PRN Nurse Practitioner (60169)

Circle the City; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle the City is a rapidly growing non-profit community health agency in Phoenix, dedicated to holistic care for people experiencing homelessness. The Nurse Practitioner provides care across medical respite centers, the mobile unit, and outreach sites, delivering high-quality primary care in a collaborative setting.

The role emphasizes teamwork with physicians and care coordination, focusing on underserved populations.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in Arizona.
• Certified by the state as a Family Nurse Practitioner.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in Family, Internal or Emergency Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient health by interviewing patients and performing examinations.
• Collaborate with physicians to develop treatment plans.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests; interpret results.
• Instruct patients on therapeutic regimens and wellness.
• Document patient care and maintain records.
• Provide continuity of care and care transitions.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment; follow infection control.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations.
• Work collaboratively as part of the healthcare team.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner License

Family NP Certification

Underserved populations experience

Education

Arizona NP License

Family Nurse Practitioner certification

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Admin Office - Phoenix, AZ 85013

Summary of Position

Circle the City is a rapidly growing non‑profit community health agency dedicated to providing high quality, holistic healthcare to people experiencing homelessness in Arizona. Our homeless continuum of care is one of a kind in the State of Arizona, and one of few similar models across the nation. Circle the City patients benefit from several different levels of care offered within our organization: The sickest of our patients are offered the opportunity to rest and heal in our two state‑of‑the‑art 50‑bed medical respite centers. Additionally, patients suffering from mental illness may receive psychiatric consultation at any of our service sites, or many benefit from the more intensive, community‑based services offered by our assertive community treatment team. Circle the City will also soon maximize our community outreach efforts via a 2‑exam room mobile clinic, and street‑based medicine program, slated to launch later this year.Circle the City strives to meet each of our clients “where they are,” without judgement or bias. We embrace a culture of dignity and respect for all our patients, staff members and community partners. Our approach to healing is holistic in nature, focusing on the important balance of physical, mental, and spiritual health. We engage each of our patients with the goal of not only providing excellent care, but also of assisting them on their journey out of homelessness.The Circle the City Nurse Practitioner provides high quality holistic health care as an integral part of a dynamic interdisciplinary team. Care is provided in multiple settings including the two innovative 50‑bed Medical Respite Centers, the Parsons Family Health Center, the Downtown Family Medical Center and the mobile medical unit, and street outreach sites.

Essential Duties

• Assessing patient health by interviewing patients, performing examinations, obtaining, updating, and studying medical histories.
• Collaborating and consulting with physicians as needed in the provision of care and the formulation of treatment plans.
• Determining abnormal conditions by administering or ordering diagnostic tests such as x-rays, electrocardiograms, and laboratory studies; interpreting test results.
• Instructing and counseling patients by describing therapeutic regimens; promoting wellness and health maintenance.
• Documenting patient care services by charting patient and department records.
• Providing continuity of care by developing and implementing patient management plans and care transitions.
• Maintaining a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protecting patients and employees by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
• Complying with federal, state, and local legal professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Ability to work as a collaborative member of the healthcare team.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the state of Arizona.
• Certified by the state as a Family Nurse Practitioner.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in either Family Medicine, Internal Medicine or Emergency Medicine.
• Experience in working with underserved populations highly desirable.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.