Ideal Job Description
About the position
"Health Center" a large multi-practice, ambulatory care community health center seeks to fill openings for qualified, Nurse Practitioners. Competitive salary, with complete benefits package including paid malpractice insurance, medical insurance, dental plan, short and long term disability, life insurance, 401(k) deferred compensation plan, paid time off, eight paid holidays, and continuing education reimbursement. Position provides relocation expenses and/or state loan repayment.
Mission of "Health Center"
Services
Responsibilities
Responsibility to provide direct primary and/or specialty health care to patients and families in acute inpatient and/or outpatient settings; to provide health education to patients; and to provide educational experiences for health care professionals and students.
Duties
Qualifications
"Health Center" a large multi-practice, ambulatory care community health center seeks to fill openings for qualified, Nurse Practitioners. Competitive salary, with complete benefits package including paid malpractice insurance, medical insurance, dental plan, short and long term disability, life insurance, 401(k) deferred compensation plan, paid time off, eight paid holidays, and continuing education reimbursement. Position provides relocation expenses and/or state loan repayment.
Mission of "Health Center"
- Provide a full range of primary health care services for families
- Provide a variety of health education classes
- Increase acccess to health care for neighboring residents and their families
- Improve the health behaviors of individuals and families
- Provide a multicultural educational experience for both graduate and undergraduate students.
Services
- Diagnosis and treatment of acute health problems such as infections and injuries
- Diagnosis, treatment, monitoring of chronic disease such as diabetes and high blood pressure
- Prescription medications and specialist referrals
- Health maintenance care for adults, including annual physicals, well-woman exams, contraception
- Mental health assessment and support for conditions such as anxiety, depression and stress
- Educational programs and services for topics such as first aid/CPR, childbirth preparation, exercise, nutrition counselling and smoking cessation
- Pre-natal care provided by Nurse Practitioners and Certified Nurse Midwives
- Pediatric Care (infant through adolescence) including sick- and well-child exams and immunizations
Responsibilities
Responsibility to provide direct primary and/or specialty health care to patients and families in acute inpatient and/or outpatient settings; to provide health education to patients; and to provide educational experiences for health care professionals and students.
Duties
- Assess,
diagnose and treat health problems for a defined primary care patient
population.
- Perform
health assessments including patient history, physical examinations, diagnostic
tests and appropriate interventions or referrals.
- Pediatric Care (infant through adolescence) including sick- and
well-child exams and immunizations
- Mental health assessment and support for conditions such as
anxiety, depression and stress
- Health maintenance care for adults, including annual physicals,
well-woman exams, contraception.
- Document
patient care and progress and maintain complete and detailed patient records.
- Provide
health education.
- Develop
and implement patient education programs.
- Present
workshops, lectures and in-service programs.
- Serve
as a preceptor for graduate nursing and nurse practitioner students.
- Participate
in the development of policies, procedures and protocols including standards of
care.
- Participate
in research projects.
Qualifications
- A Master's degree in clinical nursing or equivalent
combination of education and experience is necessary.
- Graduation from a Nurse Practitioner Continuing
Education Program is necessary.
- Certification as a Nurse Practitioner in the
appropriate specialty by a National Credentialing Organization is necessary.
- Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the
State of Michigan is necessary.
- Three to four years experience as a R.N. is necessary,
preferably in the clinical specialty.