TRAVELING NURSE PRACTITIONER - 10132026-81660
State of Tennessee
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Job summary
State of Tennessee is seeking a Clinical Nurse Practitioner in the Health Department for Cookeville, TN. The role requires a master's degree or equivalent and RN with APN certification and national certification eligibility. A Certificate of Fitness from the TN Board of Nursing is required within 60 days of employment.
The practitioner will assess, diagnose, and provide nursing/medical care, prescribe medications, and lead care teams. A background check and MVR screening are part of the process.
Qualifications
- Education and Experience: Master's degree in a nursing clinical specialty or Certificate of Fitness from the TN Board of Nursing.
- Necessary Special Qualifications: Licensed or eligible for RN with APN certificate in TN and national certification or eligible for national certification.
Responsibilities
- Monitors patients' health status and response to treatments.
- Prescribes medications and dosages; handles adverse reactions and emergencies.
- Analyzes findings from exams and tests; reviews medical records to determine hospitalization needs.
- Safeguards medical records per laws and directives.
- Audits patient charts for standards of care and compliance.
- Collaborates with consulting physician on plan of care.
- Participates in staff orientation and acts as a preceptor for students.
- Leads patient treatment teams when needed.
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Job description
Opening Date/Time 10/13/2026 12:00AM Central Time
Closing Date/Time 10/26/2026 11:59PM Central Time
Salary (Monthly) $7,533.00 - $9,794.00
Salary (Annually) $90,396.00 - $117,528.00
Job Type Full-Time
City, State Location Cookeville, TN
Department Health
A Motor Vehicle Records (MVR) screening will be conducted prior to employment.
This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.
Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in a nursing clinical specialty area with preparation in specialized practitioner skills or possession of a Certificate of Fitness from the Tennessee Board of Nursing.
Necessary Special Qualifications: Licensed or eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse with Advanced Practice Nurse certificate in the State of Tennessee and current national certification or eligible for national certification in the appropriate nursing specialty area. Licensure as a Registered Nurse with Advanced Practice Nurse certificate in the State of Tennessee and national certification in the appropriate nursing specialty area are required within 60 days after employment. Possession of a Certificate of Fitness from the Tennessee Board of Nursing is also required within 60 days after employment.
Under direction, is responsible for clinical nursing specialty duties of considerable difficulty; and performs related work as required. An employee in this class functions as a clinical nurse practitioner in a specialty area providing assessment, diagnosis, and nursing/medical care for patients and families. This class differs from Registered Nurse Expand Skills in that an incumbent of the latter does not meet the qualifications to write and sign prescriptions or issue non-controlled legend drugs.
- Monitors patient's health status, efficacy of care, and response to treatments to ensure patient progress and the best possible outcome for the patient. Devises evidence-based treatment strategies to meet the needs of patients with difficult diagnoses.
- Prescribes medication dosages and frequencies based on patients' characteristics, detects and responds to adverse drug reactions, responds to medical emergencies, performs basic life support and CPR, provides psychosocial counseling, provides preventative health care, and provides care according to patient needs.
- Analyzes findings form physical examination, laboratory reports, and other diagnostic testing. Reviews patient history from medical records, orders appropriate diagnostic tests, and obtains information form patients or others to determine the reason of hospitalization, office visit, or chief compliant.
- Safeguards medical records in accordance with agency directives and state and federal law.
- Audits patient charts for protocol, standards of care, and compliance with agency and outside accrediting/licensing organization's guidelines.
- Collaborates with consulting physician about patient's plan of care.
- Participates in orientation for new staff, delivers health related training, and acts as a preceptor to students in medical, nursing, pharmacy, or nurse practitioner programs.
- Leads patient treatment teams as necessary to coordinate patient care.
- Action Oriented
- Manages Complexity
- Communicates Effectively
- Instills Trust
- Interpersonal Savvy
- Nursing & Nursing Techniques
- Customer and Personal Service
- Administration and Management
- Psychology
- Clerical
- Active Learning and Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Monitoring
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Speaking
- Inductive Reasoning
- Written Comprehension
- Speech Clarity
- Limb and/or Full Body Coordination
- Information Ordering
- Electronic Devices
- Various Medical Equipment and Devices
- A valid driver's license
- For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.
Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.
- Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.
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