Urgent Care Provider; NP or PA; Middletown

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* Job Description:

** Urgent Care Provider (APRN or PA) - CHC of Middletown If you are ready for a satisfying and rewarding career, join our team of diverse and motivated professionals at Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC). CHC is one of the country’s most creative and dynamic providers of primary medical, dental and mental health services to the uninsured and underinsured. CHC is building a world class primary health care system that is committed to caring for special populations, and that is focused on improving health outcomes for our patients as well as building healthy communities.

We are one of the leading health-care providers in the state of Connecticut, providing comprehensive primary care services in medicine, dentistry, and behavioral health. With more than 130,000 active patients, CHC is the health care home that works to keep our patients—and our communities—healthy. We go beyond the traditional health services to bring care wherever our patients and clients are, using innovative service delivery models and state of the art technology.

We use the latest treatments and technologies within the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model (PCMH) to care for our growing patient base.  
** This is a full time position supporting our CHC location in Middletown, CT. Join our primary care team in delivering full primary care and urgent care services in a patient centered medical home.
**** As a Urgent Care Provider for Community Health Center, you will:
*** Assess and treat common acute and episodic illness in patients of all ages.
* Provide preventative services as appropriate
* Perform appropriate diagnostic waived testing as required and arrange for follow up care with PCP as indicated
* Provide problem-specific education to individual and family members as appropriate
* Utilize evidence based standards in formulating treatment plan, and communicate rationale for decision making with patients
* Document all findings, including appropriate plan for follow up care, in electronic health record
* Participate in the organization’s quality improvement program  
** BASE COMPENSATION RANGES**
* ** APRN (Advanced Practice Registered Nurse):
** Graduate of an accredited Master of Science in Nursing program with a specialty as a family nurse practitioner.  Maintains board certification as a family nurse practitioner.
Maintains appropriate board certification, licensure, and professional organizations. Pay Range: $120,000 - $170,000 * *
* ** PA (Physician Assistant):
** Graduate of an accredited Master program in the study of physician assistant. Maintains appropriate board certification, licensure, and professional organizations. Pay Range: $120,000 - $170,000 * *
* * This pay range represents both the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary, as well as the top hourly rate or annual full time salary for all positions which this job grade or position falls within. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  
** QUALITFICATIONS AND PREFERRED SKILLS
*** CHC requires as a condition of employment current American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer and AED (CPR/FPR/AED) certification. The only acceptable alternative is current American Heart Association BLS/AED for Healthcare Providers certification.
* Communicates effectively with clients and staff.  Documents interaction clearly and concisely in the medical record. Requires effective communication skills at all levels of interaction.  Required to develop bilingual capacity as dictated by needs of the site.
** PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT
*** Moderate physical activity level, i.e. walking, standing.  Potential blood born pathogen/chemical hazard…