Sleep Medicine Nurse Practitioner

Premier Physician Services is seeking an experienced Advanced Practice Provider to work with our partner client in Berlin, NH.
Job Summary

• Join the highly productive and popular sleep medicine physician at selected outreach clinic sites to help meet increase clinical demands for
• Provides office-based sleep services to new and established patients (above age 5; ages 2-5 with physician screening of case in advance), including management of positive airway pressure therapy, medication management, education/counseling, monitoring of medication compliance, ordering diagnostic tests (including home and attended sleep studies), ordering and authorizing durable medical equipment (DME), referral to related other specialties (e.g., cardiology, neurology, pulmonology), and communication with PCP s.
• Most encountered diagnoses are:
• Obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep-related breathing disorders
• Insomnia of various types
• Hypersomnia
• Restless legs syndrome
• REM sleep behavior disorder

• Partners with other members of sleep medicine team (e.g., sleep technologists, respiratory therapists, MA s).
• Infrequently provides consultation for inpatients with support from sleep medicine. Especially when a sleep medicine physician is not on site or is off for the day, reviews and manages requests for prescription refills (including for controlled substances, such as Ritalin and Adderall).
• EMR: Meditech Expanse
• Salary Range: $90,664-$106,664 based on Sleep Medicine Experience

Schedule

• 4 .5 days/week or 5 days/week may be possible in future if sufficient clinical demand and clinic space.
• 4 days per week. Standard day off to be mutually determined at time of negotiation of practitioner employment agreement. Currently, Wednesday or perhaps Monday would be an option.
• 8 am to noon and 1pm to 5 pm (8 hours of clinical time/day)
• Appointment durations would begin at 60 minutes (new patients) and 30 minutes
  (established patients) to allow for orientation to AVH and its EMR. At an appropriate
  time, appointment durations would be reduced to match standards for AVH sleep
  medicine providers, i.e., 20 minutes for established patients and 40 minutes for new
  
• Typical productivity (based on usual mix of new and established patients) will be 12 to 16 patients per day. Nurse Practitioners will see more established patients than new patients. Such level of productivity may not be achieved until 9-12 months after
  

Requirements

• Candidates should have prior experience (at least 2 years) in broad spectrum of sleep medicine
• If not experienced in sleep medicine, prefer candidates have prior experience in primary care, pulmonology, cardiology, neurology, or related
• New graduates will be considered and will be trained in sleep medicine Selected new graduates will be considered if they possess at least 5 years of RN experience, excellent critical thinking skills, outstanding communication skills (e.g., demeanor, listening and validating, respectful/professional), and have demonstrated a high capacity and eagerness to learn.
• Eagerness to learn about sleep medicine pathophysiology and principles, interpretation of sleep medicine diagnostic tests, medications, challenges, risks, and professional
• Eagerness to/interest in counseling and educating patients and Whole person philosophy of care
• Team oriented, collaborative, and patient focused. High level of customer service (patient satisfaction) is expected.

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