Nurse Practitioner

Savas Management Center•Surprise, AZ

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Lifekind Health is hiring Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care in its Surprise clinic. The role contributes to patients’ health and well-being by delivering innovative, personalized medical solutions through the Unitized Transdisciplinary Care (UTC) program. Care integrates medical, behavioral, and lifestyle support into a coordinated plan for a complex patient population. The position focuses on evaluating and managing chronic pain through comprehensive care plans that integrate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies. The clinician collaborates with pain management specialists and complementary providers to develop individualized multimodal strategies, and performs interventional pain procedures when trained and credentialed. Care is delivered within an interdisciplinary model that includes medical doctors, psychologists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, behavioral health providers, and dietitians. The schedule is four 10-hour shifts, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Clinics are open Monday through Friday, and Friday work is required.

Requirements

Active Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license in Arizona.
Current board certification.
Current DEA registration, or eligibility and ability to obtain DEA registration.
Comfort managing patients with chronic pain using a multimodal, evidence-based approach.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of relevant NP/PA work experience is preferred but not required.
Experience in pain management or interest in developing expertise in this area is preferred.

Responsibilities

Evaluate and manage chronic pain conditions as part of comprehensive care plans, integrating pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies.
Collaborate with pain management specialists and complementary providers, including chiropractors and acupuncturists, to develop individualized multimodal pain treatment strategies.
Perform interventional pain procedures when trained and credentialed, including joint injections, trigger point injections, and other minimally invasive therapies.
Educate patients on safe pain management practices, including opioid stewardship, alternative therapies, and self-management techniques.
Monitor treatment efficacy and adjust care plans to optimize function, quality of life, and long-term health outcomes.
Deliver holistic, interdisciplinary care in collaboration with medical doctors, chiropractors, acupuncturists, behavioral health providers, dietitians, and other health partners.
Participate in a multidisciplinary team to develop, execute, monitor, and adjust comprehensive, coordinated care plans with shared goals and measurable outcomes.
Assess and document patient health through interviews, examinations, observations, and review of medical histories.
Diagnose health conditions and order and interpret laboratory work and diagnostic studies following established protocols.
Document patient encounters and sign medical charts within 72 hours, in accordance with industry standards and guidelines.
Develop treatment plans as part of patients’ overall care plans, addressing dysfunction and disease while minimizing the risk of further injury.
Prescribe and dispense medication when authorized by state licensure and staff privileges.
Use evidence-based shared decision-making that respects patient preferences and social norms while targeting optimal treatment outcomes.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance options for employees and their families.
Choice of three Cigna PPO medical plans; the company pays 90% of employee premiums and 50% of dependent premiums.
Dental coverage through Principal Life Insurance Company.
Vision coverage through Principal and VSP Vision Care.
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (DCSA).
Company-paid life insurance and short-term and long-term disability with medical enrollment.
Employee, spouse, and dependent life insurance.
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.
Five weeks of vacation, including a two-week year-end shutdown.
Sign-on bonus.