Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - School Based Health

Union Community Care • Coatesville, PA

81d

About The Position

At Union Community Care, our purpose is at the forefront of all that we do: we stand for whole health to help you live your fullest life. We envision vibrant and healthy communities supported by inclusive healthcare that embraces each member's unique culture, needs, and values, and emboldens them to make healthful choices that fuel their well-being and the well-being of others. We believe in whole health. This means we address and heal disease but equally important, we work at the causes of the causes, the social ills that must be addressed to achieve true equity. We listen, learn, and embrace the complex lives and unique strengths of our patients, and we work hard to break down all barriers to care. This means we look through a grassroots lens. We connect with our communities because we are our communities. Each of us is a neighbor, a friend, a family member, and together, we are a trusted community health center.

Requirements

• Licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• Board Certification/eligibility by American Nurses Credentialing Center.
• English proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Performs examinations and formulates treatment of patients including appropriate history, physical examinations laboratory and other diagnostic testing and referrals as necessary.
• Counsels and educates patients regarding their physical or mental health or delegates such education to a competent source.
• Recognizes complicated medical conditions that require referrals.
• Manages chronic conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
• Prescribes medications and other treatments.
• Advises patients on how to prevent disease.
• Refers patients to community resources and agencies.
• Consults with their Collaborating Physician(s) as necessary.
• Fully documents plan of care; and executes care in a timely manner.
• Ensure timely completion of forms presented to them on behalf of the patient regarding the patient's physical or mental health conditions; for the proper billing of patients and third-party payers; and forms necessary for other funding sources.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Master's degree