Advanced Clinical Practitioner Rural Health Clinics

WhidbeyHealth Medical Center; Clinton (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Prescription Drug Coverage

Dental Options

Vision Benefits

Life & AD&D Insurance

Long-Term Disability Coverage

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Employee Assistance Programs

Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance

Voluntary Long-Term Disability

Job summary

WhidbeyHealth Medical Center is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (NP or PA) to support rural health clinics with delegated provider duties. The role focuses on direct patient care, education, and collaboration with physicians and mid-level staff in a busy outpatient setting.

Requires WA RN and NP licenses, BLS, and NP or PA certification. Prior NP experience is preferred. Offers a comprehensive benefits package and a stable rural clinic environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited NP or ARNP program.
• 1 year experience as NP preferred.
• Active WA State RN & NP License required.
• Current AHA BLS certification required.
• PA-C candidates must have completed an accredited program and NCCPA exam (when PA path is pursued).

Responsibilities

• Maintains efficient clinic workflow.
• Assesses client education needs.
• Educates with primary care provider on health promotion and illness management.
• Performs laboratory procedures as trained and per protocols.
• Assists providers with medical and surgical procedures.
• Provides direct patient care including blood draws, medications, immunizations and injections.
• Maintains accurate patient records and ensures confidentiality.
• Provides telephone triage and referral coordination.
• Ensures health and safety standards within the clinic.

Education

Graduate of an accredited NP or ARNP program

Job description

Advanced Clinical Practitioner Rural Health Clinics

he Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant is responsible for assisting physicians, mid-level providers, and other clinical staff in providing medical services to patients with provider delegation within scope of practice.

PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS

• Maintains efficient clinic workflow.
• Assesses client for education needs.
• Teaches in collaboration with the primary care provider:
  • Client and family regarding health promotion.
  • Illness management including disease process.
  • Medications, prevention and recognition of complications and self-care.
• Functions within limit and scope of Nurse Practice Act.
• Performs designated laboratory procedures according to training & protocols.
• Assists primary care provider with medical and surgical procedures.
• Performs skilled nursing as directed by the medical and surgical procedures.
• Provides direct patient care: blood draws, medication administration, immunizations, injections and other related patient care.
• Listens to clients and families and offers reassurance and emotional support.
• Respects dignity of client and maintains confidentiality of records and verbal communications.
• Provides telephone triage: relays medication orders to pharmacists, facilitates referrals, and uses assessment skills and clinic protocols to respond to medical questions from clients.
• Maintains accurate patient records. Records care and teaching provided; assessment of client response and / or understanding.
• Maintains health and safety standards within the clinic environment, including quality control, infection control, management of hazardous materials and security.

JOB KNOWLEDGE & QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Graduate of an accredited NP or ARNP program.

Training and Experience

• One (1) year experience as an NP preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Active WA State RN & NP License required.
• Current AHA BLS certification required.

Board Certification

• Physician Assistant – Certified (PA-C) candidates must have successfully completed a program from one of the following accreditation organizations: Accreditation Review Committee on Education for the Physician Assistant, Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, or Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation and successful completion of the national examination given by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

We offer a thoughtful, comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your family at every stage of life:

• Medical Coverage – HDHP w/HSA / PPO
• Prescription Drug Coverage
• Dental Options – PPO / Managed-Care Plan
• Vision Benefits – VSP
• Life & AD&D Insurance – Employer paid coverage
• Long-Term Disability Coverage – Employer paid income Protection
• Health Savings Account (HSA) – If enrolled in HDHP
• Employee & Provider Assistance Programs – Free, confidential support
• Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance – Additional employee paid buy up option
• Voluntary Long-Term Disability Coverage – Additional employee paid buy up option

Benefit Information and Wage Transparancy:

WhidbeyHealth Employees who work a 0.6 FTE or higher are categorized as, “benefit eligible”.