Job Title: Family Nurse Practitioner
Location: Mountain City, Tennessee
Job Type: Part Time, Contract, W2
Expected Hours per Week: 15
Schedule: Monday and Thursday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST, 7.5 hours per day
Pay: $45.46-$53.25/Hour
Assignment: December 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027
Work Location: On site
Job Description
Our client, the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH), is seeking an experienced Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) to provide primary and preventive healthcare services through its community-based public health programs.
The Family Nurse Practitioner will independently assess patients, diagnose and treat acute and chronic conditions, develop treatment plans, prescribe authorized non-controlled medications, and manage ongoing patient care. This role will also support preventive and public-health services including family planning, contraception, breast and cervical health, STI and communicable-disease care, Hepatitis C services, immunizations, and preventive screenings.
This is a fully on-site, part-time position supporting patients in Mountain City, Tennessee.
Responsibilities May Include
- Assessing patients and obtaining comprehensive medical histories.
- Diagnosing and treating acute and chronic health conditions.
- Developing individualized treatment and ongoing patient-care plans.
- Prescribing appropriate non-controlled medications within the authorized scope of practice.
- Managing patients with chronic conditions and monitoring their progress over time.
- Performing authorized office-based clinical procedures.
- Providing preventive healthcare, screenings, immunizations, and patient education.
- Supporting family-planning services, including contraception, reproductive-health education, and related screenings.
- Providing care related to STIs, communicable diseases, and Hepatitis C.
- Supporting breast and cervical health screenings and other women's health services.
- Caring for uninsured and underserved patient populations.
- Educating patients on prevention, treatment plans, medications, and healthy behaviors.
- Accurately documenting patient assessments, diagnoses, treatments, and follow-up care.
- Appropriately handling sensitive patient information and maintaining patient confidentiality.
You’ll Have
- A Master's Degree in Nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) with a Family Nurse Practitioner specialty focus.
- Current national Family Nurse Practitioner certification, such as certification through AANP or ANCC, or another qualifying national credentialing organization.
- An active, unrestricted Tennessee APRN license.
- An active, unrestricted Tennessee RN license.
- Ability to independently assess, diagnose, treat, prescribe for, and manage patients with acute and chronic health conditions.
- Strong clinical judgment and ability to develop appropriate patient treatment plans.
- Ability to provide preventive healthcare and patient education.
- Strong verbal communication and patient-interaction skills.
- Ability to work fully on site in Mountain City, Tennessee, on Mondays and Thursdays.
- Ability to meet the required Tennessee residency requirement prior to the assignment start date.
Even Better If You Have
- Previous primary-care or family-medicine experience.
- Experience working within a public health department, community health center, or community clinic.
- Experience providing healthcare to uninsured, underserved, or rural patient populations.
- Experience with family planning and contraception services.
- Experience with women's health, including breast and cervical health services.
- Experience assessing and treating STIs or other communicable diseases.
- Experience with Hepatitis C care or screening.
- Experience administering or managing immunizations.
- Strong background in preventive health screenings and patient education.
- Experience independently managing patients with both acute and chronic medical conditions.
What You’ll Receive
This position provides the opportunity to use your Family Nurse Practitioner experience while directly supporting community health and preventive-care services. You'll gain hands-on involvement in primary care, chronic and acute condition management, preventive screenings, family planning, communicable-disease services, and patient education while serving patients in a community-based public-health environment.
Our Commitment
Our client is committed to supporting the health and well-being of communities across Tennessee. This position offers the opportunity to provide compassionate, patient-centered care while helping improve access to primary and preventive healthcare services for individuals within the local community.
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