Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner Job Category: Healthcare Provider Requisition Number:

NURSE001030 Full-Time On-site Springfield, MA 01103, USA Reports To

Chief Medical Officer Salary/Status: Exempt Minimum Requirements:

Current Massachusetts NP licensure and /or eligibility for

certification. Current Mass CSR and DEA licenses Certification in Family

Practice, Adult, or Pediatric. Ability to collaborate with

multi-disciplinary team, including physicians, nursing staff, social

workers, and case managers. Previous experience in ambulatory care

and/or public health is preferred. Demonstrate proficiency in assessment

and delivery of family planning services to a diverse population.

Desirable: Fluency in Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Nepali, Vietnamese or

another language served at CHC Special expertise in provision of health

care to underserved, culturally diverse populations Principle

Responsibilities and Duties: Conduct comprehensive patient assessments.

Identifies potential and actual health and health-related problems

Evaluates patient responses associated with the problem area(s).

Diagnoses acute and chronic illness. Develops and implements treatment

plans that include pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic components.

Includes the patient and family as active participants in treatment

plan. Focuses the NP/Patient interaction on wellness, health promotion,

disease prevention, and self-care. Offers comprehensive clinical family

planning services when appropriate. Reviews patient charts and ensures

appropriate treatment plans are developed and followed. Completes all

charts the same day of care or no later than 72 hours after the visit.

Patient charts are completed in a manner that meets all risk management

and chart audit requirements. Collaborates and consults with CHC

physicians and other providers. When deemed necessary refers patients to

appropriate specialists and other practitioners and facilities.

Cooperates with efforts of CHC administration to monitor and improve the

quality of patient care by evaluating patient outcomes. Maintains

updated Nurse Practitioner guidelines. Participates in peer review of

charts. Maintains all CME/CEU, Board and Licensing requirements of state

and national governing Boards. This position requires compliance with

Caring Health Center\'s compliance standards including its Standard of

Conduct, Compliance program, and policies and procedures. Such

compliance will be an element considered as part of the Nurse

Practitioner\'s regular performance evaluation. This position also

requires the ability to use a computer, work at a computer workstation,

viewing a CRT and have some knowledge of a keyboard. From time to time,

it also requires the ability to work long and arduous hours.