Akicita Federal is hiring a Nurse Practitioner to provide outpatient primary care services at the Ute Mountain Ute Health Center in Towaoc, CO, serving Ute Mountain Ute Tribe members and other eligible beneficiaries across pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations. This is a one-year assignment with possible extensions at a tribally operated health program.
- Provide comprehensive primary care including assessment, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment planning and management, follow-up, health maintenance, and preventive services for pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients
- Order, interpret, and evaluate laboratory studies, diagnostic imaging, and other diagnostic procedures within scope of practice
- Prescribe medications and therapeutic interventions in accordance with applicable law, IHS policy, and credentialing privileges
- Initiate specialty referrals and coordinate continuity of care, including recommendations for Purchased/Referred Care
- Participate in scheduled clinics, same-day appointments, and walk-in patient care as a member of the Patient-Centered Medical Home team
- Collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, behavioral health providers, pharmacists, public health nurses, social services, and other interdisciplinary professionals
- Coordinate care with outside facilities for emergency stabilization, transfer, or higher levels of care
- Document all patient encounters in the facility's electronic health record on the date services are rendered, and complete chart deficiencies within 24 hours of notification
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., eight hours per day, excluding Federal holidays.
$228,800 - $239,200 a year
- Current, unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license issued by any U.S. State, Territory, or the District of Columbia
- National certification as a Nurse Practitioner appropriate to the clinical specialty
- Minimum of three (3) years of recent clinical experience providing primary care for adult and pediatric patients
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; ACLS and PALS certifications if required by the facility
- Current DEA registration, if applicable to the scope of practice
- Physical capability to lift up to 20 pounds and perform associated physical activities
Before your first day
- Completion of background investigation forms prior to beginning patient care
- Credentialing and privileging approval from the Ute Mountain Ute Service Unit before providing patient care
- Evidence of immunization status for Tetanus, MMR, and Hepatitis B (or approved declination), and tuberculosis screening completed within six (6) months before the assignment start
- Physical examination completed within the preceding twelve (12) months certifying physical capability
- Completion of required facility orientation and mandatory training
