RN-Nurse Practitioner

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation; Huntingdon (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide autonomous and collaborative care across diverse settings, performing comprehensive assessments, diagnosing, and managing illnesses with evidence-based protocols.

The role includes developing care plans, exercising prescriptive authority, mentoring peers, and contributing to clinical leadership while fostering lifelong learning and quality improvements.

Qualifications

• Must be a Nurse Practitioner with current certification.
• RN licensure may be required for practice.
• Computer literacy is essential for documentation and data management.

Responsibilities

• Develop a plan of care within scope of practice using written protocols.
• Uses prescriptive authority, referrals, treatments per laws and regulations.
• Enhances quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Interacts with and contributes to peers' professional development.
• Provides clinical leadership.
• Supports lifelong learning.
• Completes assigned goals.

Skills

Computer literate

Education

Masters or Doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Overview

Job Summary

Practices autonomously and in collaboration with other health care professionals to treat and manage patient's health problems and serve in various settings as researchers, consultants, and patient advocates for individuals, families, groups, and communities. Performs comprehensive assessments, diagnoses, and manages illness and disease. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Develops a plan of care within scope of practice of the nurse practitioner utilizing written protocols to ensure quality patient care.
• Uses prescriptive authority, procedures, referrals, treatments, and theories in accordance with state/federal laws and regulations.
• Enhances quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues.
• Provides clinical leadership.
• Supports life long learning.
• Completes assigned goals.

Specifications

Experience

Minimum Required

Preferred/Desired

Education

Minimum Required

• Either a Masters or Doctoral level as a nurse practitioner.

Preferred/Desired

Training

Minimum Required

Preferred/Desired

Special Skills

Minimum Required

• Computer literate.

Preferred/Desired

Licensure

• Current certification - nurse practitioner. Eligible for or have certificate of fitness/prescription privileges.

Minimum Required

• RN

Preferred/Desired