Nurse Practitioner, SBHC, On Call

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the direct supervision of the Director of School Based Health or designee, provide high quality medical care and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver comprehensive primary, preventive, chronic and urgent care to NAHC’s members.

The Native American Health Center is an accredited institution and adheres to the standards of excellence set forth by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and the Commission of Dental Accreditation (CODA).
 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical Responsibilities
1. Provide primary care to members, including histories, exams, lab tests, prescriptions and referrals within prescribed up to date guidelines and protocols.
2. Perform accurate and timely documentation of histories, subjective findings, physical exam, plans, prescriptions and follow up in Electronic Health Records
System by end of business day.
3. Provide members information concerning their evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Engage members in participation and decision involving their
healthcare.
4. Adhere to medical visit model of NAHC; managing huddles, proactive in teaching MA’s, seeing members on time, communicating with supervisors any barriers to this. Actively participate and be engaged in quality improvement for clinic efficiencies and improving member quality of care.
5. Timely coordination of care among internal and external ancillary providers and hospitals to provide high quality care between departments and facilities.
6. Function within an interdisciplinary team and participate in interdisciplinary activities such as panel management and case conferences.
7. Report births, deaths, and outbreaks of diseases to proper authorities.
8. Participate in the integrative model of providing medicine. This includes referring members and co-managing members with Nutritionists, LCSWs, etc.
9. Ensure completion of medication refills, provider approval queue, inbox items, medical record approval and member forms by end of business day.
10. Be an active educator of medical team members, including Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Nurses, and other integrative services team members.
11. Facilitate group interventions around site-driven topic areas in order to build capacity (i.e. obesity interventions, LGBTQ youth, etc.) as needed.
12. School Based Health Centers: If assigned to school based clinics the following duties apply.
a. Conduct classroom and community presentations on a variety of health topics as part of outreach efforts to expand clinic services.
b. Provide case management and PCP communication for students who have chronic health issues who are outside our health network.
c. Communicate with parents at the middle school level regarding their child's non-confidential health issues and provide instructions for care.
d. Develop conference abstracts and proposals and present best practices at local, state and national SBHC conferences as requested.
e. Support Seven Directions clinic with special projects as assigned.
13. Implement quality improvement initiatives and track outcomes to improve services.
14. Attend regularly scheduled site meetings with clinic and school staff to coordinate screenings and activities.
15. Work closely with BH site counselor, dentist and health educator to insure integrated, seamless services for identified youth.
16. Actively participate in creating solutions to increase access and build sustainability.
17. Work collaboratively with, and support the activities of the clinical data team, ensuring optimal accuracy and performance on clinical outcome measures.
18. Quality Improvement: Actively participate in internal quality improvement teams and work with members proactively to drive quality improvement initiatives in accordance with the mission and strategic goals of the organization, federal and state laws and regulations, and accreditation standards, when assigned.
19. Must maintain compliance with ergonomic safety standards; be mindful of posture and regularly practice ergonomic stretches.
20. Member Care: Demonstrate understanding and appl