Geriatrics NP: Primary Care Clinic Leader

Central Alabama VA Medical Center-Montgomery (DOVA); Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 98,000 - 154,964; Full time

Job summary

Central Alabama VA Medical Center-Montgomery is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to independently manage a patient panel with acute and chronic conditions, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention. You will develop care plans and collaborate with the Primary Care Team to optimize patient outcomes.

Responsibilities include ordering labs, prescribing interventions, initiating referrals, and educating patients and families.

Qualifications

• Education: MSN required.
• License: Active, current, full, and unrestricted APN license to practice as an NP.
• Basic Board Certification in one of the recognized NP specialties.

Responsibilities

• Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions, focusing on health promotions and disease prevention.
• Develops and implements individualized plans to achieve optimal population health and disease management.
• Demonstrates leadership and collaborates with Primary Care Team and interdisciplinary colleagues.
• Orders and interprets labs, tests, and diagnostic studies.
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
• Initiates referrals to specialty services and provides education to patients and families.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner

Clinical leadership

Education

MSN or higher

Job description

Central Alabama VA Medical Center-Montgomery is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to independently manage a patient panel with acute and chronic conditions, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention. You will develop care plans and collaborate with the Primary Care Team to optimize patient outcomes.

Responsibilities include ordering labs, prescribing interventions, initiating referrals, and educating patients and families.