Nurse Practitioner - Urgent Care

Tanner Health is recruiting a part-time Family Nurse Practitioner OR Physician
Assistant to join the newest location for Tanner Urgent Care, scheduled to open
November 2026 in Sargent, Georgia.

Structure of position

• Monday – Friday, 8a - 6p (or until last patient seen); Sat/Sun 8a - 2p (or
• Weekly schedule includes every other weekend; flexible schedule

Qualifications

* Completion of Family Nurse Practitioner or master’s degree from accredited
Physician Assistant program
* Minimum two years of experience as a mid-level required
* Active GA license or meet criteria for obtaining licensure

Qualifications

Statement Of Employment Philosophy

Being a part of Tanner Health System is more than a job, it is a promise we make
to treat every patient with exceptional service every time they walk through our
doors. Service excellence is the foundation of our organizational culture and
the expectations we all set for each other, our patients, physicians and our
community. All employees agree to abide by a set of service standards. These
standards are the promise we make to provide the best care possible, and
represent our beliefs, values and who we strive to become. We each commit to
making Tanner Health System a great place for our employees to work, for
patients to receive care and for physicians to practice medicine.

Functions

Area of Responsibilities

* Patient Care: Performs evaluations, provide treatment and counsel patients.
Order and interpret test results and recommend treatment of patients. Administer
therapeutic procedures. Prescribe therapy or medication with physician approval.
Provide physicians with assistance during surgery or complicated medical
procedures. Demonstrates specialty and population specific competencies.
Demonstrates an ability to effectively communicate based on specific specialty
and population. Performs other duties as assigned by the supervising physician.

* Teamwork: Works well with others and functions as a team player. Offers ideas
and solutions for issues that affect the team and work area. Participates in the
training and skills development of new clinical staff. Assists as needed.

* Quality: Maintains evidence based medical care and clinical charting.
Participates with clinical tracking and feedback. Integrates with clinical and
administrative teams to administer high quality care.

* Development: Maintain and update level of skill for pertinent medical
assistant duties. Participates in continuing education. Participates in the
development of new programs (ex: Process Improvement, Quality Initiatives).

* Customer Service: Participates in patient satisfaction initiatives.
Demonstrates excellent customer service skills. Communicates effectively with
patients and management regarding service recovery opportunities. Works together
with other team members to achieve Office and System customer service goals.

PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME RELATED DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES*Access to
Care: Triages patients who may need urgent or emergent care. Provides clinical
advice by phone during office hours within designated time frame. Documents
clinical advice in the medical record. Utilizes and provides continuity of
medical record information for care and advice when the office is not open.
Documents after hours clinical advice in patient records. Asks patients about
care obtained outside the practice. Provides access to evidence based care and
self-management support. Participates in a structured communication process,
i. e. huddles. Authorizes and uses standing orders for important conditions.
Provides extended hours as needed to accommodate patient population.

* Identify and Manage Patient Populations: Collects and reviews clinical data,
i. e. problem list, allergies, BP, height and weight, tobacco use, current
medications. Completes comprehensive health system. Provides input for three
different preventive care services. Provides input for three different
chronic care services.
* Plan and Manage Care: Implements evidence based guidelines. Provides a
written plan of care for the patient family. Assesses and addresses barriers
when the patient has not met treatment goals. Identifies patients who might
benefit from additional care management support. Reviews and reconciles
medications. Provides information about new prescriptions. Assesses
understanding about medication and barriers to adherence. Documents over the
counter medication, herbal therapies, and supplements. Generates and
transmits prescriptions to pharmacies. Performs patient specific drug-drug
and drug-allergy interactions.
* Self-Care Support and Community Resources: Provides educational resources to
assist with self-management and support. Develops and documents
self-management plans and goals in collaborations with the patient, family.
Documents self-management abilities and provides tools to record self-care.
Counsels patients' families to adopt healthy lifestyles.
* Track and Coordinate Care: Tracks referrals to patients' families. Tracks
labs and imaging tests until results are available, flagging and following up
on overdue results. Notifies patients' families of abnormal lab test results,
as needed. Establish and document agreements with specialists in the medical
record if co-management is needed. Collaborates with the patient family to
develop a written care plan for patients transitioning from pediatric care to
adult care.

Compliance Statement

Employee performs within the prescribed limits of Tanner Health System's Ethics
and Compliance program. Is responsible to detect, observe, and report compliance
variances to their immediate supervisor, the Compliance Officer, or the Hotline.

Required Knowledge & Skills

Education: Master's Degree

Experience: Six months of related experience

Licenses and Certifications

* GEORGIA REGISTERED NURSE LICENSE OR MULTISTATE NURSING LICENSE

* GEORGIA NURSE PRACTITIONER LICENSE

* HEALTHCARE PROVIDER (CPR)

Supervision

Regularly uses assistance and leads the work of one to four co-employees, may
instruct new employees and correct work routines, checks results and may discuss
with employee's superior.

Qualifications

* Graduate of a recognized program for Nurse Practitioner training (MSN).

* Current certification as a Nurse Practitioner in Georgia

* ACLS recommended.

* Able to communicate effectively with medical and hospital staff and various
populations in clinics and public screening events.

* Must possess the sense or discipline to work in accordance with accepted
clinical standards.

* Must maintain high degree of confidentiality.

* Must possess the cognitive ability to understand patient medical records,
physician orders and medical orders to be communicated to patient, hospital
and/or other physician.

* Must be capable of dealing tactfully and effectively with patients, family
members, other employees and physicians

* Must meet credentialing criteria.

* Prior experience in a like specialty preferred.

* Additional certification will be required for some specialties (i. e. ACLS,
PALS)

Definitions

Nurse practitioner provides patient services through the performance of patient
evaluation, assessment and treatment in the medical office setting as allowed by
state licensure laws under the supervision of the medical director. The nurse
practitioner works closely with the clinic staff, hospital departments and
community agencies.

Position Responsibilities

Contact with Others: Requires frequent contact with many persons at different
levels inside and outside of the organization to carry out organization policies
and programs and obtain willing acceptance, consent, or action.

Effect of Error: Probable errors not easily detected and may adversely affect
external as well as internal relationships and may result in major expenditures
for equipment, materials, or procedures detrimental to the patient's welfare or
the organization's interest. Work is subject to general review only and requires
considerable accuracy and responsibility. Continually works with reports,
records, plans, and programs of a major functional area of the organization
where integrity is required to safeguard the organization's position. Duties may
involve the preparation of data on which the administration bases important
decisions and are highly confidential.

People Management Responsibilities

Supervisory Responsibility: Supervises a small section of employees (up to 15);
orients and trains employees; schedules, assigns, checks, and maintains flow of
employees work; carries out most personnel decisions, and initiates minor
personnel actions. Work Environment/Physical Effort

Mental Demands: Work involves a variety of problems in a general field, some of
which are complex. Involves some independent judgment to decide what to do to
assemble facts, determine variations from standard procedures, or plan other
action to be taken to meet general objectives.

Working Conditions: Moderate - (About 50% of the day) Involved in exposure to
dirt, odors, noise, or some work is performed with exposure to
temperature/weather extremes/occupational risk. Limited probability of coming
into contact with blood borne pathogens, other potentially infectious diseases,
or biomedical/bio-hazardous materials.

Working Conditions Aspects for Immunizations

Performs tasks involving contact with blood, blood-contaminated body fluids,
other body fluids, or sharps (needles): Yes

Directly works with Patients less than 12 months of age: Yes

Physical Effort: Moderate physical effort - Lifts, carries, or handles
lightweight (1 to 25 lbs.) materials or equipment for about half of the day.
Very occasional physical effort with medium weight objects (