Nurse Practitioner

Bluegrass Community Health Center; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical & dental insurance

Life insurance & disability

401(k) with match

Paid time off

CME allowance

Job summary

Bluegrass Community Health Center in Kentucky is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide direct primary care across pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. The role emphasizes health maintenance, acute care, and chronic disease management within a Patient Centered Medical Home framework, in outreach and clinic settings.

Requires graduation from an accredited APRN/FNP program, KY RN license and APRN certification, and at least two years of experience.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited APRN/FNP program.
• Maintain continuing medical education credits to satisfy re-licensure requirements.
• Two years of experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct medical care for pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Addresses health maintenance, acute care, and chronic disease management.
• Documents encounters accurately in the EMR and codes appropriately.
• Orders labs, imaging, and referrals as needed, coordinating with the care team.
• Contributes to team productivity and quality measures; participates in call rotation.

Skills

Bilingual

Two years experience

Education

APRN/FNP program graduation

RN license + APRN certification in KY

Job description

About the Organization Bluegrass Community Health Center is dedicated to contributing to the lives of patients through the compassionate provision of comprehensive primary healthcare. BCHC was originally established in 2001, with a federal 330 health center grant to serve local farm workers. In 2007, additional grant funding awards allowed an expansion to serve the greater community, including low-income families, the homeless, the uninsured, and Medicaid and KCHIP recipients.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to excellence through diversity.

Position Nurse Practitioner

Category Healthcare

Rate of Pay

Description

Minimum Education Required:

• Graduation from an accredited APRN/FNP program.
• The candidate is required to maintain continuing medical education credits in quantity sufficient to satisfy requirements for re-licensure.
• Two years of experience is required.

Preferred:

• Bilingual
• 3 years of work experience
• Previous work in community health centers

License:

Must hold RN license and APRN certification in the state of Kentucky.

Provides direct preventive and primary care for pediatric, adults and geriatric patients. This includes providing care related to health maintenance, acute care, and chronic disease management at the health center or in outreach settings in a manner consistent with Patient Centered Medical Home principles.

• Provides direct medical care for each patient, including:
  • Complete medical history
  • Physical examination
  • Recommended screenings
  • Diagnosis (es)
  • Plan of care including appropriate treatment and/ or referral
  • Follow-up/ongoing care
• Provides high-quality, culturally-competent, linguistically appropriate care
• Thoroughly and correctly documents medical encounters in health center’s electronic medical records system.
• Correctly codes medical encounters according to level of patient encounter.
• Orders and uses all available resources in diagnosis and treatment: i.e. labs, x-ray, in an appropriate and cost efficient manner.
• Confers with other clinical team staff members, outside experts when necessary, and with patient family, as appropriate, concerning treatment and care of patients.
• Refers patients in need of additional diagnostics, specialty care or support services to appropriate referral source, reviews referral results in a timely manner and communicates result to patient.
• Provides health education and demonstrates effective communication.
• Achieves BCHC provider team productivity goals and quality measures:
  • Works efficiently and effectively to meet productivity benchmarks and quality measures per practice agreement.
  • Provides leadership to medical team through effective communication, teaching and negotiation
  • Will share call, one week at a time, equally.

Benefits Include:

• Competitive salary based on experience

• Medical and dental insurance

• Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability

• 401(k) plan with 6% company match after 6 months

• Generous paid time off:

  • 10 paid holidays

  • 1 paid birthday off

  • PTO accrual starting on day one (usable after 90 days)

• Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance and paid CME time

BCHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Position Requirements

Shift Rotating Days and Evenings

Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time

Open Date 9/1/2026

EOE Statement

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

This position is currently accepting applications.