NP: Nurse Practitioner

Community Information

Shreveport & Bossier City, combined with the surrounding area, make up Louisiana’s third-largest metropolitan area with a population of nearing 450,000. Shreveport-Bossier is the commercial, medical, and cultural hub where Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas meet. Shreveport-Bossier is also an area with rich cultural and recreational opportunities with music, arts, theater, sports and outdoor recreation, thoroughbred racing and festivals. The Shreveport-Bossier area is one of the fastest-growing tourism markets in Louisiana. With its mild climate, affordable housing, transportation, parks, schools and universities, churches, and numerous cultural attractions, Shreveport-Bossier is a desirable home for new businesses and new residents.

About the Role

Willis Knighton Health is seeking a full-time Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join the system. One can expect support and immediate volume through the established network of providers. Practice Highlights Established outpatient surgical practice with inpatient rounding opportunities Referrals from Network Primary Care Practice Mayo Clinic Care Network Member Work with long-standing, collaborative and cohesive teams, Optimal positions for new graduates or experienced nurse practitioners Positions include mentorship, plus a great patient base to grow their practice Candidates interested in outreach engagement and community activities are a plus. Opportunity to provide clinical and inpatient surgery services as the practice seeks to expand. Opportunity to work at supporting practice locations as well.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and inpatient surgery services
• Work with long-standing, collaborative and cohesive teams
• Opportunity to work at supporting practice locations as well
• Opportunity to provide clinical and inpatient surgery services as the practice seeks to expand

Requirements

• Education: Graduate of an accredited graduate school of nursing or physician assistant program with a master’s degree.
• Licensure: License or license eligible as an Advance Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner) as set forth by the state of Louisiana. Must demonstrate and maintain all credentialing and licensing requirements of WKH and appropriate certifying bodies.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required. Current PALS/NRP, as required, specific to position. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) as required, specific to position.

Qualifications

• Minimum Requirements

Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong clinical judgment and decision-making abilities
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Benefits

• Extremely competitive compensation package, including call pay, production bonuses and quality payments
• Relocation assistance
• PSLF program
• First assist reimbursements

Pay

Extremely competitive compensation package, including call pay, production bonuses and quality payments

Schedule

Full-time, Day