NURSE PRACTITIONER

CENTRAL VIRGINIA HEALTH SERVICES INC • Petersburg, VA

34d • $110,000 - $140,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive nursing and medical care, assessing patients’ physical and emotional needs, planning care, and ensuring required services are provided. The role includes examining patients, using and interpreting laboratory and X-ray diagnostics, diagnosing conditions, treating patients, providing follow-up care, and referring patients whose needs are outside the practitioner’s scope of practice. The Nurse Practitioner prescribes or dispenses medications within applicable protocols and state licensure limitations.

The position supports preventive health programs, patient education, quality assurance, and the planning and evaluation of CVHS health care programs. It maintains complete, orderly, problem-oriented medical records and works collaboratively with physicians, nurses, other health professionals, and educators as part of a team-based, patient-centered care approach. The Nurse Practitioner consults promptly with the collaborating physician when cases exceed their training, experience, or comfort level, and may perform administrative, supervisory, and teaching duties within their competence.

The role requires adherence to CVHS policies, bylaws, professional standards, and contract provisions; ongoing professional education; attendance as scheduled; and other reasonable duties as directed by the Chief Medical Officer or Regional Clinical Officer. Some after-hours or on-call coverage may be required, and the position may be performed without on-site physician supervision. The role is located at CVHS South Sycamore in Petersburg, Virginia.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Virginia.
• Graduate of an approved Adult, Pediatric, or Family Nurse Practitioner program.
• Certification as an Adult, Family, or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner as required by the State of Virginia.
• Certification by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, American Nurses Association, American Nurses Credentialing Center, or another respected and appropriate authority, as required for state licensure.
• Previous experience as an RN in public health, community health nursing, or home health nursing.
• Able to function well with physicians, nurses, and other health care providers.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Concern for patient confidentiality.
• Able to deal effectively with hostile or otherwise uncooperative patients.
• Able to maintain a professional demeanor in difficult circumstances.
• Able to work without on-site physician supervision.
• Commitment to rural living.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner is preferred.
• Pleasant, positive personality.
• Strong interest in continuing professional education and professional development.
• Sensitivity to the administrative needs of supervising physicians and other CVHS personnel.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing and medical care and assess patients’ physical and emotional needs.
• Plan the delivery of specific health care services and ensure that required care is provided.
• Provide medical treatment and advice to patients.
• Obtain case histories and other pertinent information.
• Examine patients, use laboratory and X-ray diagnostic tests, and interpret findings for differential diagnoses.
• Diagnose ailments, provide necessary treatment, and carry out medically indicated follow-up care.
• Refer patients for consultation or services when their needs are outside the practitioner’s scope of practice.
• Prescribe and/or dispense medications according to protocol and state licensure limitations.
• Direct, organize, and participate in preventive health programs, including immunizations, disease detection, and disease prevention activities, as assigned.
• Support CVHS health professionals in practicing according to their professional standards.
• Maintain high standards of personal and professional behavior and comply with CVHS contract provisions, bylaws, and Principles of Practice.
• Maintain continuing professional education and acceptable medical knowledge and professional competence.
• Provide health maintenance education to patients independently and with the CVHS Patient Educator, physicians, and others; instruct community groups when requested.
• Participate in quality assurance and in planning, implementing, evaluating, and revising CVHS health care programs.
• Consult promptly with the collaborating physician regarding complex patients who exceed the practitioner’s training, experience, or comfort level, or as required by policy.
• Maintain complete, orderly, problem-oriented medical records.
• Perform administrative, supervisory, and teaching duties within the scope of competence as directed by the Chief Medical Officer.
• Attend work as scheduled and perform other reasonable duties as directed by the Chief Medical Officer or Regional Clinical Officer.
• Support a team-based approach to patient-centered medical care.
• Provide after-hours or on-call coverage as needed.

Benefits

• Loan repayment eligibility through the National Health Service Corps.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit employer.
• Retirement plan with a 5% employer contribution and no employee contribution required.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health coverage with no co-pay, dental, vision, disability, and wellness reimbursement.
• Malpractice coverage provided.
• Continuing education expense reimbursement.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• 10 employer-paid holidays per year.
• Vacation, sick, and CME leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time