Nurse Practitioner X Clinic

Job Details:
Level – Experienced | Location – Codman Square Health Center – Dorchester, MA 02124 | Position Type – Full Time | Salary Range – $55.00 – $72.00 Hourly | Job Shift – Day | Job Category – Health Care

The Nurse Practitioner functions under the direction of the Medical Director or his/her designee in the Family Practice and Women’s Health departments. The Advance Practice Nurse is a self‑directed nurse practitioner with advanced knowledge, skill, and competence in a defined area of nursing practice. The individual functions as an educator, consultant, and coordinator of care and is a primary provider of care for a select group of patients.

Covers STD Clinic.

• Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skill necessary to independently provide care to clients within the specialty area and across the health care continuum.
• Complete detailed medical history, record current illness or injury, conduct a physical examination, order and perform appropriate laboratory and other diagnostic tests.
• Make appropriate internal/external referrals and effectively utilize available community resources.
• Assist clients and their families.
• Assess results of tests and make appropriate clinical judgments.
• Assess physical and psychosocial health and illness status of the patient.
• Serve as a clinical resource to staff across the health care continuum for a given specialty area.
• Deliver care in a manner that preserves and protects client autonomy, dignity, confidentiality, and rights.
• Document pertinent client and family data in the medical record per department standards.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively within and across disciplines.

• Validate that clinical practice meets established standards through participation in department and unit‑based quality improvement projects.
• Utilize quality improvement data and research findings to enhance client care.

• Provide client and family teaching focused on current treatment and procedures as well as health promotion and illness/injury prevention.
• Educate nursing staff, other disciplines, and/or community agencies when necessary to effect optimal client care.
• Contribute to the education of nursing students with primary focus on role and/or area of specialization.
• In collaboration with nursing leadership, participate in the development of clinical competencies and practice standards related to the care of specialty client populations.

• Identify own learning needs and assume responsibility for maintaining current knowledge and competency in clinical practice specialty.
• Participate in professional, community, or governmental organizations that function to advance the nursing profession and/or improve health care delivery to consumers.
• Complete the annual mandatory trainings, e.g., Safety review, Infection Control standards.
• Participate as a committee member/chairperson when requested.
• Maintain and provide upon request required records for the purposes of credentialing and privileging with hospitals and/or insurers.
• Attend required meetings.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN).
• Must be a currently licensed registered nurse in the state of Massachusetts, have Nurse Practitioner authorization for prescriptive authority, and have successfully completed boards.
• Previous NP experience required.
• Spanish and Haitian Creole preferred.