Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care

HealthDrive is currently seeking a Nurse Practitioner (NP/APRN) to work Full Time at a nursing facility in the South Kingstown, RI area.

HealthDrive offers

• Full clinical autonomy
• Flexible schedules with no weekend hours.
• Dedicated administrative support team
• Excellent pay and benefits available.
• Established patient base
• Most benefits start on DAY 1 of employment.
• 100% malpractice coverage
• Permanent position (no contracts)

HealthDrive delivers on-site primary/post-acute care, behavioral health, dentistry, optometry, podiatry, and audiology services to residents in long-term care, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Each specialty offered by HealthDrive is one that directly impacts the quality of daily life for the deserving residents we serve. HealthDrive connects patients in need of vital healthcare to practitioners committed to dignity and excellence.

The Nurse Practitioner will provide primary, post-acute, and preventative care for residents in a nursing home/assisted living facility/long-term care facility setting.

Essential Functions

• Maintain accurate records and schedules.
• DEA/Controlled Substance License
• State professional Nurse Practitioner license
• Order and study diagnostic tests (blood tests, X-rays etc.)
• Valid driver’s license
• Diagnose health conditions and illnesses.
• Propose treatments for chronic and infectious diseases.
• Inform patients about their health conditions and prescribed medications.
• Educate patients and their family members on diseases, epidemics, and prevention.
• Ability to use email, the internet, and to learn other healthcare related software.
• Oversee patients’ overall health.
• Prescribe medications.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with on-site staff.
• Board Certification Required
• Master’s Degree from an accredited college/university
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and organizational skills.