Sr. Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant

General Statement of Duties

The Forsyth County Department of Public Health is seeking a Sr. Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (NP/PA) to maintain high-quality clinical services and effective provider oversight within the Public Health Department. This position serves as a dual role by providing direct patient care while supervising the department's Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. The Senior Provider ensures clinical consistency, supports evidence-based practice, mentors providers, oversees quality improvement efforts, assists with policy development, and serves as a clinical resource for complex patient care.

Maintaining an active clinical role allows the Senior Provider to remain engaged in day-to-day operations while providing informed leadership and guidance to the provider team.

• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the health of underserved and vulnerable populations.
• Combines direct patient care with leadership and supervisory responsibilities.
• Ability to mentor and develop advanced practice providers while influencing clinical practice across multiple programs.
• Collaborative work environment with experienced public health professionals.
• Opportunities to lead quality improvement projects and shape clinical policies.
• Predictable weekday schedule with no routine nights, weekends, or major holidays.
• Mission-driven work focused on prevention, health equity, and improving community health outcomes.
• Ability to participate in community outreach and health promotion efforts.
• Greater work-life balance compared to some hospital settings.

• Requires balancing a busy patient care schedule with supervisory and administrative responsibilities.
• Must be comfortable making complex clinical and operational decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Responsible for addressing staffing challenges, provider performance, and changing public health priorities.
• Frequent adaptation to evolving state and federal regulations, clinical guidelines, and program requirements.
• Requires strong organizational skills to manage competing priorities while maintaining high standards of patient care and leadership.
• Need to adapt quickly to emergencies or outbreaks affecting clinic operations.
• Emotional stress when working with vulnerable populations facing difficult circumstances.
• Cross-training and floating between clinic areas may require continual adjustment.
• Administrative tasks and documentation requirements can be time-consuming.

Monday - Wednesday: 8:00 a.m.

- 5:00 p.m.

Thursday: 8:00 a.m.

- 8:00 p.m Rotation

Friday: 8:00 a.m.

- 5:00 p.m.

• Occasional weekend community events

• Thorough knowledge of principles and practices of general medicine and disease states.
• Thorough knowledge of health appraisal tools, laboratory test and findings, and therapeutic procedures.
• Ability to plan a regime of care based on assessment and findings.
• Thorough knowledge of available resources and appropriate referral methods.
• Ability to effectively perform clinical functions.
• Ability to teach and counsel patients, their families and other health professionals.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, patients and their families.
• Knowledge and understanding of effective leadership, coaching, team building and communication skills and the ability to engage these skills as needed.

Licensed as a Physician Extender (Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Physician Assistant).

Four years of experience as a Physician Extender and Two years of experience in supervision, leadership or management; or

Licensed as a Physician Assistant by the North Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; or

Licensed as a Registered Nurse by the North Carolina Board of Nursing and current approval and license to practice as an FNP.

A higher education level may be considered as a substitution for all or part of the experience requirement.

A valid driver's license is required to operate a county vehicle for related travel and trainings.

SPECIAL

QUALIFICATIONS:

Approved to practice specified medical acts by the North Carolina Board of medical Examiners or by the Joint Subcommittee of the North Carolina Board of Nursing and the North Carolina Board of Medical Examiners.

• Strong leadership presence
• Integrity and professionalism
• Sound judgment and ethical decision-making
• Initiative and…