Nurse Practitioner - Surgical Specialist Owensboro

Owensboro Health

16 days ago

Owensboro, KentuckyFull TimeSurgery

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Practice Authority in Kentucky

Supervision Required

Requires collaborative agreement with a physician.

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Owensboro Health as a Surgical Specialist NP – M-F Schedule, No Weekends in United States. Entity: Owensboro Health Medical Group | Department: Surgical Specialists Owensboro | Work Hours: Monday-Friday 0700-1700 | Weekend Requirements: N/A | 1.0 FTE Job Summary: In collaboration with a physician, diagnoses and treats certain acute or chronic health conditions in specific populations.

Key Responsibilities

appropriate informed choices, shared decision

making, and the right to self

Requirements

appropriate informed choices, shared decision

making, and the right to self

Licensed as a Registered Nurse. Eligible to practice nursing in the State of Kentucky required upon hire AND APRN

Licensed as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the state of Kentucky required upon hire AND APRN

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No weekends required.

Apply to join Owensboro Health as a Surgical Specialist NP – M-F Schedule, No Weekends.

Key Skills

Patient assessmentDiagnostic interpretationTreatment planningPrescriptive authorityPatient counselingCritical thinkingDecisive judgmentDocumentationClinical assessmentHealth screeningCare coordinationInformed decision-making

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Nurse Practitioner - Surgical Specialist Owensboro position at Owensboro Health includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

This Surgery position at Owensboro Health is open to nurse practitioner candidates.

Nurse Practitioners are among the fastest-growing healthcare professions, with expanding scope of practice in many states and strong demand for telehealth and primary care roles.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Owensboro, Kentucky.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Patient assessment, Diagnostic interpretation, Treatment planning, Prescriptive authority, Patient counseling, Critical thinking, Decisive judgment, Documentation. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Surgery role.

Core responsibilities: The Nurse Practitioner collaborates with physicians to diagnose and treat acute or chronic health conditions in specific populations. Responsibilities include performing patient assessments, ordering diagnostic studies, and providing direct treatment and patient education.

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