Nurse Practitioner - FNP Gallatin

Neighborhood Health; Gallatin (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Paid holidays and leave

Health insurance with shared costs

Continuing education support

Job summary

Neighborhood Health in Gallatin, TN seeks a Nurse Practitioner to provide primary care across our health centers, following protocols with the Chief Clinical Officer. Duties may include ambulatory and night call care, with emphasis on care coordination and quality assurance.

The NP will support our mission to deliver high-quality, accessible care to underserved populations, collaborating with physicians and health teams and engaging in ongoing professional development through our training

Qualifications

• Must have 2–3 years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Strong interpersonal skills to manage and develop the staff.
• Analytical ability to review internal processes for improvement.
• Excellent verbal communication with patients and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide health care services to patients per protocols with Chief Clinical Officer.
• Deliver ambulatory care and night-call services as required.
• Participate in quality assurance and care coordination activities.
• Support patient-centered care and collaboration with health teams.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner experience

Interpersonal skills

Analytical ability

Verbal communication

Education

RN and MSN in primary care

Job description

Neighborhood Health has established itself as a frontrunner in primary care by leveraging cutting-edge technology and effective treatment methods. Our organization fosters an environment where you become part of a committed healthcare team focused on delivering high-quality care to all individuals in need.

Employee benefits include:

• A competitive salary structure
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave
• Individual and family health insurance with shared costs
• Support for continuing education

Are you passionate about making a difference in the healthcare field? Our health center offers a variety of career opportunities that cater to a diverse range of skills and interests. Here’s a brief overview to help you find your perfect fit:

Current Open Positions

Location: Gallatin, TN

Job Id: 1206

# of Openings:1

Neighborhood Health is an innovative network of 11 community health center in Nashville and Lebanon, Tennessee. We provide comprehensive primary care, integrated behavioral health, and dental services to almost 30,000 patients. Our patients primarily include immigrants, residents of public housing, individuals experiencing homelessness, and person living with addiction. As a federally qualified health center, we provide care without regard to health insurance or a patient’s ability to pay. We also strive to improve our Patient Centered Medical Home model to ensure all patients get the right high-quality care, at the right place and the right time.

The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for the provision of health care services to patients who receive their care at UNHS health centers pursuant to protocols established with the Chief Clinical Officer. Such care may involve ambulatory services, night call care, and skilled nursing facility care. The Nurse Practitioner is expected to participate in quality assurance activity, member satisfaction, appropriate utilization of health care resources, and team meetings.

The Nurse Practitioner supports the UNHS mission to assure access of the underserved to healthcare, to engage patients in a meaningful healthcare experience through the patient-centered health home model, to provide high quality healthcare and to participate in controlling the cost of such care. Must be able to work in a Patient Centered Medical Home model. Must facilitate partnerships between patients, physicians and health teams with focus on care coordination and integration of treatment internally and externally. Must work diligently to assure that services are accessible, continuous, comprehensive, coordinated, compassionate, and culturally effective. Must be committed to eliminating barriers to care that is centered on the needs and convenience of patients above all other factors.

The Nurse Practitioner supports integrated healthcare involving behavioral health providers and dental health providers in care as appropriate. The Nurse Practitioner will achieve meaningful use of electronic health records each year as the standards are updated and expanded by the federal government.

Knowledge, Certification, Licensure, and Skill Requirements

Education: R.N. and MSN education is needed in primary care

Certification/Licensure: Licensed/certified in the State of Tennessee as appropriate. Maintain basic life support certifications. Maintains current continuing nursing/medical education and requirements for privileging.

Skills and Abilities:

• Must have 2 to 3 years experience as a Nurse Practitioner. Have interpersonal skills to manage and develop the staff within the most immediate work group, and to participate on provider team.
• Has the analytical ability to review internal processes needing improvement and make suggestions.
• Has the verbal ability to communicate thoughts and actions to individual patients and to staff. Is able to provide the same level of care to patients and the same level of cooperation to staff regardless of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual preference, gender identification, national origin, health status, income level, or payment plan.

We offer extensive training programs and workshops to help you grow in your career.