Grant Funded--Advanced Practice Provider

Belmont University; Nashville, Northern (TN, KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Belmont University seeks an experienced Advanced Practice Provider to join its mobile medical unit on a part-time basis. The role focuses on harm reduction, wound care, and comprehensive medical and mental health services for unhoused and transitional populations, in collaboration with faculty, students, and community partners.

Applicants should have NP or PA credentials and be licensed in Tennessee, with experience serving underserved communities and substance use disorder histories preferred.

Qualifications

• Advanced Practice Provider with NP or PA credentials.
• Experience providing medical and mental health care in mobile or underserved settings.
• Licensed to practice in Tennessee.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical and mental health assessments in a mobile setting.
• Perform wound management, dressing changes, vaccines, phlebotomy, and CLIA-waived tests.
• Collaborate with faculty to supervise students and support clinical education.
• Respond to emergencies including mental health crises.
• Engage with community partners to reduce barriers and maintain records.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Wound care

Vaccine administration

Crisis intervention

Communication

Interprofessional collaboration

EMR documentation

Adult primary care

Education

Advanced Practice Provider degree (NP/PA)

Job description

Grant Funded--Advanced Practice Provider

Grant Funded--Advanced Practice Provider

We are now accepting applications for a qualified Grant Funded--Advanced Practice Provider at Belmont University.

Employment Type

Staff

Internal Job Category

Non-Exempt (Staff)
Part-Time

Department

Pharmacy Practice

Hours

24

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced Advanced Practice Provider (registered and licensed nurse practitioner or physician assistant) to join our mobile medical unit on a part time basis year round. The provider is expected to deliver harm reduction services, wound care, and comprehensive medical and mental health care to unhoused and transitional living populations as part of an interprofessional team. In this role, the provider will work collaboratively with healthcare faculty, students, and community partners to help address the diverse healthcare needs of underserved populations and help connect them with needed resources. Experience treating and working with patients who actively have or have a history of substance use disorder and/or experience working with underserved populations is preferred.

Primary position responsibilities:

• Providehigh-quality medical and mental health assessments, consistent with trainingand current acceptable practice and protocols, including diagnoses andtreatment for patients in a mobile setting.
• Performbasic procedures such as wound management, dressing changes, administeringvaccines, phlebotomy, and CLIA-waived tests such as blood glucose, urinalysis,TB skin tests, etc.
• Collaboratewith faculty to supervise students to enhance clinical education and providehands-on learning experiences for students assisting the vulnerable through aharm reduction mobile unit.
• Respondto emergency situations, both of which include mental health and physicalissues, such as crisis intervention.
• Engagewith community partners to decrease barriers to care for patients and maintainaccurate and confidential patient records and documentation.

The above statements describe the job’s essential responsibilities and requirements. They are not an exhaustive list of the duties that may be assigned to job incumbents.

This position is funded in whole or in part by a grant. Employment is subject to the continued availability of grant funding and does not imply a guarantee of employment beyond the grant period.

Required Qualifications

Belmont University seeks to attract and retain highly qualified faculty and staff who will support our mission and vision. As a Christ-centered and student-focused community, we aim to:

• Form diverse leaders of character;
• Equip people to solve the world’s complex problems through teaching, research and service;
• And be radical champions for helping people and communities flourish.

• Ableto quicklyidentify issues when working on the mobile unit withpatients, faculty and students, to obtain relevant information, makedecisions, relate and compare data from different sources, and identifyalternative solutions if needed.
• Quicklyinterpret and seeks information on patients, using independent reasoningto diagnose the root cause of situations or issues, identifies and testssolutions and thinks beyond what is typical or customary. Uses informationto determine benefits and impact in making decision and/orrecommendations.
• Ableto coordinate and administer patient care, project activities andprotocols.
• Abilityto manage resources, monitor activities, and assess risks and issuesassociated with the project.
• Communicatewell by presenting information to individuals or groups. Can conveyinformation clearly and concisely to groups or individuals either verballyor in writing to ensure that they understand the information. Ability tolisten and respond appropriately to others.
• Abilityto use Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and basic databases andsoftware, along with documenting in an electronic medicalrecord.
• Experienceworking in a fast-paced environment and the ability to respond tohigh-pressure situations. Ability to thrive in an environment of hardwork.
• Abilityto work effectively with a wide range of constituencies.

Required Education

Doctoral or masters degree as advanced clinical practitioner (nurse practitioner or physician assistant) Licensed to practice as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant in the state of TN.

Required Experience

Minimum of 1- 3 years, preference of 4 years treating and working with underserved and unhoused populations who have a history of substance use disorder and/or mental health disorders. Also prefer someone who has experience in primary care and wound management.

The selected candidate will be required to complete a background check satisfactory to the University.

Belmont University participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

Belmont University is a Christ-centered community. The University faculty, administration, and staff uphold Jesus as the Christ and as the measure for all things. As a community seeking to uphold Christian standards of morality, ethics, and conduct, Belmont University holds high expectations of each person who chooses to join the community. In compliance with federal law, including provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973/the Americans with Disabilities Act, Belmont University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, military service, or sexual orientation in its administration of education policies, programs or activities; its admissions policies; or employment. Consistent with applicable civil rights law, the University primarily hires employees of the Christian faith who are committed to support the mission of the University. The University has appointed the Chief Human Resources Officer/Deputy Title IX Coordinator to serve as coordinator of non-discrimination compliance for staff and faculty. The Director of Institutional Equity and Compliance and Title IX Coordinator serves as coordinator of compliance for Title IX (sex discrimination) issues and questions for students.

*In accordance with accrediting standards for its professional education programs in law and medicine, the University does not apply religious criteria in hiring employees within those programs. All employees hired by the University, regardless of religious faith, shall be committed to Belmont’s Christ-centered, student-focused mission.

Belmont's Office of Human Resources will conduct ongoing evaluations of the means by which candidates for employment are sought, to the end that the pool of candidates will include qualified women, minorities, veterans and disabled individuals. Belmont University is an equal opportunity employer under all applicable civil rights laws.