Nurse Practitioner

Thundermist Health Center • Woonsocket, RI

34d • Onsite

About The Position

Advanced Practice Provider — Primary Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. About the Role: Are you a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant looking for a primary care role where you’ll build real relationships with your patients — not just see them once in a walk-in? Thundermist Health Center is looking for Advanced Practice Providers to join our primary care teams across Rhode Island. You’ll manage your own patient panel, deliver continuity-focused care including preventive, acute, and chronic disease management, and work within an integrated care model alongside physicians, behavioral health clinicians, care managers, and community health workers. This is not a Convenient Care or walk-in role — it’s primary care with a panel, a team, and a community that depends on you. Thundermist is a multi-site FQHC serving over 65,000 patients, and we’re committed to delivering care regardless of insurance status, immigration status, or ability to pay.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited NP program with Rhode Island APRN licensure, OR Master’s from an ARC-PA accredited PA program with Rhode Island PA licensure
• National certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Women’s Health, or Pediatrics (ANCC, AANP, or NCCPA)
• Current DEA registration and Rhode Island Controlled Substance Registration
• Current BLS certification; ACLS, PALS, NRP as applicable to specialty
• Eligibility to enroll with Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payers (current CAQH profile required)
• Working knowledge of electronic health records (eClinicalWorks preferred)

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in an FQHC, community health center, or safety-net primary care setting
• Bilingual (Spanish/English or Portuguese/English) strongly preferred
• Experience with team-based care models, integrated behavioral health, and value-based care
• Experience with panel management, quality metric performance, and preventive care outreach
• Eligibility for NHSC or Rhode Island state loan repayment programs

Responsibilities

• Provide primary medical care to an assigned patient panel including scheduled visits, acute care, chronic disease management, and preventive care
• Perform comprehensive health histories, physical examinations, and diagnostic assessments; order, interpret, and follow up on labs, imaging, and testing
• Prescribe medications, including controlled substances, within scope of practice
• Provide anticipatory guidance and patient education, including pediatric well-child guidance where applicable to specialty
• Coordinate referred services including specialty care, pharmacy, and ancillary services
• Triage patient concerns and determine appropriate level of care, escalation, or transfer
• Collaborate with physicians, other APPs, nurses, MAs, behavioral health clinicians, care managers, community health workers, and social work staff
• Support warm hand-offs and integrated behavioral health workflows within primary care
• Partner with care management for high-risk and complex patients
• Coordinate with community agencies and social service partners to address social determinants of health
• Supervise and precept NP, PA, and medical students as assigned
• Complete clinical documentation in the EHR (eClinicalWorks) accurately and within same-day charting requirements
• Support HRSA UDS reporting and value-based care performance through consistent care gap closure, screening completion, and preventive care delivery
• Participate in peer chart review, quality improvement initiatives, and clinical care improvement efforts
• Maintain practice consistent with HRSA, OSHA, HIPAA, CLIA, and applicable state and federal regulations
• Maintain credentialing, licensure, national certification, DEA registration, and BLS/ACLS/PALS/NRP as applicable

Benefits

• malpractice coverage through the Federal Tort Claims Act
• health, dental, and vision insurance
• retirement plan with employer match
• generous PTO and CME allowance
• eligibility for state and federal loan repayment programs
• AI scribes
• pharmacy technician refill assistance
• prior authorization and referral support
• cross-coverage support for PTO
• nurse triage service
• Life Insurance ($75,000) and Long-Term Disability — at no cost
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health FSA up to $3,300 / Dependent Care FSA up to $5,000)
• Wellness Reimbursement up to $200/year
• PTO starting at 22 days, increasing with tenure, plus 6 paid holidays

What This Job Offers

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