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APP Primary Care Family & Comm Med/UKHC
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What they do
A Primary Care Nurse Practitioner provides primary care and nursing care to patients. Performs physical exams, orders diagnostic tests, and provides medications. Works in a physician's office or other healthcare facility, under the direction of a physician. Performs work similar to that of a physician assistant but has different medical training and degree.
$114,926 / year median in Kentucky
+26% projected growth
Job Description
Posting Details Job Title APP Primary Care Family & Comm Med/UKHC Requisition Number RE55223 Working Title APP Primary Care Family & Comm Med - Richmond Department Name MG320: Fam & Comm Med Work Location Richmond, KY Grade Level 14 Salary Range $103,617-156,062/year Type of Position Staff Position Time Status Full-Time Required Education MSN for Nurse Practitioners or BS for Physician Assistants Click here for more information about equivalencies: https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies Required Related Experience No experience required. Required License/Registration/Certification Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or Physician Assistant-Certified (PA-C) Physical Requirements Standing, Sitting, Occasional lifting up to 50 lbs. Shift Days, Evening and Weekends as needed. Job Summary This position is located off campus at a new Primary Care Clinic in Richmond, KY. The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) in the ambulatory care setting works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary healthcare team in the primary care family & community medicine environment. The complexity of the primary care service line requires an in depth knowledge of the multiple aspects of primary care throughout the continuum and the ability to develop a thorough health care plan for the patients seen in this space. The APP has a strong foundation in evidenced-based practice and education and has a responsibility for ensuring an environment of safe quality care. The APP demonstrates an advanced level of medical and nursing knowledge, clinical and technical competency, sound clinical judgment, professionalism as it relates to interpersonal and general communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and takes responsibility for ongoing professional development and competency validation.