Family Nurse Practitioner

This primary care nurse practitioner works with Minerva’s Mobile Health and nurse led clinics. A nationally certified and NC licensed NP will staff the mobile health sites and may assist with preceptor/supervising nursing students. The NP will serve as the primary care provider for diagnostic, screening, referral and follow-up clinical care. The NP will provide ongoing supervision, consultation, collaboration, and evaluation of the medical acts performed, according to the agreement with the backup supervising physician (NC statutes).

In addition, they will work with the project director, other NPs, nurses, and mobile health staff to plan, develop, implement and evaluate the mobile health initiative including student education and training, partner activities, practice policies procedures and standards, and outreach activities in the rural and underserved communities. The NP is expected to work mostly independently and use professional expertise/judgement for day-to-day activities, to serve as a preceptor for nursing students, communicate regularly with the project director, other staff, and other team members and attend team meetings.

The NP may be required to drive the mobile unit, and a valid NC Driver’s License is required.

• Master’s in Nursing
• Unencumbered full license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in North Carolina, with prescriptive privileges.
• Family Nurse Practitioner with experience in primary care
• Ability to work with an intra and interprofessional health team that includes UNCG, SON and community partners and organizations.
• Unencumbered NC Driver’s License

• Doctoral Degree
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience as a NP
• Experience in primary care clinical practice with populations that are low income, rural and/or underserved.