Acute Care Nurse Practitioner | Becker's Top 150 Places To Work In Healthcare -2024-

**Your future is waiting for you as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in Mount Sterling, Kentucky.**

We believe in bringing “better” to our local community in Mount Sterling—better care, better collaboration, and a deep commitment to the people we serve. If you’re looking for a role that supports your professional growth and your connection to a vibrant community, we’d love to talk.

**People First in Mount Sterling**

Local Team Collaboration:

• Join our close-knit, established team of two physicians and three advanced practice providers with the support of a clinical performance nurse at St. Joseph Mount Sterling.
• Work alongside a supportive team that values camaraderie in and out of work. Many of us live in nearby communities like Richmond and Lexington—just a 30-minute commute from Mount Sterling—and enjoy a strong sense of community as neighbors and colleagues.

Qualifications:

• Board-certified/eligible in family or internal medicine.
• We strongly support new nurse practitioner graduates and provide training opportunities in hospital medicine to foster professional growth.

**Practice in the Heart of the Community**

Flexible Scheduling:

• Enjoy the flexibility to create a schedule that works for you. Our team values work-life balance, and we support arranging coverage with one another to accommodate family time and personal needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and treat complex cases in an open ICU, embracing the challenges and variety of caring for a diverse patient population.
• Collaborate closely with hospitalist APPs who assist with admissions and patient management under the supervision of a physician, ensuring seamless and comprehensive care.
• Participate actively in monthly team meetings to stay informed about practice updates, developments at St. Joseph Mount Sterling, and broader initiatives within Sound Physicians.
• Engage as a key member of the hospital community, with active participation in committees that shape the function and operations of this small but dynamic facility.

Living and Working in Mount Sterling:

• Mount Sterling, Kentucky, is known for its charming small-town atmosphere, friendly community, and slower-paced lifestyle that offers a respite from the hustle and bustle of larger cities. Additionally, the town’s proximity to the scenic Red River Gorge and the Daniel Boone National Forest provides ample opportunities for outdoor recreation, making it an appealing destination for nature enthusiasts.

**Purpose-Driven Work with Local Impact**

Mount Sterling-Centered Care:

• Our guiding principle is simple: we put patients first. Always. This patient-centered approach drives everything we do, ensuring our community’s highest quality of care.
• As part of a community-minded team, we take pride in fostering growth and development, offering opportunities to expand your career locally or within our broader medical group. We encourage our team members to contribute in and out of the hospital, helping Mount Sterling and its surrounding communities thrive.

About Sound Physicians

As a physician-founded and led medical group, we believe that a better career—one with strong support and meaningful opportunity—leads to better care for patients. That’s why our promise is to bring better to the bedside: better ideas, better approaches, better care.

We practice hospital-based medicine at the community level, with empowered local teams and leadership supported by a nationwide network. Our multi-specialty medical group includes more than 4,000 physicians, advanced practice providers, CRNAs, and nurses working across 400 hospitals in 45 states.

At Sound, each of us is a care catalyst—creating exceptional clinical partnerships that unlock quality, affordable, and dignified care for every patient. We offer greater autonomy, flexibility, and support in your role and within your specialty, so you can focus on building meaningful connections across teams and communities.

Uncompromising care is a collective effort. While our clinicians provide care at the bedside, our business colleagues play a vital role—building strong teams, forming key partnerships, attracting great talent, and keeping operations running smoothly. Their work ensures our clinicians can stay focused on what matters most: caring for patients.

We are unified by purpose and driven by impact. With competitive total rewards and opportunities for purposeful growth and focused development, we empower you in your role and career. Together, we support our patients, our partners, and each other.