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NURSE PRACTIONER (NP) + SIGN-ON BONUS!
LOCATION: Idaho Falls, Idaho
SCHEDULE: 8am-4pm Monday-Friday
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent
We are partnering with a growing healthcare organization seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive primary care to older adults in the Greater Idaho Falls area. This innovative, NP-led care model focuses on quality over volume, allowing providers to build meaningful patient relationships, manage chronic conditions, and improve long-term health outcomes.
The Nurse Practitioner will independently manage a panel of senior patients while collaborating with a supportive clinical team. Care is delivered through a combination of in-clinic appointments, virtual visits, and scheduled home visits within approximately 30 miles of Idaho Falls.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive primary care, including preventive services, acute illness treatment, and chronic disease management.
- Conduct patient assessments, diagnose medical conditions, develop treatment plans, and prescribe medications within scope of practice.
- Perform Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs), Health Risk Assessments, screenings, and appropriate clinical procedures.
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests, manage medications, and educate patients on preventive care and disease management.
- Independently manage a patient panel while coordinating care with Medical Assistants, LPNs, specialists, and other healthcare professionals.
- Coordinate referrals, post-hospitalization follow-ups, and transitions of care to improve patient outcomes and reduce preventable complications.
- Deliver care through clinic visits, telehealth, and home visits based on patient needs.
- Maintain accurate, timely EHR documentation, including appropriate Medicare HCC coding and risk adjustment.
- Meet clinical quality and patient satisfaction standards while maintaining HIPAA compliance.
- Participate in care team meetings, quality improvement initiatives, clinical audits, and professional development.
- Support patient outreach, telephone triage, prior authorizations, and peer-to-peer reviews as needed.
- Participate in rotating after-hours coverage and provide clinical coverage for other providers when necessary.
- Collaborate with clinic leadership on workflow improvements, community education, practice growth, and mentoring of new providers or NP students as appropriate.
Required Qualifications
- Active Idaho Nurse Practitioner license.
- 3-5+ years of independent primary care experience.
- National NP certification through ANCC or AANP.
- Idaho prescriptive authority and DEA registration (current DEA credentials required after hire).
- Strong knowledge of chronic disease management, medication therapies, and preventive care.
- Current CPR/BLS certification and valid Idaho driver’s license.
- Comfortable using EHR systems and maintaining timely, accurate clinical documentation.
- Ability to travel within a 30-mile radius of Idaho Falls as needed, potentially five days per week.
Preferred Qualifications
- Adult-Gerontology NP certification.
- Experience caring for older adults, medically complex patients, or underserved populations.
- Acute care or home health experience.
- Knowledge of Medicare HCC coding, managed care, and value-based healthcare.
- Experience with patient panel management, care coordination, or practice development.