatment plans.
Accurately document encounters, medical decision-making, procedures, treatment plans, quality measures, and clinical outcomes in the electronic health record in compliance with organizational, regulatory, payer, and value-based care requirements.
Participate in quality improvement, population health management, patient safety activities, clinical pathway development, and continuing professional development.