Home Health Nurse Practitioner

Company: Amergis Locum Tenens
Location: Mobile
Posted on: November 1, 2024

Job Description:

Are you looking for a low-volume work environment? Are you passionate about helping the older patient population with preventive and chronic care management? We are looking for a quality nurse practitioner in Mobile, AL !

Apply today! Please call or text Monica at (with your name) or email an updated resume to for immediate consideration. Details :

• Setting: primary care clinic for all geriatric patients
  
  • provide full spectrum of health care services, from primary to acute to long-term care for frail elderly individuals who are certified to require nursing home care
    
  • Provide primary medical coverage in collaboration with physicians as needed. Perform initial, semi-annual and annual assessments, perform additional assessment of patients as needed and implement appropriate plan of care
  • Participate in discharge planning for acute and long-term placement
  • Evaluate and treat patients during acute illness
  • Make nursing home or home visits when needed
  • Participate in provider on-call rotation as required
  • Schedule: Monday through Friday
    • May have some night and weekend call
    • 6-8 patients per day
    • Primarily work out of the Health Center along with interdisciplinary team
      • There is full coordinatation of patient visits, transporation for patients, and continuity of care amongst other types of providers Required :
        • Active Alabama NP license
        • Active and unrestricted DEA and controlled substance registration (CSR/CDS)
        • Active AANP/ANCC certification
        • Current BLS certification
        • Minimum 5 years of NP experience required (preferably in long-term care)
        • Certification as a Nurse Practitioner with prescriptive authority required
          Compensation :
          • W2 contract - paid weekly - pay negotiable
          • Benefits available
          • Possibility of perm
          • 100% of malpractice insurance covered

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