Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care

**Job Description:**

The Nurse Practitioner (APRN) will be responsible for executing medical procedures in alignment with APRN licensure standards in a primary care outpatient environment. 

Key responsibilities include:

- Delivering comprehensive nursing and medical care across individual, family, and group settings, with an emphasis on health promotion, disease prevention, and holistic wellness.

- Providing leadership and consultation within interdisciplinary care teams.

- Effectively collaborating with patients, families, healthcare professionals, including nursing staff and physicians, to optimize clinical outcomes.

- Identifying and addressing the unique educational and instructional needs of patients and their families.

- Facilitating patient education to enhance informed healthcare decision-making processes.

- Maintaining a clinically safe and efficient environment conducive to patient and staff well-being.

- Supporting daily operational practices that are cost-effective and sustainable.

- Engaging in continuous professional development and education to stay abreast of advancements in nursing practice.

Assessing personal learning needs and establishing targeted goals for professional advancement.

- Collaborating within a Medical Group encompassing various specialties, such as family practice, pediatrics, OB/GYN, cardiology, orthopedics, post-acute care, urology, and general surgery.

- Working in conjunction with physicians, licensed providers, LPNs/medical assistants, and administrative personnel.

Please note, candidates residing beyond a one-hour commute will not be considered.

**Qualifications:**

- Master’s Degree from an accredited Adult Nurse Practitioner program.

- Current Vermont APRN License (or eligibility to obtain one).

- Certification as an Adult, Family, or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner from a national organization recognized by the Vermont Board of Nursing.

- Healthcare Provider CPR Certification.

- DEA License. - Eligibility for credentialing.

- Minimum of two years of nursing experience prior to attaining an advanced degree.

- An unblemished malpractice history.

- Inquiry into visa support requirements for the provider.

- Recent NPDB Self-Query Report (issued within the last 30 days).

**State License Requirements:**

- Vermont.

**Additional License Requirements:**

- Certification as an Adult, Family, or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner by a recognized national organization is preferred by the Vermont State Board of Nursing.