Nurse Practitioner Family or Physician Assistant

HEALTH WEST INC•Rock Springs, WY

5h•Onsite

About The Position

Health Wests mission is Empowering our patients and communities by proactively providing quality, affordable patient-centered healthcare. Are you interested in working with a fantastic (fun) team whose mission is to provide top notch medical care to underserved communities in southeast Wyoming? At Health West we pride ourselves on doing great things for people every day. Health West has an excellent benefits plan, Continuing Professional/Medical Education plans and student loan repayment/forgiveness through the National Health Services Center. We would love to have you as part of our team. JOB SUMMARY: Are you an energetic nurse practitioner with experience either as a practitioner or from prior hospital or clinic nursing? Are you interested in delivering quality, full-spectrum primary care? If so, come join our team! We need a nurse practitioner to deliver full-spectrum, patient-centered family medical care to our patients living in Rock Springs, Wyoming This person should be someone who provides leadership that promotes safety, quality, cooperation, advocacy and collaboration. Who also helps with implementing programs, workflows, and quality measures and acts as a champion for programs such as Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) and other programs required in a successful community health center. They should also be able to function in a teaching role for other healthcare students who periodically may be rotating in the clinic.

Requirements

Fully accredited nurse practitioner licensed with the Wyoming State Board of Nursing/Medicine
Current BLS/CPR certification (may substitute ACLS)
Carries DEA and similar, applicable licensing.
Board Certified or Board Eligible (or similar designation)
Understands, or is willing to learn, the dynamics of underserved patient populations, including the homeless and migrant/seasonal farm workers.
Computer literate with credible typing, texting, and e-mail skills. Able to grasp Health West electronic workflows without difficulty (training provided).
Fluent in English.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a community health center
Experience working in primary care
Bilingual in English and Spanish
Prior experience using Athena electronic medical record (EMR)
Prior experience using other EMRs

Responsibilities

Provides high quality patient care. Care must be provided within the FTCA scope of services and defined by Health West (HW). Healthcare should include use of HW clinical guidelines when applicable. Utilizes sound clinical judgement and problem-solving skills to address patient care problems.
Promotes a culture of safety and quality within worksites at HW including promoting cooperation, problem-solving, and maintaining standards of practice as described in the HW policies.
Fosters a spirit of collaboration, education and cooperation amongst the medical staff by being available for consultation with medical colleagues as requested, including other HW clinicians while maintaining flexibility to meet schedule and patient needs.
Promotes HW image as a health center striving to meet the health care needs of our community and advocating for high-quality health care for all, with particular focus on care for the underserved.
Maintains a work schedule as assigned by the Chief Medical Officer and participates in education sessions or medical staff meetings as required.
Acquires and maintains BLS/CPR certification (or ACLS).
Works closely with the Clinic Administrator and Team Leads of the clinic(s) to assist in establishing proper clinical activities and quality measurements. Clinical activities include, but are not limited to, Patient Centered Medical Home as well as activities required by Health West for reporting to the federal government.
Supports the Health West Director of Quality, the Director of Behavioral Health, the Chief Operations Officer, and other personnel as they implement workflows and other processes aimed at improving nursing, reception, behavioral health, prescription assistance, and outreach care.
Notes areas of medical deficiency within the clinic(s) and suggests ways to make improvements.
Is a positive team player, helping to maximize the good of the team.
Is amenable to clinic schedule changes so Health West can maximize patient care for the good of the patients and their respective communities.
Reviews quality of care provided by Health West medical personnel through periodic chart review and other reviews as required by the Chief Medical Officer.
Periodically presents medical topics in provider meetings for the edification of all Health West providers.
Periodically meets with the Chief Medical Officer and the Chief Executive Officer to define clinical goals, personal goals, and review the progress of Health West operations.
Assumes additional duties as required by the Chief Medical Officer.