Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Urgent Care - Blount PRN

Prisma Health; Maryville (TN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health seeks a Nurse Practitioner to provide primary care within established protocols, following nursing standards and practices. The role involves diagnosing, treating, and documenting care to a defined patient population, with emphasis on quality and patient education.

The position reports to a supervisor and participates in programs related to capitated medicine, managed care, and clinical education. The candidate should have a Master's in Nursing and NP certification.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Nursing required.
• Nurse Practitioner emphasis or certificate equivalent required.
• Active state NP license or equivalent certifications (as applicable) present is required.

Responsibilities

• Engages in diagnosis and treatment of disease, defects or injuries and prescribes treatments.
• Performs charting, summaries and paperwork for documenting care and billing.
• Participates in quality assurance and utilization management programs.
• Supports development of patient education services and satisfaction surveys.

Education

Master's Degree in Nursing

Nurse Practitioner degree emphasis or certificate

Job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Provides primary health care to a specific patient population within the guidelines of written protocols. Follows established nursing standards, procedures, and practices.

Accountabilities

• Participates in:

• Engages in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, defects or injuries and recommend or prescribe treatments for the relief or cure of physical, mental or functional ailments or defects.


• Performs all charting, summaries, correspondence and assorted paperwork that is required for purposes of documenting care and billing.


• Participates in physician educational programs provided by Employer relative to capitated medicine and its implications on physician practice patterns.


• Participates in responding to requests for proposals for managed care contracts.


• Participates in:

• Establishment of quality assurance programs


• Establishment of utilization management programs


• Selection of management information systems


• Development of patient education services


• Development of patient satisfaction surveys

General Job Expectations:

• Assists in the development of operational and capital budgets.


• Participates in operational assessments in search of revenue enhancement, expense reductions, consolidation efficiencies and billing opportunities.


• General Job Expectations:

Maintain courteous and cooperative working relationships with all levels of management and employees, physicians, patients, guarantors and the general public.

• Participates in activities that would further the public's image of the Employer.

Supervisory/Management Responsibility

This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Minimum Requirements

Master's Degree in Nursing; Nurse Practitioner Degree Emphasis or Program Certificate equivalent.

Required Certifications/Registrations/Licenses

• South Carolina Official Recognition Nurse Practitioner - NLNP


• Prescriptive Authority South Carolina Nursing License


• South Carolina Controlled Substance license; Federal DEA license

Work Shift

Variable (United States of America)

Location

Blount Memorial Hospital

Facility

8100 BMPG Joule Street Alcoa

Department

81001000 Care Today Clinic-Practice Operations

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