Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant- PRN

Western North Carolina Community Health Services•Asheville, NC

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS), a Federally Qualified Health Center, is seeking an Advance Practice Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioner, or Physician Assistant to provide professional medical services supporting integrated, team-based, whole-person, trauma-informed primary health care. The clinician will work in an outpatient clinic setting and help assess, maintain, and improve the health of people in the communities served through timely access to evidence-based acute, preventive, and chronic disease care. The position is PRN, with 20–30 hours weekly, working two or three 10-hour shifts Monday through Friday at the Minnie Jones Health Clinic, 257 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801. The clinician collaborates with and/or delegates to the interdisciplinary health care team and provides indirect supervision of medical support staff.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited master’s degree program.
Current North Carolina licensure or certification as an APN, FNP, or PA.
Current DEA registration and BLS certificate.
Must be eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
Three years of primary care provider experience.
Knowledge of current standards, methods, and procedures for delivering evidence-based care efficiently, accurately, and in an organized manner.
Collaboration and teamwork skills, including the ability to contribute ideas and inspire staff and management.
Time management skills.
Interpersonal skills, compassion, and empathy to build positive relationships with patients and colleagues.
Flexibility to work with a variety of people.

Nice To Haves

Previous medical office or FQHC experience.
Bilingual in English and Spanish.
Experience in public health.

Responsibilities

Provide professional medical services as part of integrated, team-based, whole-person, trauma-informed primary health care.
Assess, maintain, and improve the health status of individuals in the communities served.
Provide timely, evidence-based acute, preventive, and chronic disease care.
Collaborate with and/or delegate to members of the interdisciplinary health care team.
Provide indirect supervision of medical support staff.