ECRH Nurse Practitioner

Augusta University; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Tuition Assistance Program

Vacation time

Sick leave

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Georgia is seeking an ECRH Nurse Practitioner to join its healthcare team. The role involves treating patients, prescribing treatments, and working alongside faculty and staff to ensure quality patient care. Candidates should have a Master's degree in Nursing and relevant licensure. This position offers competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including health insurance and tuition assistance.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• Two years' experience in professional nursing.
• Current certification to practice as a Family or Adult Nurse Practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Treat patients in collaboration with physicians and health care team.
• Prescribe medication and therapies as per Georgia Nurse Practice Act.
• Educate patients and families on health behaviors and self-care.
• Ensures quality assurance measures; participates in performance improvement initiatives; may assist in staff training and mentoring.
• Collaborates with nursing leadership to deliver ongoing education and precepts students.
• Licensure: CME and Grand Rounds; charting; other duties as necessary.

Skills

Communication

Patient care

Mental health assessment

Medication management

Collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Nursing

Active Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensure in Georgia

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

ECRH Nurse Practitioner

Job ID: 292630

Location: Augusta University

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Regular/Temporary:

About Us

Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 10,500 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world‑class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values https://www.augusta.edu/about/mission.php make Augusta University an institution like no other.

Augusta University's distinct characteristics in education and research include real‑world experiences and community engagement, as well as a culture of building community, corporate and government partnerships that address health, security, economic and societal concerns locally and across the state.

The University System of Georgia https://www.usg.edu/hr/orientation/welcome_to_the_board_of_regents_university_system_office is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Location

Augusta University

Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

Our Summerville Campus: 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

College/Department Information

The Medical College of Georgia is one of the nation's largest medical schools by class size, with 260 students per class. The educational experience is anchored by the main campus in Augusta, regional clinical campuses for third‑ and fourth‑year students across the state and a second four‑year campus in Athens in partnership with the University of Georgia. MCG's expanding partnerships with physicians and hospitals across Georgia currently provides about 350 sites where students can experience the full spectrum of medicine, from complex care hospitals to small‑town solo practices. MCG and its teaching hospitals also provide postgraduate education to more than 500 residents and fellows in 50 different Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education‑approved programs. Our researchers and clinicians focus on what most impacts the health of Georgia's and America's children and adults, including cardiovascular biology and disease, cancer, neurosciences and behavioral sciences, public and preventive health, regenerative and reparative medicine, personalized medicine and genomics. Our physician faculty also share their expertise with physicians and patients at about 100 clinics and hospitals statewide.

Job Summary

This position works within the specified department or services and will function as an integral part of the healthcare team. Serves various roles including working directly alongside faculty and staff, providing care to the entire spectrum of patient acuity levels, working semi‑autonomously and serving as a provider to initiate appropriate care for individuals with serious mental illness in an in‑patient state hospital. Care involves primary care duties, including ordering routine healthcare screenings, addressing acute issues, and psychiatric mental health as needed.

Responsibilities

• The Nurse Practitioner in collaboration with the physician, treats physical conditions and is accountable for the delivery of primary health care to patients; collaborates with the Health Care Team to enhance the delivery of care to eligible patients in accordance with individual patient needs, using social and behavioral health protocols as general guidance. Educates nurses and other members of the health care team as needs are identified.
• Prescribing drugs for acute and chronic illness as well as physical therapy, occupational therapy and other rehabilitation treatments in accordance with Scope of Practice as allowed by Georgia Nurse Practice Act.
• Counsels and educates patients and families on health behaviors, self‑care skills and treatment options, communicating as needed with the inter‑professional team about the comprehensive care plan. Communicating with community referral sources to obtain information relating to patients. Provides information to other care providers about the health care needs of person being discharged. Helps to develop and maintain community and referral relationships.
• Ensures quality assurance measures are met and maintained in programmatic areas. Participates as member for performance improvement initiatives as needs arise; may assist in staff training, education and mentoring to improve quality care; and assists in the education and preceptoring of students.
• Collaborates with nursing leadership to identify and deliver ongoing educational programs. May perform direct teaching or provide guidance to others in providing these services; responsible for assuring that education and training content meets professional standards.
• Licensure: CME and Grand Rounds.
• Charting.
• Other duties as necessary.

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Master's degree in Nursing from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program. Active Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Licensure in Georgia. Current certification to practice as a Family or Adult Nurse Practitioner through approval by the Georgia Nursing Board. Qualified to obtain prescriptive authority in the State of Georgia. Ability to meet requirements for hospital medical staff credentialing. Two years' experience in professional nursing. Ability to formulate diagnoses based on examination and interpretation of test results. Ability to identify deviations from the norms and intervene or make appropriate referrals. Ability to complete nursing assessments, develops and implements nursing care plans, and revise plans as appropriate. American Heart Association BLS Certification.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES

This incumbent will need to be able to speak clearly and directly; understand directions clearly.

Shift/Salary/Benefits

Shift: Days/M-F (work outside of the normal business hours will likely be required of an employee in an exempt level position)

Pay Band: 16

Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum‑midpoint) of the position.

Recruitment Period: 11/20/25 - Until Filled

Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full‑time benefits‑eligible employees and some of our half‑time (or more) employees.

Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays.

Also, our full‑time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program. Consider applying with us today!

Conditions of Employment

All selected candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University.

If applicable for the specific position based on the duties: the candidate will also need to have a credit check completed for Positions of Trust and or approved departmental Purchase Card usage.

Motor vehicle reports are required for positions that are required to drive an Augusta University vehicle.

For Faculty Hires: Final candidates will be required to provide proof of completed academic degree(s) as well as post‑secondary coursework in the form of original transcript(s). Those candidates trained by a foreign institution will also be required to provide an educational/credential evaluation.

All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive patient, student, employee, financial, business, etc. information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during their employment and beyond.

Other Information

This position is also responsible for promoting a customer‑friendly environment and providing superior service to our patients, students, faculty, and employees. "Augusta University is a patient‑and family‑centered care institution, where employees partner every day with patients and families for success."

Augusta University is a tobacco‑free environment, and the use of any tobacco products on any part of the campus, both inside and outside, is strictly prohibited.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Augusta University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.

How To Apply

Consider applying with us today!

https://www.augusta.edu/hr/jobs/

Select University Faculty & Staff > External Applicants if you are a candidate from outside the university

Select University Faculty & Staff > Internal Applicants if you are a current university employee

If you need further assistance, please contact us at 706‑721‑9365

To apply, visit https://careers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu/psp/careers/CAREERS/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=12000&JobOpeningId=292630&PostingSeq=1

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