Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Community Care Physicians•Town of Colonie, NY

37d•Onsite

About The Position

Join the esteemed providers and team at Latham Medical Group, a family medicine practice within Community Care Physicians, as a full-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant! Latham Medical Group provides the full spectrum of family care, with enhanced services like diabetes education, behavioral health, hypertension program, and lifestyle optimization, in a convenient location. Our providers take great pride in their training, clinical ability, and dedication to patient care. Latham Medical Group has been a cornerstone of primary care in the Capital Region for decades and was one of the first to transition to the patient centered medical home model. This practice offers a friendly, business-casual environment with mentorship and access to administrative and specialty support teams. Providers work on a dedicated care team, paired with physicians and fellow advanced practice providers, to manage a specific panel of patients. Latham Medical Group is located in CCP’s Wellness Way health park in Latham, NY, offering a modern, thoughtfully designed environment. Latham Medical Group is part of Community Care Physicians, the area’s first multispecialty medical group founded over 40 years ago, benefiting from seamless collaboration and communication with 30+ specialties. CCP’s local centralized management services organization handles administrative, billing, and operational functions. The role offers work-life balance with predictable hours, no evenings or weekends for APPs, and workflows that support efficiency.

Requirements

License and active registration as a physician assistant or nurse practitioner in New York State.
Physician Assistant: Bachelor's or equivalent degree in physician assistant studies and successful completion of physician assistant training program approved by the NYS Department of Education or accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, or a program that is determined by the Department to be the substantial equivalent of a licensure qualifying or accredited program.
Physician Assistant: Attainment of passing grade on the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
Physician Assistant: Current certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
Physician Assistant: At least one year of experience as a physician assistant in ambulatory health care.
Physician Assistant: Current CPR certification.
Nurse Practitioner: Successful completion of and graduation from a nurse practitioner education program acceptable to NYSED.
Nurse Practitioner: Current certification as a nurse practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) or the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
Nurse Practitioner: Successful completion of pharmacology coursework acceptable to NYSED.
Nurse Practitioner: At least one year of experience as a nurse practitioner in ambulatory health care.
Nurse Practitioner: Current CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

Nurse Practitioner: Three years of professional nursing experience in an ambulatory setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Practice medicine with physician supervision including conducting examinations and writing prescriptions.
Collaborate with physicians in managing acute and long-term medical needs of patients.
Assess patient status by obtaining health history.
Order/perform laboratory diagnostic and other screening tests.
Treat illnesses, give injections, suture wounds.
Monitor therapies and provide continuity of care.
Counsel patient/family on preventive health care.
Participate in peer reviews, chart reviews, staff education, clinical guideline development and other continuing education.