Nurse Practitioner (Autonomous)- Full or Part-Time

HEALTHY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER; Elkton (VA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthy Community Health Center in Elkton, VA is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to deliver high-quality primary care in a patient-centered, community-focused setting. The NP will provide comprehensive services, including preventive care and chronic disease management, within our collaborative practice model.

Responsibilities include coordinating with physicians, performing routine tests, offering Telehealth options, and participating in quality improvement and peer review initiatives to enhance

Qualifications

• Must be able to prioritize and perform mathematical calculations for drug therapy.
• Must be aware of diversity among patient ethnicity and the impact of cultural background.
• Current Virginia medical license and DEA license required.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive primary care within the collaborative agreement documents scope of practice defined by HCHC privileging protocol for the medical specialty.
• Care will be delivered in full accordance with HCHC policies and protocols, including wellness, chronic disease, same-day, and emergency services.
• Order, perform, and interpret routine laboratory and diagnostic imaging tests and notify patients of results per HCHC protocol.
• Provide access to primary care through Telehealth and phone.
• Support wellness and restoration through self-care, continuity of care and care coordination.
• Refer patients for specialized care based on identified need; incorporate consultant recommendations into treatment plans.
• Complete documentation in the EMR per HCHC protocols.

Skills

Prioritization

Cognitive reasoning

Drug therapy calculations

Diversity sensitivity

Education

VA medical license

DEA license

Board certification

Medicaid/Medicare sanctions check

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Elkton - Elkton, VA 22827, Join our mission to provide patient-centered healthcare that is accessible and affordable for all.

Pay Range: $125,000-135,000 per year

About HCHC

HCHC is a non-profit 501(c)3 federally qualified health center, a true universal access medical facility. HCHC brings together an exceptional team of health care providers, a responsive and helpful administrative staff and a supportive Board of Directors to fulfill our mission of providing comprehensive primary care health services to anyone in the community regardless of their financial situation.

Position Summary

The role of NP at HCHC is to provide high quality primary health care patient services to support the Mission and Vision of HCHC. The NP will support HCHC’s organizational values and strategic goals including care delivery thru our patient centered medical home model. The NP will support the HCHC Quality Improvement plan and goals including initiatives to support patient safety, the patient experience, access to care, and initiatives to improve the health of the community. The NP will actively participate in HCHC’s Peer Review process.

Responsibilities

Provides comprehensive primary care within the collaborative agreement documents scope of practice defined by HCHC privileging protocol for the medical specialty. Carewill be delivered in full accordance with HCHC policies and protocols, including:

• Provide wellness, chronic disease, same day, and emergency services in accordance with the patient’s needs.
• Provide a clear assessment and safe treatment plan for each patient encounter that takes into account the patient’s circumstances.
• Order, perform, and interpret routine laboratory and diagnostic imaging tests and notify patients of results per HCHC protocol.
• Provide access to primary care thru Telehealth and phone.
• Support wellness and restoration through self‑care, continuity of care and care coordination.
• Refer patients for specialized care based upon an identified need. Incorporate recommendations from consultants into treatment plans.
• Complete documentation in the EMR per HCHC protocols. Comply with EMR maintenance and upgrade activities.

Collaborates with physicians and clinical team in accordance with collaborative agreement documents to plan and coordinate patient care.

• Provides professional expertise for in‑service trainingand Quality Improvement projects.
• Actively participates in Quality Improvement initiatives andPeerReview
• Obtains andmaintains appropriate privileges at area community hospitals.
• Attends internalandexternal meetings, workshopsandconferences,andparticipatesin taskforces orcommitteesas necessaryand/orrequiredbyHCHC.
• Demonstrates commitmentto HCHC’srecognitionas a Patient CenteredMedical Home and its associated excellence standards by modelling excellence in all clinical, administrative and team process relationships,addressing service excellence deficits.
• Providescall coverage, cross coverage, Saturdayclinic coverage andothershared work.
• Other dutiesasassigned.

Qualifications: Required Skills and Abilities

• Must be able to prioritize, have cognitive reasoning, able to mathematically calculate for drug therapy.
• Must be awareof diversityamong patient’s ethnicity and the impactof patient’s cultural background.

Education and Experience

• Current and Unrestricted license to practice medicine in the Commonwealthof Virginia. DEA license to prescribe medicine. Board certification in chosen field of practice. Cannot be sanctioned under Medicaid or Medicare.
• Maintains federal, state and professional licenses/qualifications to maintain scopeof practiceinVirginia.
• CurrentCPR (BLS)certificate is required.
• Previous experience working in a Community Health Center environment is preferred but not required.

Physical Requirements

• Hearingmustbe adequate to perform the essential functions of the job such as: auscultating blood pressure, ability to hear soft voices.
• Speakingmustbe adequate to perform the essential functions of the job, such as: Clearly communicating instructions, providing inputonassessmentsandevaluationsof patients, taking medical history,relaying information to multiple personnel,patientsandtheir families.
• Thisis a moderately active role, whichrequires theability to lift ormove up to 25 pounds, bending, squatting, sittingandstanding asnecessary.
• Must beabletolift,carryandhandleequipment,suppliesandother work site materials basedon duty requirements.

Work Location

You may be required to travelto anyofour sites aspartofyourresponsibilities atanytime.