Nurse Practitioner OR Physician Assistant-Certified (Chelan)

Sign on and Relocation Bonus - $15,000!

Compensation

Salary $150,666 - $168,220 (Based on years of experience and achieving Access and Quality bonus compensation goals).

Job Summary
The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Certified (Advanced Practice Provider-APP) primary job function is to be responsible for provision of comprehensive family medicine services for the patients of Columbia Valley Community Health.

Job Specific Competencies
1. Provides comprehensive and continuous primary care services in a patient centered medical home, including sanctioned non-clinic sites such as nursing homes, patient home, school-based clinics, mobile clinics, and tele-health settings.
2. Provides consultation to other clinic providers either in person or by telephone.
3. Consults with clinic physicians, specialists, pharmacists, nurses, or other health care professionals as appropriate.
4. Assesses patient needs for specialty referrals, diagnostic and in-patient care and makes appropriate referrals for service.
5. Participates in development and utilization of CVCH practice guidelines and procedures.
6. Participates in audits and meets standards of CVCH Quality Improvement and Risk Management
programs.
7. Responsible for accurate, timely, and complete documentation in patient records.
8. Responsible for accurate and timely completion of billing documents.
9. Performs minor outpatient procedures in accordance with CVCH privileges.
10. Provides patients and family members with counseling and education regarding health maintenance, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and need for follow up as appropriate during each patient visit. Verifies and documents that the patient understands diagnosis, treatment and follow up recommendations.
11. Provides clinical supervision and appropriate training of ancillary health care staff to assure quality of care for CVCH patients in coordination with Clinical Services Director, Nursing Supervisor, and nursing staff.
12. Responsible for maintenance of credentials essential for practice, to include licensure, certification and CME.
13. Attends all required staff meetings, provider meetings, and participates in CVCH committees as directed by Medical Director.
14. Leads by example and sets a standard of excellence for all team members.
PA-C ONLY:
1. Develops and maintains a practice plan which is in accordance with State of Washington Physician Assistant licensure requirements, in cooperation with supervising Physician and Medical Director.
2. Participates in Physician oversight activities as required.

General Duties and Responsibilities
1. Performs other duties and tasks as assigned by supervisor.
2. Expected to meet attendance standards and work the hours necessary to perform the essential functions of the job.
3. Conforms to safety policies, general housekeeping practices.
4. Demonstrates sound work ethics, flexible, and shows dedication to the position and the community.
5. Demonstrates a positive attitude, is respectful, and possesses cultural awareness and sensitivity toward clients and co-workers.
6. Keeps customer service and the mission of the organization in mind when interacting with all clients, co-workers, and others.
7. Employees are expected to embrace, support and promote the core values of respect, integrity, trust, compassion and quality which align with the CVCH mission statement through their actions and interactions with all patients, staff, and others.
8. Conforms to CVCH policies and Joint Commission and HIPAA regulations.

Job Specifications
1. Education: Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program or Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant Program, Certification as a Physician Assistant.

2. Certification/Licensure: A valid license to practice as an ARNP with Evidence of Prescriptive Authority in the State of Washington OR PA-C in Washington State or eligible to obtain licensure. Basic Life Support (BLS) required. ACLS or ATLS may be used to substituted for BLS. All Providers must be eligible for enrollment in Medicare and must not be currently opted out of the Medicare program

3. Experience: Three (3) years of experience working in a community health center or managed care environment preferred. Experience in delivering services to medically underserved populations preferred.

4. Language Skills: Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.

5. Essential Technical/Motor Skills: A high degree of organization and accuracy. Good eye/hand coordination and precision, manual dexterity and patience. Perform complex and comprehensive medical care on a variety of patients. Must demonstrate ability to work with basic computer skills and MS Office products, such as Word, Excel,