Family Practice/Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Job Description:

• Must be within 50 miles

  • Danville: 1 half day per week needed
  • Mt Vernon: 8 days per week needed (multiple openings)
  • Kewanee: 1 day per week needed

• Provider's own office locations

  • Provider must have their own office
  • Centralia: 2 days per week needed
  • Peru: 1 day per week needed
  • Vienna: 1 day per week needed

Details:

• Need is on a PRN basis, ongoing

Accepted Specialties:

• Family medicine
• Internal medicine
• Orthopedic surgery
• Anyone with a background in general medicine, or experience with compensation and pension

Coverage Options:

• Schedule Veterans within your own practice
• Option to work days (4-hours) and/or full days (8-hours)
• One-Time non-treatment C&P exams + separation health assessments

Exam Details:

• Exams are primarily interview-based with some physical assessment: range of motion testing, muscle strength testing
• No prescribing, no treatment
• Quick credentialing & onboarding
• DMA certification available (can get CME credits) will need to obtain once privileged if not already certified
• Use of Goniometer required
• Familiar with Musculoskeletal, Diabetes, and Cardio required
• Proficient in METs testing, evaluating and diagnosing respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological conditions
• Own personal laptop (NO MACs)
• Training shall be provided for all Reporting/Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs)
• Reporting/DBQs must be submitted within 48 hours upon exam completion - no narrative report. End product is completion of standardized form(s)
• Record review is required in most cases
• Follow up administrative work will be required on a regular basis (addendums, medical opinions, and reading diagnostics)

Certification Requirements:

• AANP

State License Requirements:

• Illinois