Nurse Practitioner - Family Medicine

Job Description

Peoples Community Health Clinic, Inc. (Peoples Clinic) is seeking a team player with excellent family medicine clinical skills to join our family of providers in Waterloo, IA. Peoples Clinic is a Federally Qualified Health Center and non-profit health care clinic with deep roots in the local community and guided by its mission to provide access to affordable, compassionate, high quality health care for all, while helping to improve the health of the community.

Position Highlights:

• Comprehensive benefits package includes competitive salary guaranteed for the first two years and production-based quarterly bonus, health, vision, dental 401K, CME allowance, paid time off, etc.
• Guaranteed loan repayment options available
• Committed to provide our staff with a healthy work/life balance with a 5-day work week (Monday-Friday) for scheduled patients and no hospital requirements
• Average patient volume of 12-14 patients per day providing a mix of well visits, acute care and chronic disease management throughout the age spectrum
• Practicing nurse practitioners and new grads are welcome to apply

Nurse Practitioner

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Reports to: Medical Director

Origin Date: 08/2016

Revision Date: 06/2017

Job Summary/Objective:

The Nurse Practitioner works as a team member in providing primary care to patients, discriminating cases acceptable for independent management from those requiring consultation/referral to supervising physician or to other resources in the clinic or community. Makes outside referrals after consulting with staff physician as needed. Performs all defined services and other related duties in accordance with the mission of Peoples Community Health Clinic.

Protected Health Information Requirements/Access:

• This position will require the use or disclosure of protected health Information.
• This position will use the Treatment class of protected health information.
• Restrictions on the protected health information for this position will follow the Privacy Policies of Peoples Community Health Clinic, Inc.
• Use or disclosure of protected health information not routinely available to this position will follow procedures assessed by or directed by management.
• Patient Records – Yes Medical Information System - Yes

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Overall knowledge and application in practicing specialty.
• Ability to use scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate, and improve patient care practices.
• Demonstrates both an understanding of the contexts and systems in which health care is provided, and the ability to apply this knowledge to improve and optimize health care.
• Applies knowledge to educate patients and others.
• Establishes and maintains professional and collaborative relationships with peers and members of the health team.
• Creates and sustains a therapeutic and ethically sound relationship with patients and patient’s families and provides opportunity for involvement in the plan of care.
• Demonstrates sensitivity and responsiveness to patients' race, culture, gender, religion, ethnic background, sexual preference, language, mental capacity, and physical disability
• Develops an understanding of and coordinates patient care according to the Patient Centered Medical Home model.
• Maintains an accurate electronic health record to support clinical and business documentation requirements.
• Assists in control of Peoples Community Health Clinic resources.

Competencies:

• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Communication – listening, speaking, writing, and reading comprehension

• Self-motivated, including developing and maintaining own competence as it…