Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

Family First Health•York, PA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Family First Health is a federally qualified community health center that understands that not every individual or community shares the same needs. That’s why we provide primary medical, dental, and behavioral health care at seven convenient locations in diverse geographic regions across Lebanon, York, Adams, and Lancaster Counties to serve our patients. Family First Health also offers social service programs for those living with HIV/AIDS and first-time mothers, as well as substance use service programs. Our goals include promoting and supporting healthy lifestyles, collaborating with others to improve access and break down the barriers of affordability, language and culture; and advocating for our patients and the medically underserved. The role of the Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner is to provide the full scope of primary medical care to patients including diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of conditions following standard and accepted protocols and procedures. The Physician will also document patient visits and monitor and facilitate other activities related to patient care. The Nurse Practitioner will work alongside their support staff team to treat newborn to geriatric patients and multiple generations of the same families in an outpatient setting. In addition, the Nurse Practitioner will need to be committed to safe, ethical, and excellent clinical practice; and have the desire to make a difference in the community that they serve.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner program
Active Pennsylvania licensure for a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Current CPR and Narcan certification
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities, including symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing patient services.
Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis and treatment
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do
Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem
Ability to work in, and respond to demanding environment
Ability to work efficiently and accurately with strong attention to detail
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, employees, and the public
Must possess the physical and mental abilities to perform the tasks normally associated with a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner position such as: Frequent and prolonged work at a computer and/or on the phone for extended periods of time with repetitive typing, arm and hand motion Requires correct vision and hearing to normal range Occasional bending, stooping, crouching, or kneeling Frequent standing and walking Frequent turning and reaching Frequent use of common PPE/safety equipment Constant exposure to disease, infection, virus, blood, and bodily fluids Occasional travel between work sites with exposure to weather conditions Frequent competing demands, frequent changes, delays, or unexpected events

Responsibilities

Provides comprehensive medical care for the patients of Family First Health in consultation with staff physicians and within the prescribed scope of practice as detailed in the PA Nurse Practitioner Acts
Provides primary medical care including diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of conditions following standard and accepted protocols and procedures, using standard and accepted instruments and equipment to ensure the delivery of standard of care under the general supervision of a staff physician
Complies with oversight by collaborating physician and works within the scope of the midlevel licensure
Documents patient visits and reviews incoming documentation in a timely manner
Provides input to the formulation of patient care policies and procedures for the department and organization.
Facilitates and monitors activities related to patient care and sets standards for accurate reporting and recording of patients’ symptoms, reactions and progress
Organizes patient care and ensures continuity of care based upon knowledge of patient needs
Evaluates care through assessment, planning, intervention, re-evaluation, written documentation, observation and comparison to established standards
Guides nursing staff as necessary and participates in training; delegates appropriate assignments to nursing staff
Participates in peer review process
Provides patient education on treatments, medications, diet and other disease and illness prevention or management strategies
Attend and actively participate in key organizational meetings
Performs all other duties assigned