Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Western North Carolina Community Health Services

$102K — $125K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Graduated from an accredited master's degree program
  • Current North Carolina licensure/certification (APN, FNP, or PA) required
  • Current DEA and BLS Certificates
  • Must be Medicaid and Medicare eligible
  • 3 years primary care provider experience
  • Preferred experience in public health and FQHC environments
  • Bilingual in English and Spanish and/or Russian preferred

Responsibilities

  • Engage in patient-centered care to ensure timely access to services
  • Serve as a professional role model within the health care team
  • Collaborate effectively with various health professionals to enhance care delivery
  • Cultivate a safe and compassionate environment for patients and staff
  • Provide timely medical evaluations, treatments, and consultations
  • Practice cost-conscious care while considering patient needs and preferences
  • Document all patient interactions accurately in the electronic health record
  • Order medications and coordinate referrals as necessary

Benefits

  • Competitive health plans for employees and dependents (medical, dental, vision, telehealth)
  • Two Floating Holidays and eleven Paid Holidays
  • 156 hours of accrued paid time off in the first year
  • No weekend or holiday work required
  • Access to Employee Assistance Network
  • 403b Retirement Savings with matching contributions
  • Employer-paid life insurance
  • Eligibility for loan repayment and federal loan forgiveness programs as part of a High Needs Service Area
  • Monthly staff meetings and various training opportunities
  • $3,000 annually for certification or licensing fees
Full Job Description
NURSE PRACTITIONER or PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Are you passionate about helping the underserved?

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

WORK/LIFE BENEFITS
  • Competitive health plans for employees and dependents including medical, dental, vision, and telehealth
  • Two (2) Floating Holidays
  • Eleven (11) Paid Holidays
  • Accrued PTO (total of 156 hours in 1st year)
  • No weekends, or holiday work required
  • Employee Assistance Network

FINANCIAL WELL-BEING BENEFITS
  • 403b Retirement Savings with Match
  • Employer-Paid Life Insurance
  • Eligibility for Federal and State programs offering bonus incentives or loan repayment for working at WNCCHS. We qualify as a High Needs Service Area.
    • Federal Loan Forgiveness through HRSA National Health Service Corps
    • Eligibility for NC Loan Repayment Program + the NC High Needs Service Bonus not contingent on loan repayment

CAREER GROWTH BENEFITS
  • Monthly staff meetings and training
  • Relias Learning Management System
  • Continued Medical Education (CME) & Continuing Education (CEU)
  • $3,000 per year for certification, recertification, or licensing fees

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

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