Job DetailsLevelExperiencedJob LocationWellfleet Health Center - Wellfleet, MAPosition TypeFull TimeEducation LevelGraduate DegreeTravel PercentageNoneJob ShiftDayDescriptionPosition Title: Nurse Practitioner/Physician AssistantPrimary Location: Harwich PortEmployment Status: ExemptReports To: Medical DirectorEssential Functions
- Assess patient wellness/illness by obtaining complete medical history ensuring that findings are properly recorded in patient's medical record.
- Perform physical examinations, orders laboratory tests and analyzes results to evaluate acute/chronic complaints.
- Diagnose illness or health needs based on analysis and evaluation of clinical data collected; plan and provide treatment according to protocols and/or consultation with supervising physician and/or Medical Director.
- May concentrate in such medical specialties as pediatrics, gynecology, internal medicine, family practice, and family planning, etc.
- Provide consultation to nurses who triage patient telephone calls and walk-ins; refer patients for specialty services after consultation with physician.
- Collaborate with others to plan, develop and evaluate new patient care and community health programs and policies; participate in OCHS quality assurance activities.
- Maintain and enhance professional knowledge of theory and practice by attending CME conferences, educational programs and seminars as per licensure requirements.
- Perform minor surgical procedures under the supervision of a physician.
- Track patients through follow-up visits and continuing contact.
- May serve in the on-call schedule rotation, requiring night and weekend hours.
- Adhere to OCHS policies and procedures.
- Other related duties and projects as required to meet expectations of position.
Core Competencies
- Patient Care
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to problem solve in the moment to drive positive and effective patient experience
- Interact therapeutically with patients of varying demographics
- Patient triage
- Assessment of emergency situations
- Model of team-based care
- Patient centered medical home requirements
- Scope of practice for RNs and MAs
- Interaction and Collaboration
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work persuasively with patients, staff, providers, and external partners
- Conflict management
- Crisis management
- Results and Detail-Oriented
- Ensure accuracy
- Attention to detail
- Communication
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
- Ability to provide care to wide range of patients of varying demographics
- Personal Skills
- Organization
- Accountability
- Dependability
- Trustworthy
- Independent
- Ethical
- Multi-tasking
- Resourcefulness
QualificationsRequired Qualifications, Education, and Experience: Nurse Practitioner
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing required from an accredited school of nursing
- Position requires a current license from the Massachusetts State Board of Nursing Registration
- Nurse practitioner certification
- Certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- BLS certification required
- 2 years' experience as a nurse practitioner in a community health/clinic environment
- 4 years' of nursing supervisory experience.
Required Qualifications, Education and Experience: Physician Assistant
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in the biological or physical sciences
- Successful completion of a two-year accredited Physician's Assistant Program
- Current certification to practice as a Physician's Assistant by the Massachusetts Board of Medicine
- Certification in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Current BLS and ACLS required
- 2 years' experience in a clinic setting as a Physician Assistant