On-Call Nurse Practitioner

• East Lansing, Michigan, United States

• Nursing

• Full Time/Part Time: On-Call

• Support Staff

• Opening on: Jan 9 2026

• Closing at: Apr :55 EDT

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• Pay Commensurate with Experience

• College Of Nursing

This is a temporary or on-call position. Provides independent, direct and specialized nursing care as a primary care provider to patients with acute and chronic illnesses by performing physical examinations under protocol. Counsels and instructs patients in order to assist in their recovery and promote health education.

The MSU College of Nursing invites applications for the positions of on-call Nurse Practitioners (NP) to provide primary care services across the lifespan. The NPs will work as a part of an interdisciplinary team to provide care to patients and their families. The NPs will provide primary, acute and chronic care, develop treatment plans, and provide education on health maintenance and disease management to patients of a community partner. The NPs will work independently and in collaboration within the specified healthcare organization and will report through the CON. It is an expectation that the NPs will serve as a preceptor to graduate nursing students for the MSU College of Nursing. The selected candidates must be able to work 1 to 2 clinic days per week. Clinic hours are Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm, but times may vary based on need. There is an on call expectation with this position.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide primary care to Family Medicine patients from birth through death

• Chronic care management

• Diagnose and treat health conditions

• Formulate treatment plans
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests
• Prescribe medications, including controlled substances, if needed
• Prescribe non-pharmaceutical treatments and therapies

• Educate and counsel patients on preventative care, disease management, healthy lifestyle, and medications

• Work as part of an interdisciplinary team

• Assess and treat psychological disorders
• Utilize established evidence-based practice guidelines
• Participate in continuous quality improvement process
• Manages a panel of patients
• Electronic Medical Records (EMR) documentation
• Provide in-person and Telehealth visits
• Deliver high-quality, client-centered care
• Ability to maintain strict client confidentiality

Minimum Education/Experience

• Master of Science in Nursing
• Unrestricted Registered Nurse license without probationary status (or eligible).
• Unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license without probationary status (or eligible).
• National certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner
• One to three years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in direct nursing care in a specialized area
• Primary care knowledge and experience
• Electronic Medical Records (EMR) experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Resume, cover letter, licenses and certifications

List of three (3) professional references with contact information knowledgeable of your work.

ON-CALL

Exposure to human blood, serum, tissue and other body fluids; and materials covered under Universal Precautions.

TB risk or work within 3 feet of human patients in a health care setting or have potential exposure to animals or to specimens with Mycobacterium.

Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally helping wheelchair bound patients move around or in and out of an exam room.