Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care

MedNOW Clinics; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Sick leave

401(k) match

Voluntary insurance

Employee discounts

Training opportunities

Professional growth

Job summary

MedNOW Clinics is seeking a compassionate Nurse Practitioner to provide high-quality outpatient care in a collaborative setting in Colorado Springs. The role emphasizes clinical autonomy, teamwork with physicians, and accurate documentation to ensure continuity of care.

You will evaluate patients, develop evidence-based plans, order tests, and educate patients while adhering to safety and privacy standards. This position requires onsite work with a focus on value-based care and patient access.

Qualifications

• Master’s or doctoral NP degree required.
• Current national board certification.
• Colorado RN license with APN registration required.
• Colorado prescriptive authority or pathway toward it.
• Current NPI and payer credentialing.
• DEA registration where required.
• BLS/CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and manage patients at initial and follow-up visits.
• Obtain histories, exam patients, develop differential diagnoses, and plan treatment.
• Order, review, and follow up on lab work and imaging.
• Prescribe medications within license and privileges.
• Provide patient education and shared decision-making.
• Maintain accurate documentation, coding, and medical records.
• Review messages, lab results, referrals, and follow-ups.
• Collaborate with physicians, APPs, and clinic teams.
• Ensure timely escalation for urgent cases.
• Support preventive care and quality measures.

Skills

Outpatient assessment

Diagnostic skills

Treatment planning

Follow-up care

Education

Master’s or doctoral NP degree

Current national board certification

Colorado RN license & APN registration

Colorado prescriptive authority

Current NPI & payer credentialing

Active DEA registration

BLS/CPR certification

Tools

Athenahealth

Job description

SUMMARY

MedNOW Clinics is seeking a compassionate and dependable Nurse Practitioner to provide high-quality outpatient care.

This role is ideal for an NP who values clinical autonomy, collaboration, patient access, accurate documentation, and continuity of care. You will work with physicians, other APPs, Medical Assistants, Front Desk staff, Clinic Managers, and support teams to ensure patients receive coordinated care and clear follow-up.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Evaluate and manage patients during initial, follow-up, preventive, and problem-focused visits.




• Obtain appropriate histories, perform examinations, develop differential diagnoses, and create evidence-based treatment plans.




• Recognize urgent or unstable conditions and arrange the appropriate level of care.




• Order, review, interpret, and follow up on laboratory work, imaging, and other diagnostic studies.




• Prescribe medications within your license, population focus, prescriptive authority, approved privileges, and applicable safety requirements.




• Use appropriate controlled-substance safeguards and the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program when required.




• Provide clear patient education, shared decision-making, return precautions, and follow-up instructions.




• Respect patient autonomy and document informed refusal when appropriate.




• Complete accurate, timely, and compliant documentation, diagnoses, orders, and coding.




• Maintain current medication, allergy, and problem lists.




• Review assigned messages, refill requests, results, referrals, and clinical work queues.




• Communicate results promptly and ensure urgent findings receive immediate follow-up.




• Track referrals and follow-up needs until responsibility and completion are confirmed.




• Help patients access care by using clinical review, appropriate scheduling options, and team escalation.




• Identify and address preventive-care needs, chronic-care gaps, and quality measures.




• Support value-based care initiatives and attributed-patient follow-up.




• Collaborate with physicians, APPs, Medical Assistants, Front Desk staff, specialists, and clinic leadership.




• Delegate only within each team member’s training and role.




• Seek consultation or escape care when a case is outside your experience, population focus, approved services, privileges, or available clinic resources.




• Participate in quality improvement, peer review, team meetings, training, and continuing professional development.




• Maintain all required licenses, registrations, certifications, credentialing, payer enrollment, and professional records.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s or doctoral degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.




• Current national board certification appropriate to the assigned population focus.




• Current, unrestricted Colorado registered nurse license and Advanced Practice Nurse registration as a Nurse Practitioner, or documented eligibility to obtain them before starting.




• Colorado prescriptive authority appropriate to the position, or documented eligibility and an approved pathway to obtain the required authority before independently prescribing.




• Current NPI and ability to complete MedNOW and payer credentialing requirements.




• Active DEA registration when required for the position’s prescribing responsibilities.




• Current BLS/CPR certification.




• Strong outpatient assessment, diagnostic, treatment-planning, and follow-up skills.




• Ability to recognize clinical limits and obtain consultation or a higher level of care when needed.




• Understanding of documentation, coding, medical necessity, patient privacy, and professional standards.




• Ability to work onsite for the posted schedule and consistently meet documentation and patient-care responsibilities.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Family Nurse Practitioner certification.




• At least one year of outpatient primary-care or family-medicine experience.




• Experience with Athenahealth or another electronic health record.




• Experience with value-based care, quality measures, care-gap closure, and population-health initiatives.




• Experience managing a patient panel, clinical inbox, refill requests, referrals, and results.




• Experience with accurate outpatient coding and documentation.




• New graduates may be considered for selected openings with an appropriate training, prescriptive-authority, and clinical-support structure.

WHY JOIN MEDNOW CLINICS?

• Provide comprehensive care within a collaborative outpatient team.




• Build ongoing relationships with patients and families.




• Practice in an environment that values clinical judgment and appropriate consultation.




• Receive onboarding and support for MedNOW workflows, documentation, quality programs, and patient-access expectations.




• Work across a growing organization offering primary and specialty services.




• Access opportunities for continued learning and professional growth.




• Eligible employees may receive medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid time off and sick leave; a 401(k) match; voluntary insurance options; employee discounts; and training and professional-growth opportunities. Eligibility is based on employment status and applicable plan requirements.

COMPENSATION

The anticipated full-time base salary range is $110,000 to $140,000 annually. Part-time compensation will be prorated according to the approved schedule and FTE.

In addition to base salary, providers may have the opportunity to earn additional productivity-based compensation. This incentive considers work RVU performance and accurate, timely, and compliant documentation and coding practices.

Eligibility, performance measurements, and payment terms are governed by MedNOW’s current provider compensation plan and will be reviewed during the hiring process.

The final base salary will be determined by experience, population focus, credentials, schedule, responsibilities, and internal equity.