Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) - Primary Care

About this role

Veterans Health Administration is hiring a Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) - Primary Care in Oxford, AL. The employer published a pay range of $118k–$176k per year, and the listing is for a full-time position. We list it here with the published pay so you can compare it with other nurse practitioner roles before you apply.

Nurse practitioners diagnose and treat patients, order tests and prescribe in their scope of practice.

Duties from the announcement

Located in the city's historic Southside district, the Birmingham VA Medical Center (BVAMC) is a 313-bed acute tertiary care facility providing medical and surgical services to Veterans across Alabama and neighboring states. Serving as a regional referral center, the BVAMC currently operates 139 beds and offers care across nearly all medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties. Most staff physicians hold joint appointments with the VA and its primary academic affiliate, the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The BVAMC also operates nine community-based outpatient clinics across North Alabama.

Duties as listed in the USAJobs announcement, a U.S. government posting.

How this pay compares

The midpoint of this range, $70.61 per hour, is 5% above the median of 424 NP postings with published pay across the US ($67.39 per hour).

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Typical requirements

• Active APRN license and national NP certification
• Master’s or doctoral degree in nursing
• State prescriptive authority; DEA registration for prescribers

General requirements for this profession. Check the exact requirements with your recruiter.

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