Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

Sunrise Community Health Center • Loveland, CO

9d

About The Position

Founded in 1973, Sunrise Community Health is dedicated to delivering high quality, affordable healthcare to Weld, Larimer, and surrounding counties in northern Colorado. With exceptional providers and convenient locations, we support each patient’s journey to wellness and are committed to our community’s health and well-being.

The Advanced Practice Provider promotes and maintains health by providing medical services to Sunrise Community Health patients under the supervision of a Physician. The Advanced Practice Provider identifies short-term and long-term patient care issues that must be addressed, provides information and prescriptions, recommends options, and courses of action, and implements Physician directives. The Advanced Practice Provider rotates between clinics for coverage.

With a Quality, Customer First, and Compassionate approach, The Advanced Practice Provider will:

Provide direct patient care in an outpatient setting.
Diagnose, treat, and prescribe medication.
Work autonomously or in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team.
Assess patient health by interviewing patients, performing physical examinations, reviewing medications, and reviewing medical histories.
Manage acute, chronic illnesses and mental health.
Write prescriptions, order diagnostic testing, and place referrals for patients.
Interpret and evaluate patient data to determine patient management and treatment options.
Institute emergency measures and emergency treatment or appropriate stabilization measures in situations such as cardiac arrest, shock, hemorrhage, and convulsions.
Document patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
Perform procedures by performing injections, skin biopsies, suturing, casting/splinting, and managing wounds.
Instruct and counsel patients by describing therapeutic regimens, growth and development information, discussing family planning, providing counseling on emotional problems of daily living, promoting wellness and health maintenance.
Provide continuity of care by developing and implementing patient management plans.
Provide “On-Call” coverage as scheduled.
Review and respond to patient concerns, reviews patient satisfaction surveys.
FTCA requirements – Comply with requests for information in support of FTCA malpractice coverage.
Adhere to clinical guidelines, performance of PCMH/QI measures.
Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
Comply with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation, anticipating future legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, advising management on needed actions.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, participating in professional societies.
Maintain up-to-date license, DEA, board certification, and CME requirements for the position.
Team Based Care – Clinical Care Collaboration
1. Work in collaboration and continuous partnership with providers, clinical staff, and community resources in a team approach to promote access to appropriate care in the goal of enhancing patient health.
Pre-Visit Team Based Planning
1. Review daily schedule and chart by care team.
2. Documented instructions are written on the schedule, typed into the EHR appointment note, or in the EHR as a flag or clinical list update.
3. Ensure patient visit is more efficient by identifying:
Records from transitions of care are available during the patient visit.
Results from labs or diagnostic are in the EHR.
Labs or other services that are not specified in the standing orders protocols.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree / Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) from a four-year college or university in a medical related field. Previous experience in the medical field as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Registered Nurse (RN).
• License to practice as an Advanced Practice Nurse and/or Physician Assistant in the State of Colorado.
• Minimum 3 years clinical related experience and/or training, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Current immunizations are required to work at Sunrise Community Health and may vary dependent upon the position. Influenza (Flu) Vaccine is required for ALL staff.
• COVID vaccine is highly encouraged.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual English/Spanish Preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in an outpatient setting.
• Diagnose, treat, and prescribe medication.
• Work autonomously or in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team.
• Assess patient health by interviewing patients, performing physical examinations, reviewing medications, and reviewing medical histories.
• Manage acute, chronic illnesses and mental health.
• Write prescriptions, order diagnostic testing, and place referrals for patients.
• Interpret and evaluate patient data to determine patient management and treatment options.
• Institute emergency measures and emergency treatment or appropriate stabilization measures in situations such as cardiac arrest, shock, hemorrhage, and convulsions.
• Document patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Perform procedures by performing injections, skin biopsies, suturing, casting/splinting, and managing wounds.
• Instruct and counsel patients by describing therapeutic regimens, growth and development information, discussing family planning, providing counseling on emotional problems of daily living, promoting wellness and health maintenance.
• Provide continuity of care by developing and implementing patient management plans.
• Provide “On-Call” coverage as scheduled.
• Review and respond to patient concerns, reviews patient satisfaction surveys.
• FTCA requirements – Comply with requests for information in support of FTCA malpractice coverage.
• Adhere to clinical guidelines, performance of PCMH/QI measures.
• Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
• Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Comply with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation, anticipating future legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, advising management on needed actions.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, participating in professional societies.
• Maintain up-to-date license, DEA, board certification, and CME requirements for the position.
• Work in collaboration and continuous partnership with providers, clinical staff, and community resources in a team approach to promote access to appropriate care in the goal of enhancing patient health.
• Review daily schedule and chart by care team.
• Documented instructions are written on the schedule, typed into the EHR appointment note, or in the EHR as a flag or clinical list update.
• Ensure patient visit is more efficient by identifying: Records from transitions of care are available during the patient visit, Results from labs or diagnostic are in the EHR, Labs or other services that are not specified in the standing orders protocols.

Benefits

• Base Pay + Opportunity for up to $10,000 annual bonus (pro-rated based on FTE).
• $5,000.00 Sign-On Bonus Available (Bonus is Pro-Rated base on FTE)
• Up to 8-weeks of Paid Time Off (to include Vacation, Personal, 12 observed Holiday, and Sick Leave)
• Medical Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Basic Life & AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD)
• FSA Medical Flexible Spending Account
• FSA Dependent Care Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Competitive 401K Plan
• Loan Forgiveness Programs
• Referral Bonus
• Tuition and Training Reimbursement
• Agency Wide Training
• Master Class Subscription
• Employee Recognition Programs

What This Job Offers

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