Family Nurse Practitioner

Apex Home Health, Hospice & Home Care; Irvington (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Home Health, Hospice & Home Care provides primary and urgent care in rural community settings across the lifespan. The clinician will conduct comprehensive patient assessments, order diagnostics, diagnose and manage conditions, and educate patients and families to support informed, patient-centered care.

Join an innovative care team that emphasizes evidence-based practice, collaboration, and high-acuity case management in a rural Kentucky context.

Qualifications

• Compassionate, patient-focused approach to care.
• Strong clinical judgment for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning.
• Competency in diagnostic ordering and interpretation.
• Ability to manage complex, high-acuity cases and ongoing chronic disease.
• Effective communication and teamwork with care partners.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and clear patient education.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments and intake evaluations.
• Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic testing.
• Diagnose and manage both chronic and acute conditions.
• Prescribe medications in accordance with evidence-based clinical guidelines.
• Deliver patient and family education to support informed, patient-centered care.
• Collaborate with an integrated care team in a fast-paced, innovation-focused environment.

Skills

Compassionate care

Clinical judgment

Diagnostics proficiency

Complex cases

Team communication

Evidence-based practice

Job description

providing primary and urgent care in rural community clinic settings for patients across the lifespan.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments and intake evaluations.
• Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic testing.
• Diagnose and manage both chronic and acute conditions.
• Prescribe medications in accordance with evidence-based clinical guidelines.
• Deliver patient and family education to support informed, patient-centered care.
• Collaborate with an integrated care team in a fast-paced, innovation-focused environment.

Qualifications & Skills

• Compassionate, patient-focused approach to care.
• Strong clinical judgment for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning.
• Competency in diagnostic ordering and interpretation.
• Ability to manage complex, high-acuity cases and ongoing chronic disease.
• Effective communication and teamwork with care partners.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and clear patient education.