Acute Care Opportunity in Tucson, AZ

Job Description

Job Description

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Outpatient Primary Care)
Setting: Outpatient clinic(s) within a local market (may float between nearby sites)

Overview

An established, mission-driven healthcare organization is seeking an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to deliver outpatient primary care with an emphasis on same-day/acute needs for an older adult (primarily Medicare-aged) patient population. This role partners closely with a multidisciplinary care team to deliver timely, high-quality care and an excellent patient experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient primary care and consultative services with a focus on acute needs (walk-ins, sick visits, hospital follow-ups, urgent evaluations).
• Document patient care thoroughly and accurately (encounter notes, diagnoses, treatment plans, and continuity documentation).
• Coordinate and communicate plans of care with patients assigned Primary Care Providers to ensure continuity.
• Collaborate with RNs, Medical Assistants, and operations/clinical leadership to identify patients needing outreach or acute support and deliver appropriate services.
• Participate in clinical meetings (quality improvement, outcomes review, peer review, hospitalized patient reviews as applicable).
• Support community engagement events as needed (outreach/education/relationship building).
• Participate in call coverage on nights/weekends/holidays as scheduled (as applicable to the market/team coverage model).

Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted RN/APRN license in the state of employment (in good standing / non-probationary).
• Minimum 1 year relevant experience in primary care (e.g., internal medicine, family medicine, geriatrics).
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications.
• Comfortable managing complex, medically underserved older adult populations with comorbidities.
• Strong clinical assessment/diagnostic skills and patient-centered communication.
• Team-oriented, collaborative, and committed to a high-quality patient experience.
• Ability to travel locally between nearby clinic sites within the market.

Equal Opportunity

This organization is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to protected characteristics in accordance with applicable law.