Family Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant - GHC

Position: Family Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant - GHC
Location: Antonito

Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. (Valley-Wide) welcomes and is committed to all patients and populations within our large multi-county service area throughout southern Colorado. As a non-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), we provide premier primary and preventive care you can trust at our 34 service sites strategically located throughout multiple rural counties.

Valley-Wide is an approved site with the Colorado Health Service Corps and National Health Service Corps loan repayment programs. Providers are eligible to apply and may be awarded up to $90,000.00 for providing care in our rural communities.

Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. is looking to fill a Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant position to provide medical care in our Guadalupe Health Center. The ideal candidate will be positive minded with a passion for serving those in the rural communities we serve. The Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant while working closely within a diverse patient population, will build strong relationships within the community, delivering personalized medical care, in an integrated healthcare environment.

The Nurse Practitioner will play a crucial role in providing primary healthcare services to those in underserved area, across the lifespan from pediatric to geriatric.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

Perform physical examinations, records and documents physical findings within the EMR System (Next Gen), reviews data along with health history to formulate a definitive diagnosis based on patient’s condition.

Orders, interprets and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient’s clinical problems and healthcare needs

Prescribe pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies. Review and evaluates treatments to determine success

Collaborate with integrated healthcare team to determine a comprehensive patient healthcare plan Refers patient to other healthcare practitioners for consultations or specialized health resources for treatment as appropriate

Educate on treatment or healthcare needs to patient and patients' family

Assist in the oversight of support personnel with clinical guidance

Performs other duties assigned by employer from time to time that are commensurate with professional services, normally and customarily, performed by a physician.

Benefits:

No on-call with a typical Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM schedule

Sign-On Bonus Relocation Allowance Annual CME Allowance of $2,500.00 (Prorated based on hire date)
Discounted Tuition Rates, career development and CEU opportunities

Paid Leave:

Vacation – 15 days accrued/year

Sick – 12 days accrued/year Holidays – 8 days/year + 2 FloatingFREE Health Insurance (Other healthcare coverage plan options available)
MASA – Employer paid Air Ambulance Coverage Employer paid Basic Life, LTD, STDRetirement Match Malpractice Insurance- through the FTCAHealth, Dental, Vision Insurance, HRA, FSA, DCA, Retirement Plan National Health Service Corps & Colorado Health Service Corps Certified Sites (Loan Repayment Options)
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Valley-Wide Careers Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity

Employer:

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

Employee Rights Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Current unencumbered State of Colorado Medical Practitioner Licensure Current unrestricted DEA License Successfully complete a background check and drug testing

Bilingual skills (English/Spanish) desirable but not required
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