Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Primary Care

About the Role

The Primary Care Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) is a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) who works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team. This outpatient position is located at Vanderbilt Primary Care West End (2611 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203) with hours from Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm.

Responsibilities

• Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment, and plan of care.
• Provides healthcare services for primary, acute, and complex care of patients and manages patients’ overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
• Orders, performs, interprets, and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information, and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
• Prescribes therapeutic interventions, both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
• Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care.
• Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations.
• Provides specialty-specific consultation services upon request and within the scope of practice.
• Facilitates the patient’s transition between and within healthcare settings.

Requirements

• Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Physician Assistant (PA) required.
• 1+ years of prior APP experience required.
• Licensure: Licensed Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in Tennessee, Registered Nurse in Tennessee.

Qualifications

• Master's degree.
• Relevant work experience.

Technical Capabilities

• Health Systems and Policy Management: Demonstrates a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, and patient-centered care.
• Patient and Family Centered Care: Provides compassionate, appropriate, and effective care, managing patients across the continuum.
• Clinical Knowledge and Practice: Applies biomedical, clinical, and social sciences to patient care and education.
• Practice-Based Scholarly Inquiry and Integration: Uses evidence to improve patient care and outcomes.
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills: Establishes professional relationships and communicates effectively.
• Professionalism: Demonstrates a commitment to ethical practice and professional development.

Benefits

• Affordable, high-quality health plan options.
• Dental and/or vision plan.
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Paid time off (flex PTO).
• Tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Subsidized backup childcare.

This role offers a comprehensive benefits package to enhance your well-being and professional growth. Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an inclusive environment and is an equal opportunity employer.