NP/PA: Family Medicine Nampa

St. Luke's Health System•Nampa, ID

1d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Luke's is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner) to join our collegial, multi-disciplinary team in Nampa, ID. The S. Nampa Clinic uses consumer insights to shape the care environment; therefore, a flexible mindset and interest in insight and design to adapt to consumer needs and preferences is desired. This full-time (1.0 FTE) position is responsible for internal or family medicine services in a live learning environment under St. Luke's Consumer Access & Experience (CAE) department. CAE is charged with using innovation and design collaboration with internal and external partners to develop, refine, and enhance clinical programs and processes to expand patient access to primary care. The clinic is open five (5) days a week, M-F 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., and is comprised of one clinical team that serves pediatric, adult, and senior populations. It provides front door care to include wellness, acute, behavioral health, diagnostics, and pharmacy. Ensures workflows and cross-training are built to minimize transitions during care (i.e., handoffs, wait times, and consumer effort). Observes, captures, and applies insight and findings from our consumer, the clinic, comparable clinics, and other markets to recommend explorative studies and/or new standards. You will work in a different model of primary care that evolves with the market and consumer needs. You will work in Nampa, Idaho. You will be a member of a care team focused on providing comprehensive patient care. Patient care services include but are not limited to: management of acute health issues such as bladder or respiratory infections, abdominal or back pain, cuts, and sprains; chronic health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, depression, and high cholesterol; preventive care including birth control, pap smears, immunizations, diabetes education, and coordination of appropriate screening tests; and acute care not requiring emergency room visit. You will assist with the development, refinement, and enhancement of clinical programs, initiatives, processes, policies, workflows, and projects. Expect collaboration, shared decision making, and partnership with care team members. You will perform post-discharge outreach to decrease risk of readmission. You will assess cases presented to you utilizing your clinical competencies, prioritize patient needs. You will interface with specialists to facilitate collaboration in service of our patients and promote shared decision making. You will utilize our EMR (EPIC) to collect data, document patient interactions in the field, organize information, track tasks, and communicate with your team, patients, and community resources.

Requirements

Advanced Practice Provider (Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner)
Flexible mindset and interest in insight and design to adapt to consumer needs and preferences
Ability to work in a live learning environment
Proficiency in managing acute and chronic health issues
Experience with preventive care services
Skills in developing, refining, and enhancing clinical programs and processes
Ability to perform post-discharge outreach
Clinical competencies to assess and prioritize patient needs
Experience interfacing with specialists
Proficiency in using EMR (EPIC)

Nice To Haves

Interest in insight and design to adapt to consumer needs and preferences

Responsibilities

Manage acute health issues such as bladder or respiratory infections, abdominal or back pain, cuts, and sprains.
Manage chronic health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, depression, and high cholesterol.
Provide preventive care including birth control, pap smears, immunizations, diabetes education, and coordination of appropriate screening tests.
Provide acute care not requiring an emergency room visit.
Assist with the development, refinement, and enhancement of clinical programs, initiatives, processes, policies, workflows, and projects.
Perform post-discharge outreach to decrease risk of readmission.
Assess cases presented utilizing clinical competencies and prioritize patient needs.
Interface with specialists to facilitate collaboration and promote shared decision making.
Utilize EMR (EPIC) to collect data, document patient interactions, organize information, track tasks, and communicate with team, patients, and community resources.