Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Lancaster/Lebanon Urgent Care

UNION COMMUNITY CARE•Lancaster, PA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

At Union Community Care, our purpose is to foster whole health, enabling individuals to live their fullest lives. We envision vibrant and healthy communities supported by inclusive healthcare that respects each member’s unique culture, needs, and values, empowering them to make healthful choices for their well-being and the well-being of others. We believe in addressing disease and also tackling the root causes, the social ills that must be resolved to achieve true equity. We actively listen, learn, and embrace the complex lives and unique strengths of our patients, striving to dismantle all barriers to care. Our approach is grassroots; we connect with our communities because we are part of them. Each of us is a neighbor, a friend, a family member, and together, we form a trusted community health center.

Requirements

Licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Board Certification/eligibility by American Nurses Credentialing Center (for Nurse Practitioner).
Board Certification by NCCPA (for Physician Assistant).
Minimum of 2 years experience, required.
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) or Supervising 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.
Participate in mandatory all staff meetings, team meetings and trainings.