Nurse Practitioner in Spokane, WA

Are you looking to take back control of your work/life balance with a job that allows you to set your own schedule and work autonomously? TeamHealth has the perfect opportunity for you. When you join TeamHealth, you will enjoy autonomy over your practice, an uncapped earning potential, and the opportunity to build a position that matches your ideal lifestyle and career goals.

TeamHealth is hiring for a nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA) to do primary care rounding in skilled nursing facilities in the Spokane, Washington, area. You will have the flexibility to work four to five days a week and can choose your work days so long as weekends are covered. You will also have the ability to set your own daily hours. As an advanced practice provider in the skilled nursing facility setting your will experience:

• A Diverse Patient Population: Skilled nursing facilities provide clinicians with the opportunity to work with a diverse patient population, including individuals recovering from surgery, managing chronic conditions, or in need of rehabilitation. This variety can offer valuable experience in treating a range of medical conditions.
• An Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Working in a skilled nursing facility allows clinicians to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, including nurses, therapists, social workers, and other healthcare professionals. This collaborative environment can enhance patient care by incorporating different perspectives and expertise.
• Long-Term Relationships: Clinicians in skilled nursing facilities have the opportunity to develop long-term relationships with patients and their families. Building rapport over time can lead to better continuity of care, improved patient outcomes, and a sense of fulfillment in providing ongoing support to individuals in need.

• Perform primary care in a post-acute setting for short term and long-term patients
• Manage chronic disease, diagnose illnesses and medical conditions, and implement plan of care
• Order and interpret lab results
• Prescribe and monitor medications
• Consult with physicians and coordinate patient care with other healthcare practitioners
• Educate patients and their caregivers on coping skills to handle chronic and age-related conditions
• Build relationships with your patients, patients' family members, and facility staff to facilitate effective treatment delivery
• Promote healthy lifestyle changes

• Critical thinking skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to collaborate with the healthcare team
• Strong work ethic
• Adaptability and flexibility to address the fluctuations that occur during the aging process and with chronic illness
• Empathy, compassion and ability to connect and engage with your senior patients or residents

• New grads are encouraged to apply
• Experience as a nurse practitioner in a primary care setting a plus but not required
• Post-acute care experience a plus, but not required
• Active and unrestricted Washington NP or PA license required or application in progress
• Active and unrestricted Washington DEA required or application in progress

Position Highlights:

• Flexible schedule working 4-5 days a week (includes weekend coverage)
  
• Day call for days covering requirement only, telephone call only
  
• Excellent comprehensive benefits package
  
• Uncapped earning potential
  
• Paid professional liability insurance with tail coverage
  
• Leadership and growth opportunities to further your career
  
• Access to professional development tools, educational resources and CME through TeamHealth Institute
  
• Stability of a respected industry leader
  
• Access to TeamHealth's clinician wellness and referral program

Why TeamHealth Post-Acute Care?

TeamHealth has been operation for over 40 years and as the leading provider of facilities-based medicine, TeamHealth's post-acute care program is the largest network of post-acute care clinicians. Our team is comprised of more than 1,500 primary care and behavioral health clinicians in more than 31 states. Our post-acute program is built around a team that coordinates care across skilled nursing, long-term care, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and rehabilitation facilities. We deliver care to post-acute patients at over 2000 post-acute facilities. Our post-acute clinicians help us prevent avoidable readmissions, improve alignment between post-acute and acute facilities, and promote successful care transitions to deliver a higher standard of patient care. Our post-acute care clinicians receive best-in-class orientation and training, a dedicated EHR system and access to ongoing clinical education. TeamHealth has the resources to support you growing a strong practice and provide you with an excellent work/life balance. We are offering an exciting opportunity to be a part of one of the fastest growing fields in healthcare today.

The Beautiful Lilac City

Known as the Lilac City, Spokane is just 20 miles west of Idaho and 110 miles south of Canada, It is situated between the Rockies and Cascade Mountains, which protect it from typical Pacific Northwest weather patterns. The Spokane River and its falls are a focal point for the city, which features a diverse population, rich cultural scene, and abundant recreation opportunities such as swimming, boating, white-water rafting, fishing, hiking and biking. There are five mountain ski resorts located within a two-hour drive of Spokane and the city boasts over 30 regional golf courses. The hub of the Inland Northwest for more than 150 years, Spokane offers the amenities you'd find in a large city along with the community spirit that's present in smaller towns. The city has four public school districts and is also home to a number of public and private universities. Housing costs in Spokane are significantly lower than the Washington State average, with options including everything from townhomes and condos to single-family homes and riverfront estates. Cultural attractions include several museums, a major civic theater and several smaller ones, a symphony, jazz orchestra, opera house and vibrant arts scene. Spokane features a four-season climate with dry warm summers.