ALLERGY PARTNERS·Lynchburg, Virginia
The Nurse Practitioner provides professional patient care, including taking histories, diagnosing conditions, and developing treatment plans. They also manage patient education, triage phone calls, and ensure efficient clinic operations while maintaining accurate medical records.
41-00-Lynch - Lynchburg, VA 24501Provides professional patient care in the office.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: Clinical Responsibilities Takes patient history, and records the information in the patients chart. Confers with physicians about new patient findings and potential diagnosis and treatment. Exercises professional judgment regarding consultation with supervising physicians concerning appropriate treatment. Develops and implements patient care plans, instructs and counsels patients, and records progress. Prescribes medications to the extent allowable by state guidelines and clinic regulations. Provides diagnosis and treatment services to established patients. Prescribes medications, treatments, and immunotherapy in accordance with physician protocols. Formulates and updates patient care plans; consults with physicians as needed. Performs patient education duties; shows immunotherapy videos, hands out brochures, and directs patients to specific Internet sites for more information. Acts as backup and puts patients in rooms as needed. Transmits prescription requests to pharmacy; documents action in patient chart and obtains physician signature of approval. Oversees appointment bookings and ensures emergency situations are scheduled appropriately; maintains timely flow of patients Returns patient phone messages at designated times throughout the day; documents action taken in patient chart. Triages incoming telephone calls; instructs patient and family regarding treatment instruction, then documents action taken in patient chart. Completes all assigned AP training (such as CPR, OSHA, HIPAA, Compliance, Information Security, others) within designated timeframes. Complies with Allergy Partners and respective hub/department policies and reports incidents of policy violations to a Supervisor/Manager/Director, Department of Compliance & Privacy or via the AP EthicsPoint hotline.
Supervisory
Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities. COMPENSATION INFORMATION Actual compensation may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
QualificationsEDUCATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS: NP degree required Current licensure maintained. (Must be licensed to treat all ages).
Qualifications
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EXPERIENCE: At least two years of experience in a physician office or hospital. Ability to make independent decisions about patient care. Experience diagnosing and treating patients. Working knowledge of managed care basics, and experience working with a managed care and Medicare population. Comfortable using email and interacting with Internet applications. Knowledge of practice management and word processing software. Good communication skills. Neat, professional appearance.
Candidates must hold an NP degree and current licensure to treat all ages. At least two years of experience in a physician office or hospital setting is required, along with proficiency in managed care and practice management software.
Market context
Virginia employers continue to seek Nurse Practitioners for outpatient, specialty, and primary care settings, and sleep medicine experience can make this role more competitive. Candidates with a valid Virginia NP license and strong clinical assessment skills should review the AI-summarized job requirements and benefits on this platform, which are pulled from the original posting to save research time. Before applying, confirm your license status and be ready to describe any sleep medicine or related patient-assessment experience.