Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

Elderberry Health; Oneida (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Elderberry Health in Tennessee seeks a skilled FNP/PA to deliver primary medical care across age groups. You will perform screenings, manage patient records, coordinate with specialists, and support clinic operations to ensure high-quality care for all patients.

New graduates are welcome; valid Tennessee license required. Expect teamwork, ongoing patient education, and adherence to safety and documentation standards in a busy primary care setting.

Qualifications

• Appropriate nursing experience (preferably in primary care)
• New graduates will also be considered
• Valid Tennessee State License
• Ability to be a team player
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills
• Pass drug testing/screening, background checks, and reference checks

Responsibilities

• Perform initial patient screenings, history taking, physical examinations.
• Update patient records and ensure accuracy at each visit.
• Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests.
• Record findings and formulate plans and prognosis.
• Review labs, imaging, and emergency reports daily.
• Coordinate follow-up visits and treatment options.
• Refer patients for specialist services as needed.
• Deliver quality care while meeting productivity metrics.
• Provide ongoing care information and guidance to patients.
• Discuss and coordinate care with other health professionals.
• Submit care plans for periodic review and evaluation.
• Prescribe or recommend treatments as appropriate.
• Treat acute diseases such as routine viral illnesses and infections.
• Manage chronic conditions such as hypertension and diabetes.
• Support clinical operations improvements.
• Supervise daily staff communications and outreach activities.

Skills

Nursing experience

Team player

Communication skills

Drug screening/background checks

Job description

FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER (FNP) / PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA) JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a Professional FNP/PA who can deliver primary medical care to a wide variety of patients. The FNP/PA will be responsible for caring for patients from newborns through geriatrics, maintaining accurate and current patient records and administering follow-up appointments to patients as required. The successful candidate will work with a team to assist in delivering world class primary care to each and every patient.

Responsibilities:

• Perform initial patient screenings, patient history, physical examinations, and preventive health measures within prescribed guidelines in accordance with the North Carolina Medical Society and American Association of Nurse Practitioners
  
• Update patient records and check records for accuracy at each patient appointment
  
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient’s clinical problems and health care needs
  
• Record physical findings and formulates plan and prognosis, based on patient’s condition
  
• Review lab, x-ray, and emergency reports daily
  
• Determine the need for patient follow-up appointments and further treatment options
  
• Refer patients for specialist services, as needed
  
• Deliver quality care while maintaining all company metrics pertaining to productivity
  
• Serve as the resource patients need for ongoing care information, counseling and provide guidance for any patients with critical conditions
  
• Discusses and coordinates with other internal health professionals to prepare a comprehensive patient care plan
  
• Submits health care plan and goals of individual patients for periodic review and evaluation
  
• Prescribes or recommends drugs or other forms of treatment such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures
  
• Treat acute diseases such as routine viral illnesses, UTIs, and other infections
  
• Treat and manage chronic diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes
  
• Cooperate with operational initiatives for improvement of clinical operations

Provides supervision to ancillary medical staff.

Supervise daily staff communication

Participate in special screening, training, and community outreach activities periodically

Participate in cooperative arrangements with other health providers in the area

Perform all other medically-related assigned duties

Agree to see "walk-ins" on short notice, as needed and as possible, such as to fill empty time slots on the schedule created by "no-shows" and to promote patient access to care

Qualifications and Experience:

• Appropriate nursing experience (preferably in Primary Care)
  
• New graduates will also be considered
  
• Valid Tennessee State License
  
• Ability to be a team player
  
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills
  
• Pass drug testing/screening, background checks, and reference checks

Physical Requirements:

Requires considerable physical effort most of the day. Requires squatting, kneeling, reaching, twisting, walking, lifting supplies and sitting for long periods of time.

Mental Requirements:

Must be able to make sound judgment based on assessment and data available and act accordingly. Must be able to be flexible, innovative, and work independently. Must possess skills for computer usage and written and oral communication. Must possess good interpersonal skills and ability to prioritize multiple functions or tasks; and must have tolerance for unpredictable circumstances and usual stress of coping with the human nature of staff and patients.

Position is Full Time