Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

NURSE PRACTITIONER GROUP LLC • Huntsville, AL

43d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner Group, LLC is committed to excellence and compassion, with each team member playing a vital role. The company aims to create positive and supportive work environments and offers an exciting and meaningful job with work/life balance within a nationwide multidisciplinary team of providers. This position involves conducting Compensation and Pension exams for Veterans Administrations vendors, focusing on history and physical-based exams. It's a unique opportunity to work with veterans on disability assessments, with a high priority on timely completion of veteran appointments and adherence to VA/Government regulations, including required trainings and documentation for disability claims.

Requirements

• Hold a Master’s degree or Doctorate in Nursing (MSN, DNP) from a Nurse Practitioner program, or a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program (PA-C). For Physicians, must have a graduate degree from an accredited School of Medicine (MD/DO).
• Maintain a valid state license, and current AANP/ANCC/NCCPA certification as applicable.
• Retain BLS certification.
• Possess strong interpersonal communication skills and basic computer knowledge.
• Comfortable working in an independent environment.
• Receptive to feedback and enjoys being part of a collaborative team.
• Displays professionalism, punctuality, dependability, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum one year of experience in advanced practice role preferred.
• Solid experience working with EMR desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain HIPAA confidentiality always.
• Keep office space tidy, greet veteran and introduce yourself prior to examination.
• Complete history- and physical-based assessments.
• Provide medical opinion when requested.
• Keep track of pending charts/orders and submit in timely manner.
• Complete and submit charts/orders within 1-2 business days of order date.
• Review medical history provided in provider portal prior to appointment, gather information from the veteran by performing a history and physical exam, using a Disability Questionnaire (DBQ) placed on each order.
• Ancillaries may be ordered such as x- rays, labs, EKG, echo, and pulmonary function test as clinically indicated to substantiate a claimed condition.
• Complete all assigned trainings within an appropriate amount of time prior to deadline.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level