Advanced Practice Provider, Full Time

Community Health Centers, Inc. has been dedicated to providing high-quality, affordable primary care and preventive services since 1979. We are looking for a full-time Advanced Practice Provider to join our team.

Position Summary
The Advanced Practice Provider delivers primary care to patients in outpatient setting based on developed clinical protocols and educational training. Primary health care consists of a broad range of health care services including the following:
1. Promotion and maintenance of health that includes counseling and patient education
2. Assessment of the health status of individuals and families by gathering health history, physical examination, diagnostic evaluations and management of health and developmental problems
3. Management of acute and chronic illness in patients and the provision of selected intervention according to established standards of health care
4. Consultation, collaboration and referral to supervising physician(s), other health care professionals, and community resources when appropriate.

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is responsible to the Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer of CHC and receives direct and indirect supervision from the physician assigned this responsibility. The APP must be capable of carrying out specific functions involving primary patient care in a clinic setting. Duties also include providing on-call telephone coverage after clinic hours in addition to occasional weekend clinic coverage.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities listed herein represent the Essential Functions this position regularly and customarily performs. As such, this list is not intended to be exhaustive, and additional job-related duties that are similar in nature or logical extensions of the Essential Functions may also be performed.

1. Obtains a health history, performs physical examination, and diagnoses health problems of patients.

2. Orders and interprets ancillary testing such as lab work and imaging as clinically indicated, and communicates these results in a timely fashion to patients. Plans, implements, and evaluates health and disease management for patients.

3. Prescribes drug therapy according to standard medical practice in compliance with nurse practitioner and physician assistant prescriptive practice regulations.

4. Provides emergency care and/or procedures to sustain life in collaboration with a supervising physician and EMS to allow for transfer to higher level of care as indicated.

5. Performs minor office procedures that may include suturing, incising, excising, and debriding using local and regional infiltrating anesthetics as necessary.

6. Collaborates with other members of the health care team to assure achievement of high patient care standards and to enhance efficient clinic operation.

7. Assists consumers in accessing community resources.

8. Initiates and maintains records and legal documents that will be co-signed by the supervising physician(s) as per CHC policies and procedures.

9. Counsels individuals, families and groups in matters that concern health.

10. Serves as a resource and advocate for professional and community education.

11. Participates as requested in Quality Assurance activities.

Qualifications & Education Requirements
1. Physician Assistant: Must be a graduate of an accredited program who must be nationally certified within one year of completion of the program, maintaining national recertification every six years, and is licensed in the State of Utah in accordance with the Physician Assistant Practice Act.

2. Family Nurse Practitioner: Is a Master's/Bachelor's prepared registered nurse who has completed an accredited nurse practitioner program and is licensed to practice in the State of Utah. Certification by the American Nurses' Association is also required. A non-certified FNP would be expected to obtain certification within 18 months of the date of hire. The nurse practitioner in collaboration with a supervising physician may be granted prescriptive privileges in accordance with The Nurse Practitioner Prescriptive Practice Act of 1988.

Preferred Qualifications
1. Basic Spanish language preferred
2. Experience working in health care
Position Also Requires:
· Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
· Prolonged periods of standing and bending
· Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times
· Typical setting is a clinical patient-facing position
· Typical setting is an office with moderate office noise level
Pay: $113,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Work Location: In person