Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (Primary Care)

Quick Facts

• Role: Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (Primary Care)
• Setting: Busy outpatient primary care practice
• Schedule: Weekdays, 4 or 5 days
• Focus: Primary, acute, and chronic care

Description

Provide primary, acute, and chronic care—including emergency care—to support optimal patient outcomes. Perform health assessments, diagnose and treat commonly occurring illnesses, and ensure screening, treatment, and follow-up under a preceptor. Support perinatal services backup per CBHA perinatal protocols and help plan health care programs as part of the care team.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary, acute, chronic, and emergency care for optimal patient outcomes
• Conduct health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of frequently occurring illnesses and medical problems
• Ensure screening, treatment, and follow-up care with accountability to a preceptor
• Manage clinical cases within the scope of authority
• Provide backup to the Perinatal Care Program provider per CBHA perinatal protocols
• Participate in planning and instituting health care programs as a peer team member
• Promote a positive work culture and uphold clinic policies and procedures

Requirements

• Active licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• Competence to provide primary, acute, and chronic care in an outpatient setting
• Ability to perform health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of commonly occurring illnesses
• Accountability to a preceptor for screening, treatment, and follow-up
• Ability to provide clinical management within the scope of authority
• Ability to provide backup perinatal services per CBHA protocols
• Ability to participate in planning and instituting health care programs

Benefits

• Salary: $115,000–$135,000
• Productivity incentives
• Quality bonuses
• Sign-on and relocation up to $30,000
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance and long-term disability
• 24 days PTO and 9 paid holidays
• 403(b) match up to 8%
• CME and license allowance
• NHSC and other loan forgiveness programs