APP - Primary Care

Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas Inc•Independence, KS

1h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is part of the medical clinical team and is responsible for providing primary care and/or walk-in care services. This includes assessing and managing patients in the clinic according to established standards of practice. The role involves making independent decisions about advanced practice clinical needs and medical decisions for families and patients within the scope of practice. Providers in Oklahoma facilities will practice under a collaborative agreement with physicians.

Requirements

If working in Kansas, valid Kansas Nurse Practitioner license.
If working in Oklahoma or Columbus WIC, valid Oklahoma Nurse Practitioner license with prescriptive authority required.
Valid Kansas Registered Nurse license or multistate license in nurse’s resident state. An Oklahoma Registered Nurse license may be required, if no multistate license.
Graduate of an accredited Advanced Nurse Practitioner program.
Current board certification through ANCC or AANP.
Must obtain DOT Certification within 30 days of hire and recertify every 10 years, if position/practice requires.
ACLS required for Pleasanton providers and WIC providers in Fort Scott and Pittsburg.
Social and cultural sensitivity appropriate to ethnically and economically diverse patient-and employee-base.
Demonstrate knowledge of the rationale of appropriate patient care.
Communicates through appropriate channels. Use proper chain of command for patient complaints.
Ability to handle emergency situations calmly and effectively.
Must be computer literate and able to navigate the Electronic Health Record.
Must be able to maintain good inter-personal relationship with co-workers and other members of the health care team and the organization.
Provide customer service in accordance to the organization’s mission.
Be courteous and respectful when interacting with patients and family members.
Maintain patient confidentiality in accordance to organization’s policy and procedure and HIPAA requirements.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.

Nice To Haves

Completion of one-year experience in clinic setting, preferred.
A strong community/public health orientation, preferred.
Commitment to serving the underserved.

Responsibilities

Develops and manages the medical plan of care for patients based upon a jointly developed and signed agreement between the mid-level provider and supervising physicians.
Provides complete, comprehensive outpatient care, including health examinations and treatment of medical conditions, with follow-up of detected problems.
Manages acute and chronic illnesses and routine care through coordinated care plans, including collaboration with behavioral health providers when appropriate.
Makes appropriate referrals to internal disciplines and external resources/agencies for additional services.
Prescribes medications for patients as indicated for treatment of conditions.
Provides clinical consultation to other providers within the organization as needed.
Ensures accurate, timely, and clear medical record documentation as defined by the Electronic Health Record Completion Policy.
Observes clinic protocols, guidelines, and scope of practice as determined by professional regulatory agencies.
Provides appropriate follow-up with clinical support staff, including telephone and written correspondence (e.g., informing patients of test results).
Communicates clearly in writing and orally to patients/guardians and employees.
Participates in an on-call system for after-hours care for the inpatient population, as assigned.
Participates in quality improvement activities.
Supervises healthcare students as assigned.
Floats to alternate facilities as needed to ensure appropriate access to care.
Performs other duties as assigned.