Prenatal Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant

• Location 3515 Broadway Boulevard,Kansas City, MO, 64111,United States
• Base Pay $ - $ / Year
• Job Category Primary Care, Women's Health
• Employee Type FT Exempt
• Required Degree Masters
• Manage Others No

Contact information

• Email allisonh

The Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner provides primary health care services including acute, chronic, and preventative medical care, with an emphasis on chronic disease management and pediatric care using the Patient Centered Medical Home model of care.

KC CARE follows a culture code in all we do. Our code determines how we work, treat each other, and move health equity forward. As an employee of KC CARE, you will:

• Treat all people with dignity, respect, and kindness
• Create safe places for others to share their voice; encourage creativity
• Always strive for improvement; keep learning
• Own your work, action, and mistakes – no one is perfect
• Have fun – work should be fun and we want you to have fun at KC CARE

• Provides diagnostic and therapeutic services to patients including performing history and physical exams, prescribing medications, managing acute, chronic, and preventative care, making referrals for hospital and specialty services when applicable under the direction of a collaborating physician
• Reviews and interprets received laboratory, radiology, and consultation reports in a timely manner and provides direction to nursing staff or directly contacts the patient with results and/or treatment recommendations
• Provides quality care to patients by following the most current evidence-based guidelines, best practices, and state, local, and federal guidelines
• Provides ongoing patient education regarding current diagnosis and plan of care
• Assists in establishing standards of care for management of patients, in collaboration with other providers and staff
• Provides accurate documentation regarding the reason of the visit, medical history, current medication list, recommended plan of care, orders for medications and/or labs, referrals, transition of care, and follow-up
• Identifies barriers to patient care and delivery of services and assists with formulating the plan of care and coordination of care by making referrals to internal support services or outside collaborating organizations
• Collaborates with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Chief Clinical Officer (CCO), other providers, and other staff to evaluate services as well as plan and develop programs
• Participates and provides input in monthly Medical Executive meetings and other committee meetings as well as participating in Quality Improvement (QI) activities, Peer reviews, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, and evaluation and implementation of clinical programs
• Reviews current literature to remain current with advances in therapeutic interventions
• Ensures participation in continuing education requirements
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times in accordance with HIPAA regulations

• Graduated from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
• Licensed in the State of Missouri
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

• Active Missouri DEA and BNDD Licensure
• Three years of prenatal experience
• Two years' experience as a PA or Nurse Practitioner in an Federally Qualified Health Center
• Experience with eClinical Works (eCW)

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

General working conditions are in a healthcare facility. As such, there is a potential exposure to virus, disease, and infection from patients while performing the duties of this job. May experience traumatic situations including psychiatric traumatized and deceased patients. Travel may be expected to community meetings, client homes, or other agencies.

While performing duties of this job, employees are regularly required to set, walk, and stand; talk and hear; both in person…