Huntsville Hospital Health System·Scottsboro, Alabama
The Nurse Practitioner assesses, plans, and provides comprehensive patient care independently or collaboratively, offering health assessments, diagnosing acute and chronic illnesses, and writing prescriptions. This role also involves formulating treatment plans emphasizing health promotion, disease prevention, and serving as an educational resource for patients, staff, and the community.
Overview The Nurse Practitioner assesses plans and provides comprehensive patient care independently as well as in collaboration with other health care professionals. The Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive health assessment, medical diagnosis of acute and chronic illnesses, writes prescriptions, and formulates a treatment plan with an emphasis on health promotion, disease prevention, and disease management. The Nurse Practitioner services as an educational resource for patient, staff and the community.
Education required: MSN with current RN licensure in the State of Alabama. FNP board certification and licensure in the State of Alabama. License, Certification and/or Registration: Successful completion of a National Certification Exam for NP. Current registration through the Alabama board of Nursing and Board of Medical Examiners. BLS required before the conclusion of the orientation period Experience: Primary Care in a clinic setting strongly preferred Additional Skills/Abilities: Must have excellent communication skills with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, requiring prioritizing and changing tasks frequently and quickly About Us Highlands Medical Center is a 170-bed hospital located in Scottsboro, offering a wide variety of emergency, inpatient and outpatient services to support the wellness of our community. A part of the Huntsville Hospital Health System, HMC has the strength of a collaborative group of high-performing hospitals across North Alabama to share information, processes, ideas and best practices for continual enhancements to the care and services offered to meet the health care needs of our diverse community. Accredited by the Joint Commission, Highlands Medical Center stands out as one of the top-rated healthcare providers in the state. In addition to Highlands Medical Center, the system provides many services through owned-entities across the community - Highlands Family Medicine, Highlands Home Health, Highlands Occupational Medicine, Highlands Surgical Services, Jackson County Family Medicine, Scottsboro OB-GYN, Highlands Pediatrics, and Highlands Health & Rehab and Cumberland Health & Rehab, two rehabilitation and long-term care nursing homes. With over 720 employees, HMC is one of the largest employers in Jackson County.
Candidates must possess an MSN with current RN licensure in Alabama, along with FNP board certification and licensure in Alabama, requiring successful completion of a National Certification Exam for NP. Primary care experience in a clinic setting is strongly preferred, and excellent communication skills are necessary for independent work in a fast-paced environment.
Market context
In Alabama, advanced-practice roles often draw steady demand in primary care, urgent care, and specialty settings, especially for candidates who already hold the required NP credentials and hands-on clinical experience. These positions can be competitive because employers typically look for a master’s-prepared Family Nurse Practitioner with an active license, at least 2 years of nursing experience, and IV experience. Review the full posting carefully and confirm the scope of practice, since job requirements and benefits on this platform are AI-summarized from the original job description, saving you research time.