Nurse Practitioner

Healthlinc; Michigan City (IN); On-site; USD 98,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HealthLinc in Indiana is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide primary health care to individuals and families, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention. You will collaborate with a clinical team and report to the Site Medical Director and Site Operations Director.

Responsibilities include managing patient care plans, maintaining accurate documentation, delivering patient education, and participating in QA activities and community engagements.

Qualifications

• Must hold a Master’s degree in Nursing and be licensed as an Indiana NP.
• Nurse Practitioner certification required by a recognized body.
• CPR certification and DEA prescriptive authority preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides primary health care to individuals and families.
• Emphasizes health promotion and disease prevention.
• Manages patient care plans to ensure continuity.
• Maintains patient documentation that is thorough and legible.
• Provides appropriate periodic health assessments.
• Participates in QA activities and meetings as assigned.
• Represents staff at boards or local organizations when requested.

Skills

Customer service

Time management

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Bilingual Spanish

Education

Master's degree in Nursing

RN license in Indiana

Graduate of accredited nursing program

Tools

EHR systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

As a Nurse Practitioner, you will provide primary health care to individuals and families, emphasize health promotion and disease prevention, and make referrals to physicians and other health care members of the health care team as appropriate. This position will work closely with the clinical staff and will report to the Site Medical Director and Site Operations Director.JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:Utilizes appropriate and effective patient care plansManages patients to assure continuity of careProvides whole person care, which includes referrals to other health care providers.Maintains adequate, concise and legible documentation of patient care.Provides and documents appropriate periodic health assessments.Provides appropriate patient education.Demonstrates appropriate work habits which include: arriving on time, promptly returning phone calls, utilizing appropriate universal precaution measures, documentation in a timely and accurate manner, maintaining appropriate patient confidentiality, and making scheduling changes only through appropriate channels.Performs a minimum of 2946 outpatient visits with Corporation patients each year.Participate in assigned Quality Assurance committee.Regularly attends Team/Clinical meetings.Participates in nurse practitioner performance audits as assigned.Assists in the development and maintenance of HCHC practice guidelines (protocols) as assigned.Participates in the QA Committee as assigned.Attends required in-service meetings.Makes presentations in the community when requested.Represents the provider staff at the HCHC Board or other local organizations if requested.Teaches students as assigned.Attends yearly continuing education meeting as required for mandatory certification.Attends regional or national Community Health Center meetings as requested.All HealthLinc staff is committed to engage in quality improvement initiatives that align with and support Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH).Performs other duties as assigned.REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:Education/TrainingGraduate of an accredited school of nursing and nurse practitioner programMasters degree in NursingCurrent Indiana registered nurse licenseCertified as a nurse practitioner by an approved certifying organization.Prescriptive authority, DEA certificationCurrent CPR certificationExperienceAt least 1-3 years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner or extensive experience as an RN in ER or ICUSkills/Job RequirementStrong customer service skillsStrong organizational and time management skillsProven ability to work well in a team environmentExcellent written and verbal communication skillsAbility to remain flexible and adaptableBilingual in Spanish preferredTransportation and valid drivers licenseAbility to follow HealthLinc policies and proceduresTechnology SkillsOperate a multi-line phone system and other office equipment including printers, fax machines, etc.Basic software skills (Microsoft Office, EHR, online sources, etc.)DIRECT SUPERVISION:N/AREQUIRED TRAINING:All assigning Relias training