Nurse Practitioner – Sleep Medicine Opportunity in New Hampshire

Seeking a Full-time (4 day/week) sleep medicine APRN to join a highly productive and popular sleep medicine physician at AVH and selected outreach clinic sites to help meet increased clinical demands for services.

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. EMR: Meditech Expanse.

Essential Qualifications:

* Should have at least 2 years of prior experience in a broad spectrum of sleep medicine services.
* If not experienced in sleep medicine, prefer candidates have prior experience in primary care, pulmonology, cardiology, neurology or related specialty.
* Eagerness to learn about sleep medicine pathophysiology and principles, interpretation of sleep medicine diagnostic tests, medications, challenges, risks, and professional rewards.
* Eagerness to/interest in counseling and educating patients and families.
* Whole person philosophy of care.
* Team oriented, collaborative and patient focused. High level of customer service (patient satisfaction) is expected.
* New graduates considered and will be trained in sleep medicine here. 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.

Benefits and Comp:

* Competitive compensation, including productivity, and benefits package.
* Student Loan Repayment application assistance.
* No state income taxes, affordable real estate, and small schools.
* Best suited for the outdoor enthusiast who prefers a quiet, friendly, close-knit community where you can see the stars, hear the birds, and breathe fresh clean air!

This leading comprehensive healthcare network, which employs hundreds of highly-trained individuals, delivers integrated patient care through three community hospitals, specialty clinics, and home health and hospice services. This location near the beautiful White Mountain National Forest area of New Hampshire offers incredible natural beauty throughout the seasons and is an outdoor enthusiast’s dream land (ski, hunt, fish, hike, mountain bike, etcetera). The slower pace of life in this rural area supports a healthy work-life balance, although Boston, Burlington VT, Montreal, and the Maine coast are still accessible for day trips. Affordable housing is available in several lovely small towns with excellent public and private school options.