Family Nurse Practitioner for Primary Care in Providence
Company: The Providence Community Health Centers, Inc.
Location: Providence
Posted on: April 19, 2024
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Job Description:
Are you an experienced FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER looking for a
rewarding career in primary care? Join our passionate team of
providers at our beautiful new state-of-the-art health center
located in the Olneyville neighborhood of Providence.Time to find
your work home with excellent benefits and great people:
Competitive base salary plus quarterly bonuses based on quality
incentivesLoan Repayment eligible - NHSC and Rhode Island State
Loan RepaymentExcellent Benefits Package including 5% matched
Retirement Savings Flexible Paid Time Off for vacation, personal,
sick days and holidaysCME one-week and $2500 allowance Malpractice
coverage with lifetime tail coverageYou are the Primary Care
Provider with your own panel of patients: Weekday opportunity in
Outpatient Primary Care ClinicThis is full-time position (4 days
clinic, 1 day admin) Collaborate with a team of providers from all
specialties, plus integrated behavioral health clinicians,
community health advocates, and nurse case managers.Lead your team
- a dedicated RN and Medical Assistant - to provide quality care to
a diverse multi-cultural underserved patient population.About our
Clinics: Providence Community Health Centers (PCHC) is the largest
Federally Qualified Health Center in Rhode Island with nine
neighborhood-based clinics - all Patient- Centered Medical Homes.
Our in-house services, on same EHR, include optometry, podiatry,
dental, dermatology, nephrology, rheumatology and asthma/allergy.
Ideal candidates will be: Family Nurse Practitioner who is
confident caring for all ages; minimum 3 years of primary care
experience; ability to work independently as well as collaborate as
part of a larger provider group; confident learning new EHR;
Licensed/eligible in Rhode Island; Basic Life Support (BLS)
certification; Multi-cultural experience highly valued. About
Providence Community Health Centers: PCHC brings quality care to
the underserved neighborhoods throughout the city of Providence.
PCHC has 650 dedicated employees caring for more than 80,000
patients. Established as the first Federally Qualified Health
Center in Rhode Island in 1968, PCHC continues to build on a legacy
of expanding access to patients who face major financial, social,
cultural, and language barriers to quality, affordable primary
care.Overview:Work with other personnel of the health center and
the physicians, to make the delivery of health care more efficient,
more comprehensive, and improve the quality in accordance with the
policies and procedures of PCHC, the laws of Rhode Island, and
appropriate standards of good care. All duties/responsibilities are
performed across life cycle (infants, children, adolescents,
adults, and geriatric) as appropriate for training and
certification.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Take a complete
medical history and do a physical examination on PCHC patients as
clinically appropriate.Diagnose and treat common medical problems
in your specific fields of competence. Consult with the appropriate
PCHC physician at the FNP's health center, or with the appropriate
PCHC physician on call, or with the Associate Medical Director, as
needed and in accordance with PCHC policies and procedures to
assure good care.Manage acute and chronic illness collaborating as
needed with the PCHC M.D. and assist in coordinating care for these
patients with other members of the health center and/or with
services outside of the health center.Provide patient education and
preventive medicine as clinically indicated.Provide counseling and
support as clinically appropriate, in areas of social problems
recognizing the emotional component of illness, making referrals to
mental health professionals as
needed.QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:To perform this job
successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential
duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.Education - RN and
Family Nurse Practitioner training program in accredited college or
university.Must be licensed as RN and as a Nurse Practitioner with
prescriptive privileges in Rhode Island.Must be certified as a
Family Nurse Practitioner.Must conform to prescribed standards for
continuing education as set down by appropriate state or national
advisory boards.Experience - at least one year in a community
health setting. PCHC is EOE/M/F/D/V/SO
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