Family Nurse Practitioner

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Full Time MEDICAL Kewa Pueblo, NM, US

6 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Family Nurse Practitioner

Reports to: Chief Medical Officer

FLSA Status: Exempt

Type of Position: Full-time

Revised Date: 06/12/2026

MISSION & VISION STATEMENT: The Kewa Pueblo Health Corporation (KPHC) is established for the purposes of carrying out the vision and mission of the Santo Domingo Health Center (SDHC). The MISSION of KPHC is: “ENSURING HEALTH & WELLNESS THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE WITH RESPECT FOR CULTURE” and the VISION OF KPHC is: “HEALTHY PEOPLE, HEALTHY COMMUNITY, and HEALTHY LIFESTYLE”.

POSITION

PURPOSE:

The incumbent provides direct patient care to patients of all ages with a variety of medical, pediatric and geriatric health needs.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS: In performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees of the Kewa Pueblo Health Center are expected to conform to the following:

• Uphold all principles of confidentiality and patient care to the fullest extent.
• Adhere to all professional and ethical behavior standards of the healthcare industry.
• Interact in an honest, trustworthy and dependable manner with patients, employees and vendors.
• Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Comply with all Kewa Pueblo Health Corporation and Santo Domingo Health Center policies and procedures, as well as all applicable laws.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides therapeutic and preventive health services to individual patients, family members and patient groups in a clinic setting as a primary health resource.
• Assesses and diagnoses needs and sets up a plan of action to address the identified needs. Serves as a primary provide of medical and medical-related services. Applies nursing and practitioner skills in all phases of health care services.
• Assess, diagnoses, and treats minor illnesses, chronic health conditions (i.e., diabetes and hypertension).
• Applies lifesaving measures in emergency situations (i.e., trauma).
• Provides counseling and health instructions to patients.
• Teaches patients and families in techniques on positive health measures, emphasizing responsibilities of medical care, diagnosis, and treatment; promotes positive behavior.
• Participates in specialty clinics (i.e., immunization clinics, maternal and child health clinics, well baby clinics, etc.).
• Works under written protocols and standing orders established by the Santo Domingo Health Center.
• Familiar with the cultural, social, political, geographic, demographic, economic and epidemiological characteristics of the Santo Domingo Pueblo.
• Provides services and assists tribal leaders, on an assigned basis, with development of their health programs.
• Participates in quality assurance activities of the clinics.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM MANDATORY

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• Must possess a Certificate of Completion and/or license from an accredited Family Nurse Practitioner teaching institution.

Experience:

• Must have a minimum of three years’ experience working in an ambulatory outpatient setting.

Mandatory Knowledge, Skills, and Other

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of nurse practitioner principles, practices and procedures in providing comprehensive health program in clinics, home and community environments.
• Knowledge and skills necessary to assist in providing care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Knowledge and applied skills in utilizing concepts of adult education including motivation behavior changes.
• Knowledge of moral and customs of the ethnic group within the area and the ability to generate an appreciation of cultural differences.
• Knowledge and skills necessary in making physical and psychosocial assessments of communities, families and individuals, recognizing the range of “normal” and the manifestations of common abnormalities, and selects, plans and implements necessary therapeutic nursing actions based on the assessments.
• Knowledge of drugs and biological effects, and the desired effect on treatment of disease.
• Knowledge…