NURSE PRACTITIONER or PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

North Carolina Community Health Center Association; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 102,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive plan

Job summary

Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) seeks a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join a collaborative, trauma‑informed primary care team. You will assess, treat, and coordinate care for patients, while supporting an integrated, evidence‑based approach to community health.

The role requires a master’s degree, NC licensure (APN/FNP/PA), DEA and BLS, and at least 3 years in primary care.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited master’s degree program.
• Current North Carolina licensure/certification required (APN, FNP, or PA).
• Current DEA and BLS Certificate is required.
• Must be Medicaid and Medicare eligible.

Responsibilities

• Engage in patient-centered care to provide timely access to high‑quality care for patients and families.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care team to form a high-performing group.
• Model professionalism and foster a safe, compassionate climate for patients and colleagues.
• Provide medical evaluation, treatment, and consultations, including emergency responses when needed.
• Exercise cost-conscious care by avoiding unnecessary testing and referrals while considering risks and patient preferences.
• Document all patient care activities clearly in the electronic health record to ensure continuity of care.
• Provide prescriptions, refills, and referrals through appropriate medical orders.

Skills

Patient-centered care

Team collaboration

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Bilingual

Public health knowledge

Education

Master’s degree (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant)

Job description

NURSE PRACTITIONER or PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS)

Location:

Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). We are looking for an Advance Practice Nurse (APN), Nurse Practitioner (FNP), or Physician Assistant (PA) to provide professional medical services to complement the delivery of integrated team-based, whole-person, trauma-informed primary health care services.

This role will assess, maintain, and improve the health status of individuals in the communities served through timely access to evidence-based acute, preventive, and chronic disease care. Effectively collaborates with, and/or delegates to members of the interdisciplinary health care team and provides indirect supervision of medical support staff.

RESPONSIBILITIES- Includes but not limited to the following:

• Engages in a patient-centered approach to provide timely access to high quality care for patients and their families
• Serves as a role model of professionalism to all members of the interdisciplinary health care team.
• Collaborates with all clinicians including Physicians, APNs, PAs, Clinical Pharmacists, Therapists, Dentists, and clinical support staff to form a high performing team
• Cultivates a climate of safety, trust, and compassion for patients and colleagues
• Provides medical evaluation, treatment, and consultation services to patients of the clinic in a timely manner, including responding to emergencies and answering medical questions
• Provides high-value cost-conscious care; demonstrates good stewardship of resources by limiting unnecessary testing and referrals; and considers risks, benefits, and patient preferences when making diagnostic or therapeutic intervention decisions.
• Documents all patient care activities and bills for all services provided in the electronic health record. Documentation must be clear, concise, accurate, updated, and in sufficient detail to allow another provider to continue the patient’s care as well as to allow other parties to review the safety and quality of care provided.
• Provides medical orders for prescription medications and refills, administration of medications, preventive care, ancillary testing, and/or referrals as needed to patients

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education:
  • Graduation from an accredited master’s degree program
• Certification/Licensure:
  • Current North Carolina licensure/certification required (APN, FNP, or PA)
  • Current DEA and BLS Certificate is required
• Must be Medicaid and Medicare eligible
• Experience:
  • 3 years primary care (provider) experience
  • Knowledgeable about current standards, methods, and procedures for the delivery of evidence-based care in an efficient, organized, and accurate manner
  • Collaboration and teamwork skills to work efficiently with others to provide new ideas and help inspire staff and management
  • Time management skills
  • Interpersonal skills, compassion, and empathy to build positive relationships with patients and colleagues. Flexibility to work with a variety of people
  • Previous medical office or FQHC experience is preferred
  • Bilingual in English and Spanish and/or Russian is preferred
  • Experience in public health is preferred

Salary range $102,000 to $125,000 plus quarterly incentive plan (up to $20,000 per year)