Nurse Practitioner, Athens-Limestone, Hospitalist, FT-3rd Shift

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

The nurse practitioner provides comprehensive direct patient care and scholarly practice including obtaining comprehensive patient histories, performing complete physical examination, ordering and performing diagnostic testing and screening, diagnosing illness, prescribing both pharmacological and other treatments for patients, and providing health maintenance and promotion interventions such as patient and family education and counseling. Also, the NP assumes accountability for indirect care responsibilities, which support patient care including staff and student education, clinical research, program development, and quality improvement.

Qualifications

Completion of Nurse Practitioner Masters of Science in Nursing from an accredited college or university. Successful completion of a National Certification Exam for NP, current registration through the Alabama board of Nursing and Board of Medical Examiners; Approval by the Athens-Limestone Hospital credentialing board; 3 years clinical experience and /2 years post masters preferred

About Us

  • Our Mission: Be the Difference
  • Our Vision: Excellence Always

Our Values

Safety, Compassion, Innovation & Excellence

Benefits

We are committed to providing competitive benefits. Our benefits package for eligible employees includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending; short term and long term disability; several retirement account options with 401K organization match; tuition assistance; student loan reimbursement; On-site training and education opportunities; Employee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application and much more!

Key Responsibilities

The nurse practitioner provides comprehensive direct patient care, including diagnosing illnesses, prescribing treatments, and performing physical examinations. Additionally, they manage indirect care responsibilities such as staff education, clinical research, and quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Prescribing medicationPatient education

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner, Athens-Limestone, Hospitalist, FT-3rd Shift at Huntsville Hospital Health System a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Hospital Medicine (NP) — ranked against 302 active Hospital Medicine (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Hospital Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 56% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Alabama clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

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About Huntsville Hospital Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Huntsville, AL
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Flexible Spending
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
401K with Organization Match