NP/PA - Home-Based Primary Care

KurzSolutions•Gallup, NM

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Community – Gallup, New Mexico Gallup is located in northwest New Mexico, near the Four Corners region. Gallup is situated midway between Albuquerque, NM, and Flagstaff, AZ on Interstate 40 and is bisected by historic U.S. Highway 66. Gallup is THE destination for outdoor adventures, culture seekers, and art lovers. This is as real and authentic as it gets- Native American Culture, steeped in tradition, and a town surrounded by some of the best outdoor recreation destinations and trails in the Southwest. Explore GALLUP About the Facility – Albuquerque VAMC CBOC Gallup Facility The New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System (NMVAHCS) serves Veterans in New Mexico, Southern Colorado and West Texas. It is a leader in the provision of rural health care, opening its first VA-staffed community-based outpatient clinic (CBOC) in Farmington, New Mexico, followed by clinics in Artesia, Gallup, Raton, Silver City, Rio Rancho and Santa Fe. Facility Address: 2075 NM Hwy 602 Gallup, NM 87301

Requirements

Must be a Nurse Practitioner/Physician's Assistant – NP license must be from full-practice authority state)
Must have BLS certification.
Must be capable of traveling to patient's homes in the counties of McKinley and Cibola and/or within a 60-mile radius of the Gallup CBOC facility in a timely manner.

Nice To Haves

Option for remote and or telework will not be considered due to the rurality of the area and poor internet infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Working schedule is Mon-Fri 8:00am to 4:30pm.
Mileage paid is $0.62/mile.
Direct Patient Care: estimated 95% of the time involved in direct patient care. The remaining shall be administrative time as needed.
Shall be responsible for providing internal medicine and general practice medical services to the patient.
The Scope of Privileges in Internal Medicine includes the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and provision of consultation to patients with common and complex illnesses, diseases, and functional disorders.
Shall be present and on time, scheduled clinic start times as documented by the physical presence in the clinic.
Care shall demonstrate evidence of education, training, and experience in Internal Medicine or Family Practice and cover the range of general medicine services as would be provided in a state-of-the-art civilian medical treatment facility and the standard of care shall be of a quality meeting or exceeding currently recognized national standards.