DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES-

• Provides primary medical care with physician supervision for pediatric and adult patients
• Performs physical exams, diagnosis, including ordering and interpretation of diagnostic tests, and treatment consistent with licensed scope of practice and granted privileges
• Consults with supervising physician when necessary to prepare comprehensive patient care plan
• Appropriately refers patients to physician for consultation or to specialized health resources for diagnosis and treatment as needed
• Ensures the delivery of all medical care is consistent with regulatory, accreditation, and professional standards, including clinical policies and quality initiatives
• Participates in the review and development of clinical policies, protocols and standing orders
• Actively engages in compliance and quality improvement activities, including but not limited to, peer review, patient-centered medical home, UDS reporting, PDSA cycles, SOAP notes, other value-based care projects
• Attends all scheduled provider and all-staff meetings and trainings, unless excused by CMO
• Ensures accuracy, timeliness, and appropriate confidentiality with patient electronic documentation per contract
• Works evening and weekend hours as scheduled and shares after-hours call coverage with other providers
• Conducts all scheduled clinic shifts in person at assigned clinic location (Northview Heights and/or Middle Street offices) and conducts virtual visits as needed.
• Develops and ensure ongoing, positive relationships and collaboration with all health center staff
• Meets professional behavioral expectations for attendance, appearance, professionalism, communication
• Works within a multidisciplinary team
• Identifies barriers to self-management plan and meeting goals
• Trains, mentors and supervises students as assigned
• Consistently practices universal precautions
• Potential exposure to biohazardous materials
• Prolonged sitting and/or standing and moving about throughout the workday
• Willingness to participate in a minimum of 2 hours of community outreach per year
• Is punctual and ready to participate in clinic care at start of each clinic session
• Participates in morning patient care huddles, up to 10 minutes outside of patient care hours
• Comfort working with the NSCHC faith-based mission to provide care for all who request it, without judgement

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES-

• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with managers, physicians, advanced practice providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families
• Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment and with a multidisciplinary team
• Maintains requisite CME credits for area of specialty
• Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Requisite skills and ability to perform certain medical tasks as assigned
• Demonstrate a high level of problem solving skill to better serve patients and staff
• Ability to utilize computers for data entry and information retrieval

QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYMENT)

• MSN or DNP from an accredited educational institution
• Licensed to practice in Pennsylvania
• Current Nurse Practitioner certification
• Able to care for pediatric and adult patients, including newborn and geriatric patients.
• Active DEA license required
• Minimum 5 years of experience working as Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner with Board Certified Physician supervision
• Current provider card in Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Clearances: Act 33, 34, 73
• Annual COVID vaccination encouraged
• Annual influenza vaccine required
• Must obtain or provide proof of (within 14 days of hire): PPD, Tdap, Hepatitis B immunity, MMR immunity, varicella immunity
• Complete self-attestation of fitness for duty