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General Nurse Practitioner Job in Forest City, North Carolina

Primary Care APP in Forest City, NC

Company:Lifepoint Health

Profession/Specialty:General Nurse Practitioner

Location:Forest City, North Carolina, United States

Job Type:Full-time, In-person, Permanent

Job Description

Rutherford Regional Health System, a Duke Lifepoint Hospital is growing with the addition of an employed, full-time Primary Care APP to strengthen our established team in Forest City, North Carolina. Those who are currently practicing or are currently in training can be considered.

  • Current practice includes physicians, APPs and support staff
  • Bread and butter Family Medicine, EKG, blood draw in office 
  • Anticipate 15-25 patients per day
  • Outpatient only, Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
  • Athena EMR
  • Clinic roughly just 12m from main hospital campus
  • RRHS was recently recognized for Lifepoint Hospital of the Year; which is evaluated based on primarily quality performance 

Hospital:
Rutherford Regional Health System, a Duke Lifepoint Healthcare facility, employs over 120 qualified physicians with more than 23 medical specialties. The 143-bed hospital is a recognized as one of America's Top 100 Community Hospitals by Becker's Hospital Review, as well as Thompson Reuters Top 100 Performance Improvement Leader designation for the fourth consecutive year. RRHS offers a wide array of inpatient and outpatient services including family care, pediatrics, orthopedics, general surgery, women's services, imaging, home care, outpatient surgery, emergency care, and more.

Community: 
Located in SW North Carolina in foothills of the Blue Ridge Mtns, Rutherfordton offers small-town charm while providing easy access to Charlotte and Asheville. Whether you are looking for a place to live or visit, we invite you to enjoy our community.
1hr to Asheville and Greenville
1.5hr to Charlotte

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About Rutherford Regional Health System

Rutherford Regional Health System was founded in 1905 and is licensed for 143 private, acute-care beds. RRHS offers convenient, accessible healthcare, with offices and services in Rutherfordton, Spindale, Forest City, Mooresboro, Caroleen and Boiling Springs (Cleveland County), We’re a four-time recipient of the Thompson Reuters Top 100 Performance Improvement Leader designation, which is given to hospitals that demonstrate high value and excellent quality care.  We are also proud to be recognized as one of America's Top 100 Community Hospitals by Becker's Hospital Review, for the fourth consecutive year.

Employing around 800 professional and clinical staff, RRHS has over 120 qualified physicians and more than 23 medical specialties. RRHS comprises Rutherford Regional Medical Center, Carolina Home Care, Rutherford East Family Care, OneSource Rehab, Forest City Family Care, Boiling Springs Family Care, Rutherford Children's Care, Insights Psychiatric Resources, Rutherford Orthopaedics, Chase Family Care, Cancer Resource Center, The Mammography Place, Rutherford Surgical Associates, The Clinic at Walmart, Rutherford Wound Care & Hyperbarics and Rutherford Urology.

Major services include family care and pediatrics, orthopedics, general surgery services, women’s services, a cancer program, urology, rehabilitation, imaging, home care, outpatient surgery and services, behavioral health, and emergency care. The hospital also provides telehealth services – first offered for for stroke patients, and recently expanded to offer genetic counseling for cancer patients as well. Emergency and outpatient visits total a combined 80,000 annually and inpatient stays average 5,500 per year.

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