Seeking an Internal Medicine Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join a great team in Nebraska. This is a full time permanent role offering a highly competitive compensation + benefits package!

Schedule: Full Time; Typically 4 days per week, with 3 clinic days and 1 full day spent in nursing home rounds and visits

About the Position:

• Mix of outpatient and nursing home patient care
• Work week is typically 4 days per week, with 3 clinic days and one full day spent in nursing home rounds and visits.  Additional time charting and evaluation of results is anticipated.
• It is anticipated the APP will grow to evaluate the complex medical needs of clinic and nursing home patients with minimal oversight by the physician, allowing the physician to expand access in the outpatient clinic setting for additional new and follow up patient visits. 
• Clinic Hours:  8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Expectation for APP to grow their patient list while supporting the practice physician and assisting with access for the practice patients with same or next day clinic access.  Weekly visits to nursing home patients is incorporated into the weekly clinic schedule.
• Hospital consults – Internal Medicine utilizes the  Hospitalist staff for admissions.  Internal Medicine Providers participate in coverage for the Palative care team for inpatient services.
• On-Call schedule – expectation of one weekend of call per month for patient and nursing home contact.  A total of 10 days of call per month is the maximum scheduled in coordination with other clinic providers.

We offer Internal Medicine as one of the branches of its Primary Care Team.  Our Internal medicine physician and Advance Practice Providers oversee patient care in the clinical setting, in local nursing homes and provide coverage of Palliative Care in the inpatient setting. As a practice, they work closely with our Care Coordination Team on meeting patient’s care needs.  In addition, providers are able to assist patients with needs such as DOT and FAA physicals as well as Annual Wellness Visits and Advanced Care Planning.   Our providers apply clinical expertise to the diagnosis, treatment, and compassionate care of adults across the spectrum from health to complex illness. They are especially well trained in the diagnosis of puzzling medical problems, in the ongoing care of chronic illnesses, and in caring for patients with more than one disease.

Internal Medicine Services

•          Primary Care Focus

•          Diabetes Management

•          Management of patients on thrombolitics

•          DOT and FAA physicals

•          Medicare Annual Wellness Visits

•          Advanced Care Planning

•          Management of complex medical issues

•          Care of chronic illnesses

Requirements:

Promotes and maintains health and healing by providing medical services related to diagnosis, treatment and education to patients and families in collaboration with physicians and other members of the health care team according to established standards and practices but not limited to evaluation, diagnosis and treatment.

• Education
  • Successful completion of an approved advanced practice registered nurse program; must have a master's degree, post-master's certificate, or doctoral degree ; Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Nebraska or by a compact state under the Nurse Licensure Compact Act; current licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by the State of Nebraska. Prescriptive authority in Nebraska and DEA Certification. One year experience in hospital or clinic setting preferred.

Benefits:

  offers generous benefits to its staff by offering benefits which include Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Retirement Plan, CME, & Malpractice coverage.

·         Loan Forgiveness

·         Health Insurance

·         Dental Insurance

·         Long Term Disability

·         Short Term Disability

·         Life Insurance

·         Eye Care Insurance

·         Identity Theft Insurance

·         Pet Insurance

·         Supplemental Life Insurance

·         Wellness Membership

·         Retirement Plans (403b) (4% matching)

For more details on this position please submit your resume! You can also send it directly to kristin@ka-recruiting.com

JOB ID: KD344