Nurse Practitioner

AxessPointe Community Health Centers - Kent, OH

Kent, OH

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

As part of a collaborative agreement with a physician as mandated by Ohio law and under the direction of the AxessPointe Community Health Center, Inc. (API) Medical Director, the NP/PA will provide quality primary medical and behavioral health services to adults, children and families in a holistic manner within the northeast Ohio area.

Responsibilities

• Examines, diagnoses, and treats illnesses and injuries of patients throughout the lifespan.
• Provides well-child, well-woman and well-man health maintenance exams to new and established patients.
• Orders appropriate screening and diagnostic lab and radiographic exams.
• Interprets results of physical exams and screening/diagnostic tests to implement appropriate care plans for the patient.
• Prescribes medicines, therapeutic agents and treatment modalities as required by patient needs and in accordance with licensed prescriptive authority.
• Supports health promotion, health education, health empowerment and disease prevention interventions for all patients.
• Provides age-appropriate care to all patients.
• Promotes patient and family centered care through a collaborative team approach.
• Participates in established call group as necessary.
• Refers patients to specialty practices as appropriate and needed.
• Confers with collaborating physician about patient care as necessary.
• Documents and maintains patient records of services provided according to program standards.
• May instruct medical students or nursing students.
• Operates within a scope of practice as agreed to by the FNP/PA, the collaborating physician, the medical director and in compliance with Ohio state law.
• Supervision and Administrative experience helpful.
• You may be asked to perform any of the job duties within your respected scope of practice at any AxessPointe location.

Requirements

• Knowledge of principles and practices of preventative medicine.
• Knowledge of state and federal laws pertaining to medicine and public health.
• Formal MSN-NP/ PA training and certification in the state of Ohio to practice medicine.
• Knowledge of the structure and function of community health centers.
• Skill in communicating effectively with patients and families to include culturally sensitive care.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other employees, patients and the general public.
• Commitment to AxessPointe mission, vision and values.
• Graduation from an accredited MSN/ARC-PA program.

Nice-to-haves

• Bilingual a plus.

Benefits

• Compliance with API's written standards, including its Compliance Program and Standards of Conduct and policies and procedures.