Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Neighborhood Health•Alexandria, VA

About The Position

The Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant provides quality clinical services to patients of all ages in a community-based setting. The role supports healthy lifestyles, illness and injury prevention, and management of acute and chronic conditions through direct patient care, physical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, referrals, and follow-up. Care is provided in collaboration with the center’s Physicians and Chief Medical Officer, with dedication to Neighborhood Health’s philosophy and mission. The position also contributes to coordinated, holistic patient care; participates in peer review, committees, staff meetings, and trainings; and may assist with workflow and quality-of-care improvements or lead projects. The employee may be assigned additional duties as circumstances require.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure in Virginia or current Physician Assistant licensure in Virginia.
Current Nurse Practitioner certification in Adult or Family Practice, or current Physician Assistant certification.
Current provider card in Basic Life Support (BLS).
At least 1 year of experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
Excellent interpersonal communication skills and ability to work effectively with a diverse workforce and client base.
Experience with information technology, electronic health records, medical records, culturally diverse populations, and care of underserved populations.
Ability to work under minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in English and Spanish (very strongly preferred).

Responsibilities

Provide medical care and advice to patients of all ages according to protocols and evidence-based practice.
Prescribe medication and treatment in accordance with protocols, formulary, and evidence-based practice.
Obtain patient histories and perform physical assessments.
Use laboratory and diagnostic tests to support differential diagnoses and provide medically indicated follow-up treatment.
Order recommended screenings and preventive treatments in accordance with Neighborhood Health’s Quality Assurance program and standard clinical practice.
Maintain electronic patient medical records in accordance with Neighborhood Health documentation policy.
Refer patients for specialty care and follow up as indicated.
Collaborate with nursing, health education, behavioral health, dental, referral coordinators, pharmacy, and other support staff to maximize patient access to support services.
Work closely with clinical staff to support team-based service delivery and holistic patient care.
Participate in the Neighborhood Health peer review program.
Participate on Health Center committees as appointed by the Chief Medical Officer.
Attend regular staff meetings and required trainings.
Assist with developing, coordinating, and recommending workflow improvements.
Assist with developing and recommending changes to improve quality of patient care.
Take on project lead roles as assigned to advance department development and support ad hoc needs.
Perform additional duties and responsibilities as dictated by events and circumstances.