Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Walk-in Clinic (Pleasant View)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Pleasant View, TN

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) collaborates with a multidisciplinary healthcare team and is service aligned, managing a defined patient population in the outpatient setting. This role emphasizes general, episodic, and preventive care while delivering patient-centered services. A strong foundation in evidence-based practice and education is essential, as the APP ensures adherence to clinical pathways, protocols, and fosters an environment of safe, high-quality care. The provider will demonstrate advanced medical knowledge, clinical and technical proficiency, sound clinical judgment, effective professional communication, and timely, compliant documentation. Additionally, the provider actively engages in professional development, competency validation, and contributes to the continuous improvement of patient care standards. This is an outpatient role in a Walk-in Clinic located in Pleasant View, TN.

Requirements

1 or more years of prior APP experience required
LIC-Licensed Nurse Practitioner - Tennessee
LIC-Physician's Assistant Certified - Tennessee
LIC-Registered Nurse - Tennessee
Master's degree

Nice To Haves

Relevant Work Experience

Responsibilities

Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patients’ overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
Prescribes therapeutic interventions for both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care.
Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations.
Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within scope of practice.
Facilitates the patient’s transition between and within health care settings.
Demonstrates advanced medical knowledge, clinical and technical proficiency, sound clinical judgment, effective professional communication, and timely, compliant documentation.
Actively engages in professional development, competency validation, and contributes to the continuous improvement of patient care standards.