Pediatric Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

Sunset Health; Yuma (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunset Health in Yuma, AZ seeks a certified Nurse Practitioner to provide primary and ambulatory care services within Center guidelines and in collaboration with the care team.

You will manage a patient panel, coordinate care, educate patients, and support population health initiatives while leading the PCMH team with physicians and other providers. An active AZ NP license, DEA, CPR, and fingerprint clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Current Nurse Practitioner license
• Arizona NP licensure in good standing
• DEA certificate current as required by law
• CPR certification current as required by law
• Fingerprint clearance card

Responsibilities

• Provide professional medical services within privileges approved by the Board of Directors.
• Maintain a patient panel in line with Center standards.
• Coordinate care and manage population health with care team members.
• Lead the patient-centered medical home care team with physicians.
• Establish rapport with patients and others to understand care requirements.

Skills

Patient care

Care coordination

Team leadership

Education & training

Education

Nurse Practitioner Master’s or Doctorate

Ambulatory care experience preferred

Job description

• Providing professional medical services to patients within the scope of privileges approved by the Board of Directors.
• Maintaining a patient panel in line with Center standards.
• Providing coordination of care and managing population health in collaboration with other care team members; and
• Working with the physician in leading the patient-centered medical home care team.
• Establishing rapport with patients and others in a position to understand care requirements.
• Prescribing treatment and/or medication within established Center guidelines.
• Promoting patient self-management and behavior change.
• Providing health education.
• Examining, obtaining, and updating medical histories; and
• Demonstrates competence in the assessment and treatment of common disorders.
• Manages medical support personnel by supervising and collaborating with non-physician providers as appropriate and applicable.
• Provides historical reference by completing forms and documentation, including patient records and insurance forms, within requested time period.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by participating in an ongoing basis in a Continuing Medical Education Program.
• Keeps informed by attending Provider, departmental, and PCMH Meetings, and serving on committee, as assigned.
• Ensures quality of care by participating in the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
• Participates in outreach events as needed.
• Serves as a preceptor to clinical students as needed.
• Contributes to team effort by:
• Accomplishing related results, as needed.
• Providing training to care team members, as needed; and
• Supporting care team efforts in patients/families/caregivers’ self-management, self-efficacy, and behavior change.

Essential Job Duties

• Meets provider standards by:
• Providing professional medical services to patients within the scope of privileges approved by the Board of Directors.
• Maintaining a patient panel in line with Center standards.
• Providing coordination of care and managing population health in collaboration with other care team members; and
• Working with the physician in leading the patient-centered medical home care team.

• Serves patients by:
  • Establishing rapport with patients and others in a position to understand care requirements.
  • Prescribing treatment and/or medication within established Center guidelines.
  • Promoting patient self-management and behavior change.
  • Providing health education.
  • Examining, obtaining, and updating medical histories; and
  • Demonstrates competence in the assessment and treatment of common disorders.

• Manages medical support personnel by supervising and collaborating with non-physician providers as appropriate and applicable.
• Provides historical reference by completing forms and documentation, including patient records and insurance forms, within requested time period.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by participating in an ongoing basis in a Continuing Medical Education Program.
• Keeps informed by attending Provider, departmental, and PCMH Meetings, and serving on committee, as assigned.
• Ensures quality of care by participating in the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
• Participates in outreach events as needed.Serves as a preceptor to clinical students as needed.
• Contributes to team effort by:
  • Accomplishing related results, as needed.
  • Providing training to care team members, as needed; and
  • Supporting care team efforts in patients/families/caregivers’ self-management, self-efficacy, and behavior change.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

• Graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner advanced degree program
• Two (2) years’ experience in an ambulatory care setting, preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, And REGISTRATIONS

• Certified Nurse Practitioner license from the State of Arizona
• Current DEA Certificate renewed as required by law.
• Current CPR certification renewed as required by law.
• Current Fingerprint Clearance Card