Job Posting

Advanced Practitioner – Blue Ridge Health-Highlands Cashiers

Overview

Blue Ridge Health (BRH) is recruiting for a community-minded Advanced Practitioner to join the team at their Highlands Cashiers clinic in Highlands, NC.

BRH is a Federally Qualified Health Center with 28 locations serving communities across eight counties in the mountains of western North Carolina.

What Blue Ridge Health Offers You:

  • A competitive benefits plan, including Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • Company-sponsored life insurance and short and long-term disability coverage
  • 403(b) retirement account with company matching
  • Supplemental accident insurance available
  • 9 paid holidays per year
  • PTO and Personal Day accrual, starting day 1 – (BRH values a work-life balance!)

What You’ll Do:

BRH has a multi-specialty provider base including pediatricians, family physicians, psychiatrists, family nursed practitioners, physician assistants, counselors, dentists, nutritionists and pharmacists allowing us to give our patients access to affordable care and medications. This multi-specialty approach also allows them to better address the needs of a diverse patient population of which 98% are classified low-income.

BRH is invested in the growth of future health care providers in our region. They are one of two Teaching Health Centers in North Carolina. BRH provides educational training for the Mountain Area Health Education Center Family Medicine Residency Program in Hendersonville, which supports 6 residents per year. In addition to Family Medicine Residents, BRH also has medical students and other learners rotate within their clinics, so a strong interest in medical education is necessary in supporting the future of healthcare in our region.

Blue Ridge Health has an aligned organizational mission and support team dedicated to achieving exceptional quality for patients in all of their service areas.

Blue Ridge Health participates in national and state provider loan repayment programs. They also offer a competitive salary, health and retirement benefits, as well as a great place to grow professionally and personally! You will have extensive access to beautiful outdoor activities, including hiking, mountain biking, kayaking and whitewater rafting, rock climbing, fly fishing and much more.

We hope you will consider Blue Ridge Health- Highlands Cashiers as a place to share your talents!

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About Blue Ridge Health:

At Blue Ridge Health, the mission is to improve Health, inspire Hope, and advance Healing through access to Compassionate, Affordable, and Quality Care. BRH is seeking individuals with a passion for creating an exceptional patient and client care experience to join their team at the Highlands-Cashiers location! Blue Ridge Health is a nonprofit system of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that works closely with communities to meet the ever-changing medical and behavioral healthcare needs of individuals throughout WNC.

Blue Ridge Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Why choose the highlands-cashiers plateau?

Highlands and Cashiers provide a lifestyle and community that is unlike any other. You can practice and live in a community that offers an engaging, warm, and welcoming spirit. The Plateau offers the best of what Western North Carolina has to offer, including:

  • Cool Mountain Climate
  • Great Schools & Child Care
  • Unique Shopping & Dining
  • Amazing Arts & Cultural Experiences
  • Outdoor activities including golf, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking and whitewater rafting, rock climbing, fly fishing, and much more!