Family Nurse Practitioner – In-Home Primary Care & IME/C&P Examiner
Location: Cartersville / Dalton, Georgia
Job Type: Part-Time
Work Setting: Hybrid – In-Home, Community-Based & Remote
Organization: Godwins Family Care
Company Description
Godwins Family Care is a physician- and family nurse practitioner-owned healthcare organization serving nine counties across Metro Atlanta and surrounding areas. Our organization provides private home care supported by clinical oversight, dementia and behavioral specialty services, and consistent caregiver support. Our Continuous Care Program provides 24/7 remote or hybrid monitoring, enabling early identification of changes in condition, proactive communication, and timely clinical intervention. Through our in-home primary care services, Godwins Family Care brings experienced advanced practitioners directly into patients’ homes, emphasizing prevention, accessibility, continuity, and high-quality care.
In addition to primary care services, Godwins Family Care provides Independent Medical Examinations (IME) and Compensation & Pension (C&P) examinations for Veterans, as well as medical evaluations supporting insurers, attorneys, employers, and government agencies.
Across all services, our organization is committed to clinician-led care, objective clinical assessment, thorough documentation, evidence-based decision-making, and professional integrity.
Role Description
Godwins Family Care is seeking a part-time Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) to join our clinical team in a hybrid role combining in-home primary care with Independent Medical Examination (IME) and VA Compensation & Pension (C&P) examination services.
The primary component of this position is in-home primary care, providing comprehensive medical evaluation and treatment to patients in their homes and surrounding communities. The practitioner will conduct new-patient and follow-up visits, perform physical examinations, diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, develop treatment plans, prescribe medications, order and interpret diagnostic testing, provide preventive care, and educate patients and families.
The practitioner will work closely with the organization’s physicians, advanced practitioners, and care coordination team. The FNP will remain focused on clinical decision-making and patient care, while dedicated care coordinators manage ongoing non-clinical coordination, scheduling, resource navigation, and follow-up workflows.
As a complementary component of the role, the practitioner will conduct IME and VA C&P examinations for Veterans. These assignments involve objective clinical evaluations of claimed medical conditions and functional limitations for disability evaluation purposes. Responsibilities may include reviewing medical records and service-related documentation, obtaining relevant medical histories, performing focused or comprehensive physical examinations, documenting objective findings, and completing required examination reports.
When an opinion is requested and falls within the practitioner’s scope and qualifications, the FNP may also provide an evidence-based medical opinion supported by a clear clinical rationale. The practitioner must maintain an impartial and objective approach and distinguish patient-reported information from objective clinical findings and medical conclusions.
This position is designed for an FNP who wants to maintain a meaningful hands-on primary care practice while also participating in Veterans’ C&P examinations and independent medical evaluations.
Primary Responsibilities
In-Home Primary Care
- Conduct comprehensive new-patient and follow-up visits in patients’ homes and community settings.
- Perform comprehensive physical examinations, health assessments, medication reconciliation, and clinical evaluations in-home.
- Diagnose and manage acute illnesses and chronic medical conditions.
- Develop and implement individualized treatment plans.
- Order, review, and interpret appropriate laboratory and diagnostic testing.
- Prescribe medications and monitor treatment response.
- Provide preventive care, health counseling, and patient and family education.
- Manage medically complex and geriatric patients within the practitioner’s scope of practice.
- Identify changes in health status and determine when escalation, referral, or additional evaluation is clinically indicated.
- Participate in remote monitoring and Continuous Care clinical workflows.
- Communicate clinically relevant findings and recommendations to the care coordination team and other members of the clinical team as appropriate.
- Communicate directly with physicians, specialists, pharmacies, hospitals, or other healthcare professionals when provider-to-provider communication is clinically necessary.
- Provide appropriate clinical handoff following emergency department visits, hospitalizations, specialist evaluations, or significant changes in a patient’s condition.
- Maintain timely, accurate, and thorough documentation in the electronic health record.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives and evidence-based clinical protocols.
- Practice within applicable professional, regulatory, and organizational standards.
Independent Medical Examination & VA C&P Examinations
- Conduct VA Compensation & Pension (C&P) examinations for Veterans in accordance with applicable examination requirements and assignment instructions.
- Conduct Independent Medical Examinations for insurers, attorneys, employers, government agencies, and other authorized entities as assigned.
- Review relevant medical records, prior evaluations, diagnostic studies, treatment histories, and available military/service-related documentation before examinations.
- Obtain detailed and relevant medical histories from Veterans or other examinees.
- Perform focused or comprehensive physical examinations based on the claimed condition and examination requirements.
- Document objective clinical findings, reported symptoms, functional limitations, and relevant medical history.
- Complete required C&P and IME examination reports accurately, thoroughly, and within established timelines.
- Provide medical opinions when specifically requested and when appropriate based on the practitioner’s scope, qualifications, and available evidence.
- Clearly articulate the clinical reasoning and medical rationale supporting examination findings and opinions.
- Distinguish subjective patient-reported history from objective clinical findings and clinical conclusions.
- Maintain an impartial, objective, and professional approach throughout all examinations.
- Avoid advocacy for or against the examinee or requesting party.
- Maintain appropriate professional boundaries while ensuring Veterans and examinees are treated respectfully and compassionately.
- Protect the confidentiality and security of all medical and examination information.
Clinical Documentation & Technology
- Document all patient encounters and examination activities accurately and within required timeframes.
- Maintain complete and clinically appropriate medical records.
- Utilize electronic health records and other designated clinical platforms.
- Participate in telehealth, remote monitoring, and hybrid clinical workflows as applicable.
- Review and respond appropriately to clinical information generated through remote monitoring systems.
- Complete required examination templates, forms, and reports according to organizational and assignment-specific standards.
- Maintain compliance with applicable privacy, documentation, and regulatory requirements.
Qualifications
- Current, unrestricted Family Nurse Practitioner license in the State of Georgia.
- Current national board certification as an FNP (FNP-C or FNP-BC).
- Master’s degree in Nursing from an accredited program.
- Minimum 2 years of experience
- Demonstrated clinical experience in primary care, family practice, urgent care, home-based care, or a related clinical setting.
- Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic reasoning, physical examination, and chronic disease management skills.
- Ability to independently evaluate patients and develop appropriate treatment plans.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent clinical documentation skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to review and synthesize medical records, diagnostic studies, and historical clinical information.
- Ability to clearly distinguish subjective patient reports from objective clinical findings.
- Strong clinical judgment and ability to work independently in home and community settings.
- Ability to manage a flexible schedule involving patient visits, examination assignments, documentation, and remote responsibilities.
- Proficiency with electronic health records and clinical technology.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with physicians, advanced practitioners, care coordinators, specialists, and other members of the healthcare team.
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation for in-home and community-based visits.
- Willingness to travel throughout the assigned service area as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable:
- VA Compensation & Pension examinations
- Independent Medical Examinations
- Disability evaluations
- Workers’ compensation examinations
- Occupational medicine
- Veterans’ healthcare
- Medical-legal evaluations
- Chart review and medical-record analysis
- Geriatric medicine
- Home-based primary care
- Urgent care or emergency medicine
- Complex chronic disease management
- Behavioral health or dementia care
Prior C&P or IME experience is preferred but not required. Qualified FNP candidates with strong clinical assessment, documentation, medical reasoning, and physical examination skills may be considered for training in C&P examination processes and applicable examination requirements.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a clinically strong and highly organized Family Nurse Practitioner who enjoys providing hands-on, relationship-based primary care while also having an interest in objective medical evaluation and Veterans’ health.
The successful candidate will be comfortable working independently in patients’ homes, making sound clinical decisions, documenting thoroughly, and managing a varied clinical schedule. They should also demonstrate professionalism, attention to detail, strong written communication, and the ability to objectively evaluate medical conditions and functional limitations during IME and C&P examinations.
This position is particularly well suited for an FNP seeking a flexible part-time opportunity that combines meaningful in-home primary care with specialized examination work, while maintaining a clear distinction between the provider’s clinical responsibilities and the organization’s dedicated care coordination functions.
Position Highlights
Two clinical lanes in one role. In-home primary care is the core, with IME and VA C&P examinations layered in. You keep your hands-on practice while building a second, specialized skill set that most FNPs never get access to.
Delegating physician already in place. Georgia requires a Nurse Protocol Agreement. Ours is established with an active collaborating physician, so you are not hunting for a physician sponsor or waiting months to start seeing patients.
Care coordination is not your job. We have a dedicated care coordinator and a licensed social worker handling scheduling, resource navigation, prior authorizations, and follow-up logistics. You stay in the clinical work.
Real visit time. Home-based care means you evaluate the patient in their actual environment, not in a fifteen-minute slot with the next chart already loaded.
Eyes between visits. Our Continuous Care Program provides remote and hybrid monitoring, so changes in condition surface early instead of showing up as a hospitalization you find out about weeks later.
C&P training available. Prior examination experience is preferred, not required. If your documentation and clinical reasoning are strong, we will train you on the examination process and requirements.
Part-time with a flexible structure. Built for a practitioner who wants meaningful clinical work without a full-time productivity schedule.
Pay: $50.00 - $400.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- Parental leave
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Cartersville, GA 30120
