NURSE PRACTITIONER JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Nurse Practitioner serves as an integral member of the treatment team collaborating to improve health outcomes and promote an integrated care model.

• Provides Primary Care, routine, and acute care, for scheduled, same day and walk in appointments.
• Demonstrates proficiency of electronic medical record, including documentation, e-prescribing, and coding.
• Complies with productivity expectations under the direction of the Chief Medical Officer.
• Initiation of treatment and management of chronic illnesses including, but not limited to, HIV infection, asthma, bronchitis, diabetes, lipid disorders, and hypertension.
• Generates appropriate referrals to ancillary and specialty services including medical, mental health and social based services.
• Maintains documentation and e-prescribing practices according to standards of the agency and regulatory agencies including but not limited to history and physical, social history and literacy level as well as care management.
• Completes and locks progress notes within 72 hours of client encounter.
• Ensure timely prescribing, orders, addressing labs, interpreting of test results, addressing telephone encounters, ordering, and reviewing of specialty referrals and consultation reports.
• Performs routine diagnostic and therapeutic procedures according to accepted practice standards.
• Discusses and refers complicated patients outside of clinical expertise to appropriate physician.
• Provide health education and counseling during visits.
• Provides on-call telephone coverage on a rotating schedule.
• Participates in CQI activities.
• Other duties as assigned by the Chief Medical Officer/Chief Clinical Officer.
• Participate in Job Training and Education Programs, Meetings and Committees.

35-hour work week and offers competitive benefits. The Nurse Practitioner will have flexibility to set the hours worked; however, work schedule must meet the needs of the health center.

Nurse Practitioner Qualifications / Skills:

• Documentation skills
• Analyzing information
• Decision-making
• Listening
• Verbal communication
• Patient services
• Primary care
• Building relationships
• Discretion
• Experience using electronic health records, preferably eClinical Works
• Experience using Microsoft Office suite and Outlook
• Bilingual Spanish is a plus

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• Completion of a family medicine program in an accredited institution
• Current BC in Family Medicine (American Association of Nurse Practitioners or equivalent)
• Valid New York State medical license as FNP
• Valid DEA certificate with DATA waiver
• Minimum 5 years’ experience working full-time as a family nurse practitioner