ENT Nurse Practitioner opening in Fergus Falls, MN – IP/OP mix

Seeking ENT Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA) for a clinical / surgical role. Join an established ENT practice with 1 full-time ENT surgeon, a full-time Allergist / Immunologist, and an Audiologist in Fergus Falls, MN.

This position would work in the outpatient, inpatient, and surgical departments to help support the general ENT patient population.

• Full-time position in Fergus Falls, MN primarily in an outpatient setting to assist with ENT practice; 32 patient contact hours / week requirement.
• Most post-operative patients are discharged, but those that are admitted the APP would round on in our hospital, which is conveniently located in the same location as our surgical and clinic location.
• It is anticipated that after trained into the position, the ENT APP will be comfortable direct scheduling patients for surgery for bread and butter cases such as eustachian tube placement, tonsillectomies, & small excisions / cystectomies and roughly 55% of new patients would be seen by the APP first depending on chief complaint from patient.
• Ambulatory procedures / duties include : Adult eustachian tube placement, tube checks, ear wax removal, steroid injections into eardrum, drain removals, suture removals, and wound management.
• Other duties aside from direct patient care include : In basket management, medication refills, managing referrals to and from therapy services, and assisting ENT during the surgeons virtual clinic days to take photos / videos of the eardrum and throat.

EDUCATION & LICENSING REQUIREMENTS :

• License to practice medicine & DEA in Minnesota upon start
• Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner
• Successful completion of PANCE board examination for Physician Assistant candidates or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
• BLS required
EMR SYSTEM :
• EPIC
• EPIC

COMPENSATION / BENEFITS :

• Base compensation salary is guaranteed for the first 2 years of employment, plus the opportunity to earn additional income based on production volumes.
• $2, annual CME reimbursement & paid professional dues and memberships
• Relocation reimbursement & sign on bonus
• 7% annual employer contributions into K plan; fully vested to the employee at the time the employee is eligible to participate in the plan after 6 months of employment.
• Cash balance plan
• Health, dental, vision, long term and short term disability insurance; malpractice coverage with tail
• 6 weeks paid time off

The Community

The city is an area known for excellent private and public school systems community college, local wineries & breweries, low cost of living, nearby zoos, big box retail (Home Depot, Applebees, Caribou Coffee, Shopko, Walmart, and more), movie theater, bowling alley, event center, nearby resorts & casinos, health spas, YMCA, fishing, cross country skiing, kayaking, hiking, fishing, & biking.

• 8-golf courses within a 30-mile radius of city
• Number 1 county in the United States with most lakes, with 1, lakes in Ottertail County
• Central lakes biking / walking trail begins in Fergus Falls and is a 55 mile, paved trail that goes to central MN
• North Country Scenic Trail runs through the town (beginning in Vermont & runs through central ND)
• Within city limits, there are 5 lakes & 17 park & recreational areas
• Easy access to Fargo, ND (1 hour drive); and Minneapolis / St. Paul (2 ½ hour drive)
• Childrens museum & indoor playground
• Enjoy a safe, low crime community of 14, residents
30+ days ago