Family Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant at Huntsville Hospital Urgent Care - FT/PRN

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Location: Madison, Alabama

Job Description:

• Play a crucial role in providing exceptional medical care to patients of all ages with a wide variety of acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Diagnose, treat, and educate patients while ensuring the highest standard of care and service.
• Work a rotating 36-40 hour/week schedule, consisting of 12-hour weekday shifts and every-other weekend.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide exemplary customer service to patients, visitors, and coworkers.
• Deliver convenient, friendly patient care to all who seek health-related services.
• Lead, direct, and assist during emergencies while maintaining a comforting and reassuring affect for patients.
• Adapt to varying fast-paced and high-stress conditions, including long and variable hours, changing locations, and continuous contact with others.
• Perform medical assessment, treatment, management, and follow-up of clinic patients including primary care, urgent care, occupational health, DOT physicals, and workers' compensation.
• Conduct medical procedures such as laceration repairs, nail removal, pap tests, injections, splinting, and abscess incision and drainage.
• Establish and monitor a medically appropriate level of care for clinic patients.
• Oversee, direct, and support on-site laboratory, x-rays, injections, and collections for direct access services, if applicable.
• Maintain clinical core competency.
• Ensure operations are consistent with medical policy and professional standards.
• Cooperate and participate in the development, implementation, and revision of policies affecting medical practice, quality of care, and patient satisfaction.
• Participate in and assist with in-service and continuing education programs for physicians, nurses, and other personnel.
• Recommend potential means of growth and development for new and/or existing services within the Center.
• Assure compliance with licensing, certification, and accrediting bodies.
• Participate in the development and presentation of education programs for staff.
• Represent the company and the clinic at internal and external meetings or events as required.
• Provide guidance to other medical staff to ensure quality professional services and patient satisfaction.

Requirements:

• Two years of experience as a Provider.
• State License as an APRN or Physician Assistant.
• Certification as an APRN through the AANP, ANCC, or NCCPA.
• DEA license, or willingness to obtain upon hire.
• DOT certification, or willingness to obtain upon hire.
• BLS certification.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Options.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Continuing Education Reimbursement.
• Paid Time Off.
• And MORE!

PRN Benefits:

• 401K plan with company contribution.
• No-Cost Office Visits and generous discounts on some billable services.
• Malpractice Coverage.
• Access to UpToDate, a clinical resource tool.