Job Description
**NP Sleep Medicine Opening in Berlin, NH**
-Full Time & Permanent Position.
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 increase 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 PCPs.
**Most commonly 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, MAs).
-Infrequently provides consultation for
inpatients with support from sleep medicine physician.
-Especially when 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).
**Highlights**
-FTE- 0.8
-Weekly
Schedule: 4 days per week.
-8 am to noon and 1pm to 5 pm (8 hours of clinical time/day)
-Standard
day off to be mutually determined at time of negotiation of practitioner employment agreement.
Currently, Wednesday or perhaps Monday would be an option.
-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
patients.
-Typical productivity (based on usual mix of new and established patients) will be 12 to
16 patients per day.
-Administrative time is generally not provided at the specialty practice.
However, due to the volume of DME paperwork, prescription refills and monitoring, tasks to be
delegated from the sleep medicine physician to the nurse practitioner, etc., 1 hour of
administrative time per day will be provided once the practitioner is working at a full schedule or
capacity.
**Experience required**
-Candidates should have prior experience (at least 2 years) in
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.
-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.
-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.
Additional Information:
- Specialty: Nurse Practitioner
- Location: Berlin, New Hampshire
- Contact: Jeremy Baldi
About the Company:
Archway Physician Recruitment is a national contingency placement firm assisting hospitals and
medical groups with their placement needs. Our goal is to be the top choice for all of your
physician recruitment needs.