Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Urgent Care (32-40 hours/week)
Description**
**JOIN THE CHC FAMILY!**
**Community Health Connections (CHC) is a multi-site, non-profit health care center offering urgent care, primary family medical and pediatric care, preventative and restorative dental care, oral surgery, behavioral health services for children and adults, and substance use disorder treatment, and specialty services including optometry eye care, optical shop, acupuncture, nutrition consultations and podiatry.CHC is mission-driven, providing compassionate, quality health care regardless of income or health insurance status. CHC has five sites within Fitchburg, Gardner and Leominster with decades of experience as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), serving 36 communities in North Central Massachusetts.**
Under the general direction of the supervising physician this Provider will be part of a team of professionals dedicated to the treatment of walk-in urgent care patients. In the center, 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.Nights and every other weekend required.
**Essential Duties and Major Responsibilities:**
+ Assesses patient's physical and psychosocial health/illness status through history taking and physical examination.
+ 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.
+ Perform common urgent care procedures such as wound repair, abscess drainage, splinting, ECG and X-ray interpretation.
+ The provider should be comfortable with sutures and fractures.
+ 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.
+ 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 instructKnowledge 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.
+ Urgent Care experience strongly preferred.
+ Experience in occupational health a plus but not required
+ Proven ability to work in a fast-paced 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 a plus.
**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.
+ 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!)
+ Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
+ EyeMed Vision Care Program
+ Accident & Cancer Insurance
+ Educational development reimbursement
+ Discounts on - gym membership, travel & entertainment tickets, electronics, and more!
**Qualifications**
**Education**
**Preferred**
+ Bachelors or better
**Licenses & Certifications**
**Required**
+ Board Certification
+ ACLS
**Preferred**
+ Nurse Practioner
+ Physician Assistant