Nurse Practitioner - Urgent Care

Tanner Health•Sargent, GA

126d•Onsite

About The Position

Tanner Health is recruiting a part-time Family Nurse Practitioner OR Physician Assistant to join the newest location for Tanner Urgent Care, scheduled to open November 2026 in Sargent, Georgia. The role involves performing evaluations, providing treatment and counsel to patients, ordering and interpreting tests, administering therapeutic procedures, and prescribing therapy or medication with physician approval. The position also requires providing assistance to physicians during surgery or complicated medical procedures, demonstrating specialty and population-specific competencies, and effective communication. Teamwork, maintaining evidence-based medical care, participating in quality initiatives, and continuous development of skills are also key aspects of the role. Customer service is paramount, with an emphasis on patient satisfaction and effective communication. The role also includes duties related to the Patient Centered Medical Home, such as triaging patients, providing clinical advice, managing patient populations, planning and managing care, supporting self-care, and tracking/coordinating care. Employees are expected to perform within the limits of Tanner Health System's Ethics and Compliance program.

Requirements

Completion of Family Nurse Practitioner or master’s degree from accredited Physician Assistant program
Minimum two years of experience as a mid-level required
Active GA license or meet criteria for obtaining licensure
Master's Degree
Six months of related experience
GEORGIA REGISTERED NURSE LICENSE OR MULTISTATE NURSING LICENSE
GEORGIA NURSE PRACTITIONER LICENSE
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER (CPR)
Graduate of a recognized program for Nurse Practitioner training (MSN).
Current certification as a Nurse Practitioner in Georgia
Able to communicate effectively with medical and hospital staff and various populations in clinics and public screening events.
Must possess the sense or discipline to work in accordance with accepted clinical standards.
Must maintain high degree of confidentiality.
Must possess the cognitive ability to understand patient medical records, physician orders and medical orders to be communicated to patient, hospital and/or other physician.
Must be capable of dealing tactfully and effectively with patients, family members, other employees and physicians
Must meet credentialing criteria.

Nice To Haves

ACLS recommended.
Prior experience in a like specialty preferred.
Additional certification will be required for some specialties (i.e. ACLS, PALS)

Responsibilities

Performs evaluations, provide treatment and counsel patients.
Order and interpret test results and recommend treatment of patients.
Administer therapeutic procedures.
Prescribe therapy or medication with physician approval.
Provide physicians with assistance during surgery or complicated medical procedures.
Demonstrates specialty and population specific competencies.
Demonstrates an ability to effectively communicate based on specific specialty and population.
Performs other duties as assigned by the supervising physician.
Works well with others and functions as a team player.
Offers ideas and solutions for issues that affect the team and work area.
Participates in the training and skills development of new clinical staff.
Assists as needed.
Maintains evidence based medical care and clinical charting.
Participates with clinical tracking and feedback.
Integrates with clinical and administrative teams to administer high quality care.
Maintain and update level of skill for pertinent medical assistant duties.
Participates in continuing education.
Participates in the development of new programs (ex: Process Improvement, Quality Initiatives).
Participates in patient satisfaction initiatives.
Demonstrates excellent customer service skills.
Communicates effectively with patients and management regarding service recovery opportunities.
Works together with other team members to achieve Office and System customer service goals.
Triages patients who may need urgent or emergent care.
Provides clinical advice by phone during office hours within designated time frame.
Documents clinical advice in the medical record.
Utilizes and provides continuity of medical record information for care and advice when the office is not open.
Documents after hours clinical advice in patient records.
Asks patients about care obtained outside the practice.
Provides access to evidence based care and self-management support.
Participates in a structured communication process, i.e. huddles.
Authorizes and uses standing orders for important conditions.
Provides extended hours as needed to accommodate patient population.
Collects and reviews clinical data, i.e. problem list, allergies, BP, height and weight, tobacco use, current medications.
Completes comprehensive health system.
Provides input for three different preventive care services.
Provides input for three different chronic care services.
Implements evidence based guidelines.
Provides a written plan of care for the patient family.
Assesses and addresses barriers when the patient has not met treatment goals.
Identifies patients who might benefit from additional care management support.
Reviews and reconciles medications.
Provides information about new prescriptions.
Assesses understanding about medication and barriers to adherence.
Documents over the counter medication, herbal therapies, and supplements.
Generates and transmits prescriptions to pharmacies.
Performs patient specific drug-drug and drug-allergy interactions.
Provides educational resources to assist with self-management and support.
Develops and documents self-management plans and goals in collaborations with the patient, family.
Documents self-management abilities and provides tools to record self-care.
Counsels patients' families to adopt healthy lifestyles.
Tracks referrals to patients' families.
Tracks labs and imaging tests until results are available, flagging and following up on overdue results.
Notifies patients' families of abnormal lab test results, as needed.
Establish and document agreements with specialists in the medical record if co-management is needed.
Collaborates with the patient family to develop a written care plan for patients transitioning from pediatric care to adult care.