Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Ear, Nose and Throat Opportunity

About the job

Kootenai Health is hiring a full-time nurse practitioner or physician assistant for an ear, nose and throat position at its outpatient Kootenai Clinic in Coeur d'Alene. The provider joins two experienced physicians and an audiologist and sees patients for follow-up after surgery, new patient screening and same-day walk-ins.

The outpatient clinic team includes two experienced physicians and an audiologist.

What you'll do

• Handle follow-up visits after surgery, screening appointments for new patients and same-day walk-ins
• Work some clinic days at the outreach clinic in Sandpoint, Idaho, when needed

What you need

• Must be a physician assistant or nurse practitioner
• Experience in ear, nose and throat care or another surgical specialty

Preferred

• Strong commitment to quality, safety, teamwork and patient satisfaction
• Experience in busy surgical clinics and hospital departments

Schedule

• Day shift, full-time, 80 hours per two-week pay period
• Full-time means at least 40 hours a week, 32 of them patient-facing
• Variable weekday shifts
• A 0.8 FTE position may be considered
• Occasional clinic days at the outreach clinic in Sandpoint may be expected

Benefits

• Salary plus possible productivity and quality incentives, and excess call support
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Continuing medical education (CME)
• An employer retirement contribution
• Malpractice coverage, including tail coverage