Nurse Practitioner

Great Lakes Bay Health Centers • Saginaw, MI

37d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner will manage patient medical care, including diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up, and accurately document these in medical records. This role involves participating in the educational aspects for clients through counseling and material distribution, maintaining responsibility for client healthcare tracking (referrals, screenings, immunizations, lab reports, X-rays, and prescribing authority), and providing holistic patient care through collaboration with an interdisciplinary health care team. The Nurse Practitioner will also attend monthly provider meetings.

Requirements

• Evidence of completion from either an accredited Nurse Practitioner Certificate program or Master's Degree Nurse Practitioner Program which conforms to Board of Registered Nursing standards.
• N. (State of Michigan) Licensure, and Specialty Certification by State of Michigan Board of Registered Nursing and/or Specialty Certification through the ANA as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Participates in ongoing education as required for maintenance of Nurse Practitioner certification.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse population.
• Must be able to lift, carry, push, pull, and or twist while holding up to 25 lbs. frequently.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in FQHC setting preferred.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages patient medical care (according to Nurse Practitioner Protocol) including diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up, and accurately documents above in medical records.
• Participates in educational aspect of all clients which includes individual or group counseling and distribution of educational materials.
• Maintains complete responsibility for client's health care regarding tracking of all referrals, mammograms, pap smears, immunizations, laboratory reports, X-rays, and prescribing authority.
• Provides holistic patient care through collaboration of other members of interdisciplinary health care team: Physician, Dietician, Social Worker, MIHP, Nurses, WIC, and other internal/external sources.
• Attend monthly provider meetings.
• Designs and implements strategies to effect change of current health care system as appropriate, participates in task forces, and functions as an intermediary between nursing staff and Physicians to reinforce or implement change.
• Participates in the continuing education of nursing staff, nurse practitioner students, medical students, interns, residents and other students.
• Performs other functions related to health center as directed by GLBHC and/or Medical Director.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level