EXCELLENT ACUTE NURSE PRACTITIONER OPPORTUNITY IN HENDERSONVILLE, TN!
Job Description Opportunity: Allied Health - Nurse Practitioner - Internal Medicine Job #243026 - 963 Company / Facility: HCA-The Healthcare Company Hendersonville Medical Center Location: Hendersonville, Tennessee 37075 Northern suburb of Nashville Accepts J1s: No Loan Assistance: No Practice Type: Hospital Employee EXCELLENT ACUTE NURSE PRACTITIONER OPPORTUNITY IN HENDERSONVILLE, TN! Hendersonville Medical Center is seeking a Certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to work with their employed Hospitalist Team! Join three full-time Internal Medicine Trained HospitalistsFull-time positionFlexible Shift schedule to include nights and weekends.Ability to work independently without direct supervision a must.Duties include patient care, performing patient rounds, assisting with development of treatment plans and performing evaluation and management services to patients requiring hospitalist services.Minimum of 2 years direct patient care experience in the area of internal medicine, family medicine, geriatrics or oncology.Competitive compensation and benefits package will be offered to qualified candidates.Interview and Relocation assistance available. Community, Facility, & Organization As the healthcare provider for one of the fastest growing suburbs of Nashville, Hendersonville Medical Center has provided sophisticated care for over 20 years. Fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Hendersonville Medical Center´s highly trained medical staff consists of 200 physicians representing 30 specialties. HMC , part of the TriStar Health System, is a 110-bed community-based progressive medical center with the latest equipment and comprehensive medical and surgical programs including world class Obstetrics, Orthopedics, Cardiology and Neurosurgery services. To meet the growing needs of the community, Hendersonville Medical Center recently completed a construction project that included a new state-of-the art Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit and Medical Office Building attached to the Medical Center. In addition, the facility also completed a $13 million renovation of the surgical services area as well as opened an Outpatient Imaging Center ($9.1 million) consisting of GE Lightspeed 16-slice CT scanner, MRI, Ultrasound, Mammography, X-ray and Bone Densitometry. http://hendersonvillemedicalcenter.com/ Middle Tennessee is well known for beautiful scenery, communities rich in history, a mild four-season climate and outstanding entertainment. People who enjoy the outdoors also have a wide variety of options including boating, skiing, fishing, camping, biking, horseback riding, and many other recreational activities. Hendersonville is a wonderful lake community (Old Hickory Lake - with over 26 miles of shoreline) located 18 miles NE of downtown Nashville. It is one of the state´s fastest growth communities (5.6% between 2000-´03) with excellent school systems, low cost of living index and home to an affluent (average household income $71,452), well-educated citizenry. The community supports its own active Arts Council of eight affiliate arts groups, including the Artists Guild of Hendersonville, Youth Orchestra and Hendersonville Community Singers to mention a few. Located nearby, Nashville is repeatedly recognized as one of the country´s top cities for business and future growth. In 2006, Forbe´s magazine rated Nashville #7 as their Best Places for Business and Careers and Kiplinger´s magazine rated Nashville as their #1 Smart Places to Live saying ´Affordate homes, a mild climate and a phenomenal entertainment scene that goes beyond country´. Previously Modern Physician Magazine listed Nashville as 7th on ´The List´ of the top 75 places to run a medical practice in the county. Population, malpractice premiums, Medicare reimbursement, labor costs, state income tax (TN has none) and education attainment were criteria used in the ranking. In 2003 and 2004, Nashville was voted #1 Friendliest City in the U.S. by USA Today. For those interested in a night–on-the-town or other metropolitan amenities, Nashville is a short drive away with such sites as: the Frist Arts Center, the Cumberland Science Museum, the Schemerhorn Symphony Center, the Cheekwood Botanical Gardens and Museum of Art to the new Country Music Hall of Fame, the Grand Ole Opry, the Ryman Auditorium, Blue Bird Café and Grassmere Wildlife Center. It should also be mentioned that Nashville is noted as the ´Athens of the South´ due to its fine higher centers of education. Websites: http://www.sumnercountytourism.com/ http://hendersonvillechamber.com/ http://www.nashvillecvb.com/