Nurse Practitioner - 2+ Years of Experience Strongly Preferred

Desert Sage Health Centers; Mountain Home (ID); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

10 paid holidays

Retirement plan

Loan repayment for some roles

Paid time off

Job summary

Desert Sage Health Centers is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive primary care across three Idaho locations. You will diagnose, treat, educate, and advocate for patients while coordinating with the health center team.

Ideal candidates hold an MSN NP and Idaho licensure, with experience in family practice and community health. The role supports a collaborative, patient-centered environment with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• MSN degree from an accredited NP program.
• Formal family NP program or coursework to care for all age groups.
• Licensure to practice nursing and Idaho NP certification.
• Willingness to work within a Public Health Service health center project.
• Sensitivity to local customs, farm worker families, and rural communities.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive primary care through diagnosis, clinical judgment, and management.
• Assess patient and family health status and behavior.
• Prescribe treatments per Nurse Practice Act.
• Counsel and advocate for clients; provide health education.
• Maintain patient records and ensure EHR compliance.
• Collaborate with Health Center staff and coordinate with other providers.
• Participate in CQI, program planning, and staff development.
• Rotate between three health center locations as scheduled.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Cultural sensitivity

Education

MSN degree from accredited Nurse Practitioner Program

Formal family nurse practitioner program or coursework for all ages

License to practice nursing and Idaho NP certification

Job description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY The Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive primary health care, including emergency treatment, patient counseling, education, and referral, as necessary to ancillary and support services.

Supervision Received

Work is essentially independent. Receives medical consultation and/or direction from the Health Center Chief Clinical Officer and/or other physician. The Nurse Practitioner is directly accountable to the DSHC Chief Clinical Officer.

Supervision Exercised

Assists in the supervision of clinical Health Center Lab Technician/Aid, RN, LPN, and other clinical staff as appropriate.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides comprehensive primary care through diagnosis, clinical judgment, and management to restore, maintain, and improve health status in accordance with practice policies.
• Assessment of patient, emotional development status of individual and family.
• Analysis of health behavior related to personality, life style, and culture.
• Prescriptive treatment for health problems defined by the Nurse Practice Act.
• Counseling and client advocacy.
• Performs assessment of the environmental status of the community and its impact on health.
• Provides health education to patients, clinical support staff (CSS), and community organizations, including preventive/corrective counseling for noted unhealthy behaviors.
• Awareness/acceptance of cultural competency aspect and sensitivity.
• In coordination with other Health Center staff, develops, and conducts bi-annual review and revisions of the written clinical protocols governing the healthcare services that the Health Center provides.
• Works in collaboration and/or coordination with other health care providers within the Health Center team and/or community agencies to provide comprehensive patient care, in accordance with the written Health Center policies.
• Assists in maintaining the quality of health care in accordance with the continuous quality improvement (CQI) plan.
• Participates in program and service delivery planning, implementation, and evaluation, relating to health care services and Health Center functions.
• Participates in professional and related community organizational meetings and activities.
• Participates in continuing education program designed by the Nurse Practitioner.
• Participates in staff meetings, conferences and in-service training, continuing education for Health Center staff members.
• Assures adequate patient health records are maintained and transferred as required when patients are referred.
• Responsible for learning and using the DSHC electronic health records (EHR) system following health center policies.
• Responsible for following and supporting HIPAA, OSHA, and corporate compliance policies and regulations.
• Familiarity/adoption of Meaningful Use (MU) criteria, completing accurate charting, data collection, orders/tracking/flowsheet/template documentation, and adoption of the PCMH model of care, including standard elements and factors.
• Participates as required in on-call coverage of after-hours health care services.
• Follows and implements fiscal year health care plan objectives.
• Knowledge/oversight of Health Center operations, including crash cart, pharmaceuticals, lab and x-ray.
• Participates in clinical nursing research and application of research to nursing practice.
• Maintains strict confidence on information gained in the clinical practice of the position.
• Works closely with the EMTs in emergencies, using ACLS guidelines, when cases are presented to the Health Center by the EMTs or instances when EMTs have been called by the Nurse Practitioner.
• Participates in the prescription drug control policies and prescribes according to state rules and regulations.
• Merit increases will be based on random monthly or quarterly outcome reviews to evaluate productivity, and patient satisfaction.
• Ability to meet PCMH standards/MU criteria and outstanding performance over and above the job description.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
• Ability and transportation to rotate between three (3) health center locations as scheduled.
• The employee knows DSHC’s 5 core values and demonstrates the specific valued behaviors on a daily basis.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• MSN degree from accredited Nurse Practitioner Program.
• Completion of a formal family nurse practitioner program or documented evidence of course works to provide care to clients of all age groups.
• License to practice professional nursing plus qualifications to receive nurse practitioner certification in the state of Idaho.
• Willingness to work within the framework of a Public Health Service health center project, including goals and objective defined in the grant application.
• Sensitivity to the local customs related to health practices and medical care.
• Sensitivity to the needs of the farm worker families and other rural individuals.

Desert Sage Health Centers | Equal Opportunity Employer

You don’t have to choose between meaningful work and a supportive workplace. At Desert Sage Health Centers, you’ll be part of a team that values balance, respects your time, and works together to improve the health of our communities. Whether you’re early in your career or bringing experience, you’ll find purpose, stability, and a culture that genuinely takes care of its people. In our communities, coworkers and patients are often neighbors, friends, and family, and we treat each other accordingly. We’re known for reasonable schedules, a collaborative team environment, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• 10 paid holidays
• Retirement plan
• Loan repayment for some roles
• Paid time off