Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in Naples, FL

Millennium Physician Group•Naples, FL

1d•$52 - $78

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 conditions; delivers preventive care; develops individualized treatment plans; interprets diagnostic studies; prescribes medications; and provides patient education focused on long-term wellness and disease management. Working with physicians and an interdisciplinary care team, the NP/PA coordinates care across the continuum and independently manages routine and moderately complex patient needs, consulting collaborating physicians as appropriate. The role also supports population health initiatives, quality improvement, care gap closure, HCC documentation, and value-based care performance measures to improve outcomes and reduce unnecessary healthcare utilization. The position requires a compassionate, team-oriented clinician committed to clinical excellence, patient advocacy, and exceptional primary care experiences.

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 an FNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, or other certification appropriate to the practice setting.
Current Drug Enforcement Administration registration.
Current Basic 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.
Knowledge of primary care medicine, preventive health guidelines, chronic disease management, population health principles, evidence-based clinical practice, and value-based ambulatory care.
Experience with electronic health records, clinical decision support tools, population health platforms, and healthcare technology.
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 to diverse patient populations.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification.
Primary care clinical experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Evaluate, diagnose, and manage acute illnesses, chronic diseases, and preventive healthcare needs using comprehensive histories, physical examinations, diagnostic interpretation, and evidence-based decision-making.
Develop individualized treatment plans covering medication management, preventive services, immunizations, screenings, lifestyle counseling, chronic disease management, and ongoing outcome monitoring.
Manage common primary care conditions, 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 the scope of practice.
Perform approved office-based procedures within the 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 preventive screenings.
Recognize changes in patient condition, consult physicians for complex presentations, and coordinate referrals to specialty care, behavioral health, community resources, diagnostic services, and ancillary providers when indicated.
Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to coordinate comprehensive patient care.
Educate patients and caregivers about diagnoses, medications, preventive health, nutrition, exercise, chronic disease self-management, and treatment plans.
Accurately document encounters, clinical decisions, procedures, treatment plans, quality measures, and outcomes in the electronic health record in accordance with organizational, regulatory, payer, and value-based care requirements.
Participate in quality improvement, population health management, patient safety, clinical pathway development, and continuing professional development.