Advanced Practice Nurse/Physician Assistant Job Greenfield area,Massachusetts USA,Nursing

Position: Advanced Practice Nurse / Physician Assistant

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Advanced Practice Nurse / Physician Assistant

Full‑time, Professional, Greenfield, MA, US

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Position Summary

Works closely with collaborating physician(s), primary care nurse, and other members of the primary care team to provide quality preventive and primary care to an assigned patient panel. Provides cross coverage to patients of other primary care providers or unassigned patients as necessary and appropriate.

Reports To

Chief Medical Officer (CMO)

FLSA Status

Exempt

Primary Responsibilities

Provides the full range of services within the standard of preventive and primary care to all patients without regard to their insurance status or ability to pay for care, with primary responsibility for the care of a unique panel of patients.

Attends clinical team and other staff meetings as required. Participates in discussions to establish group practice standards, quality assurance/improvement objectives and activities. Assists to formulate and subsequently follows all health center policies and protocols.

Coordinates care of patient panel with primary care nurse teammate assigned to the same patient panel. Ensures that patients understand all treatments and procedures while providing health care. Maintains effective relationships with patients without cultural differences while dealing with patients. Provides advice to patients regarding disease prevention and health promotion.

Achieves average productivity of 10 adult patients per scheduled patient care session in 20‑minute appointment blocks, or 12 pediatric patients per session in 15‑minute appointment blocks. Double appointment blocks (40‑minute sessions for adults or 30‑minute sessions for pediatric patients) are used only for comprehensive new patient visits, annual comprehensive periodic health evaluations (annual physical exams).

Refers patients appropriately to health center’s internal clinical programs, including dentistry, tobacco treatment, clinical nutrition, mental health; makes appropriate external referrals to specialty providers based on clinical need of individual patients.

Provides twenty‑four hour telephone call and coverage for health center patients per rotating call schedule and practice protocols with physician backup.

Documents all patient care (including face‑to‑face encounters and telephone conversations with patients, consultants and nursing home staff) appropriately and legibly in the medical record per health center protocols.

Seeks appropriate consultation and clinical supervision as required by Massachusetts regulations and standards from supervising physicians and medical director, including transfer of patients exceeding professional skills, abilities or comfort.

Provides billing data to appropriate health center staff in a timely manner, per policy (end of day of service for office).

Maintains all of the following professional credentials at all times, and provides health center administration with updated copies: nurse practitioner or physician assistant diploma, updated licensure applications, professional license(s) and board certification, DEA and state controlled substance certificates, CPR or ACLS certification, continuing education certificates. Additional relevant credentials may also be provided for inclusion in the personnel file such as related advanced degrees, professional publications and documentation of other related accomplishments.

Informs health center administration immediately of any adverse event in the course of patient care, potential or pending litigation, investigation or disciplinary action by professional licensing board.

Abides by all policies and procedures established by the health center.

Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Attendance required at assigned CHCFC site(s).

Required Skills, Education & Experience

Education: Completion of an accredited master’s level program for Nurse Practitioner (Advanced Practice Nursing) or Physician Assistant.

Experience: At least two years of primary care experience strongly…

Advanced Practice Nurse​/Physician Assistant

Advanced Practice Nurse/Physician Assistant