NURSE PRACTITIONER OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT-NOCTURNIST
About The Position
State of Franklin Healthcare Associates is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for a nocturnist role in Johnson City, Tennessee. The organization is a physician-led and team member-owned multispecialty care group serving upper East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. Its mission is to improve the health and well-being of patients and team members. The role involves assessing patients, obtaining medical and social histories, arranging diagnostic testing, taking vital signs, evaluating symptoms, interpreting diagnostic and laboratory results, and monitoring care and treatment plans. The clinician educates and counsels patients and families about preventive care, medical conditions, and prescribed treatments or medications; makes referrals when needed and monitors their outcomes; provides evening and weekend on-call coverage as needed; maintains confidentiality; and follows organizational and governmental healthcare policies and procedures.
Requirements
- For Nurse Practitioners: bachelor’s degree in nursing and successful completion of a master’s-level nurse practitioner program.
- For Physician Assistants: graduation from an accredited PA program.
- Three or more years of professional experience as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant; experience in the specific area is ideal.
- Registered Nurse licensure.
- ANCC certification as a nurse practitioner in a specialty area, or PA qualification.
Nice To Haves
- Professional experience in the specific area.
Responsibilities
- Perform patient assessments; obtain patient medical and social histories, diagnostic testing, and vital signs.
- Evaluate signs and symptoms.
- Interpret and evaluate diagnostic tests and laboratory results.
- Monitor and review patient care and treatment plans.
- Educate and counsel patients and families about preventive care, medical conditions, and the use of prescribed treatments and drugs.
- Refer patients to physicians or other healthcare professionals or facilities as needed and monitor referral outcomes.
- Provide on-call coverage for evenings and weekends as needed.
- Maintain patient confidentiality.
- Follow organizational and governmental healthcare policies and procedures.
Benefits
- Company-provided life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
- Company-provided long-term disability insurance.
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
- 401(k) company contributions.
- Voluntary medical, dental, vision, and additional life insurance options.
- Company match in Health Savings Account plans, subject to restrictions.
- Vacation, personal, sick, and holiday time off.
- Team member perks and discounts.
- Tuition assistance programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
