Nurse Practitioner Or Physician Assistant Urgent Care - Telehealth

Under the general direction of the Associate Medical Director this Provider will be part of a team of professionals dedicated to the treatment of telehealth urgent care patients. Via telehealth, you will: examine and treat urgent care patients, ensure proper injury care, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery; prescribe and administer medication; request necessary tests and follow-up visits and refer patients to specialists, as necessary.

Essential Duties and Major Responsibilities:

• Assesses patient's physical and psychosocial health/illness status through history taking.

• Provide treatment of illnesses and injuries

• Demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individual patient care appropriate to the age of patients.

• Communicate appropriately with the person served regardless of their age.

• Complete charting and required paperwork in a timely manner.

• Practices within the collaborative model with physicians, nurse practitioners and clinical psychologists

• Diagnoses, manages, and appropriately refers patients with acute, episodic, or chronic illness according to department protocols.

• Orders appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests according to established guidelines.

• Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.

• Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.

• As appropriate to the position, participates in specified health promotion, education and/or prevention programs.

• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.

• Develops and provides educational materials and/or programs to patients, families, and other health care professionals at the Center.

• Must have appropriate, confidential workspace available for remote work, unless utilizing health center office space.

• May participate in medical and/or nursing research.

• Participates in defining nursing standards, practices, and educational needs of patient care staff

• May share call responsibilities of the service.

• Actively participates in the departmental quality assurance program.

• Serves on appropriate department and/or hospital committees.

• Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care.

• Knowledge of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aids and ability to prescribe dosages and instruct

• Knowledge of community medical diagnostic and patient care services in area of medical expertise.

• Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment in area of expertise.

• Demonstrate understanding and commitment of the health center mission.

• Demonstrate understanding and commitment to the established CHC Values and Standards.

• Performs other related duties as requires and as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Massachusetts Licensed required

• Certified in Massachusetts to practice in the expanded role as a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant required

• Certified in CPR/AED or equivalent.

• Current DEA and Massachusetts Controlled Substance licensure for prescriptive authority

• Urgent Care experience strongly preferred.

• Experience in occupational health a plus but not required

• Proven ability to work in a fast pace environment

• Ability to work alone but with physician consultation availability

• Demonstrated mastery of a specialty area or other related field normally acquired by 3-5 years progressively responsible nursing experience preferred.

Benefits:

• 401k

• Generous vacation and personal time for eligible employees

• Sick time

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 100% paid Life insurance/AD&D

• 100% paid Long-Term disability.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Discounts on travel and entertainment!

• Discounts on cell phone service, computer purchases, and more!

• College Tuition Rewards/CMEs

• Company Events & Activities (Annual cookout and holiday party, health and wellness events," Lunch & Learn's", team building, and more!)

• EyeMed Vision Care Program

• Accident & Cancer Insurance

• Educational development reimbursement

• Discounts on - gym membership, travel & entertainment tickets, electronics, and more!