Family Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant - HWC
About The Position
Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. (Valley-Wide) welcomes and is committed to all patients and populations within our large multi-county service area throughout southern Colorado. As a non-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), we provide premier primary and preventive care you can trust at our 34 service sites strategically located throughout multiple rural counties. Valley-Wide is an approved site with the Colorado Health Service Corps and National Health Service Corps loan repayment programs. Providers are eligible to apply and may be awarded up to $90,000.00 for providing care in our rural communities. Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. is looking to fill a Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant position to provide medical care in our Valley-Wide Health & Wellness Campus in Alamosa, CO. The ideal candidate will be positive minded with a passion for serving those in the rural communities we serve. The Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant while working closely within a diverse patient population, will build strong relationships within the community, delivering personalized medical care, in an integrated healthcare environment. The Nurse Practitioner will play a crucial role in providing primary healthcare services to those in underserved area, across the lifespan from pediatric to geriatric.
Requirements
- Current unencumbered State of Colorado Medical Practitioner Licensure
- Current unrestricted DEA License
- Successfully complete a background check and drug testing
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual skills (English/Spanish) desirable but not required
Responsibilities
- Perform physical examinations, records and documents physical findings within the EMR System (NextGen), reviews data along with health history to formulate a definitive diagnosis based on patient’s condition.
- Orders, interprets and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient’s clinical problems and healthcare needs
- Prescribe pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies.
- Review and evaluates treatments to determine success
- Collaborate with integrated healthcare team to determine a comprehensive patient healthcare plan
- Refers patient to other healthcare practitioners for consultations or specialized health resources for treatment as appropriate
- Educate on treatment or healthcare needs to patient and patients' family
- Assist in the oversight of support personnel with clinical guidance
- Performs other duties assigned by employer from time to time that are commensurate with professional services, normally and customarily, performed by a physician.
Benefits
- No on-call with a typical Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM schedule
- Sign-On Bonus
- Relocation Allowance
- Annual CME Allowance of $2,500.00 (Prorated based on hire date)
- Paid Leave: Vacation – 15 days accrued/year
- Sick – 12 days accrued/year
- Holidays – 8 days/year + 2 Floating
- FREE Health Insurance (Other healthcare coverage plan options available)
- MASA – Employer paid Air Ambulance Coverage
- Employer paid Basic Life, LTD, STD
- Retirement Match
- Malpractice Insurance- through the FTCA
- Health, Dental, Vision Insurance, HRA, FSA, DCA, Retirement Plan
- National Health Service Corps & Colorado Health Service Corps Certified Sites (Loan Repayment Options)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
