Wellness Clinic Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

The Adolescent Wellness Clinic NP/PA serves as the main primary care provider for patients in Skyland Trails Adult Intensive Services program. This entails pre-intake record review, physical examination for each patient on admission, and ongoing care and counseling for patients as they navigate the program. This position will also interface with the primary psychiatric team, outpatient care team, and the patients families to communicate medical issues, treatment recommendations, and to coordinate care. Additionally, this employee will participate in treatment team meetings, quality/process improvement, and infection control efforts, in addition to other duties as assigned.

Duties:

• Performs initial medical evaluations (H&P), ongoing preventive wellness visits, and other symptom- or disease-focused visits for each patient.
• Obtains medical history and provides diagnoses, evidence-based treatments, and follow-up recommendations.
• Appropriately consults with and informs supervising physicians with necessary medical information.
• Communicates status updates and care plans to patient, team, outpatient providers, and parents, as appropriate. Coordinates care with each patients outpatient providers at or prior to the point of discharge.
• Develops service protocols and policies in partnership with Chief Medical Officer and Wellness Clinic Manager.
• Coordinates outpatient referrals for urgent or specialty care.
• Safely prescribes medication based on efficiency and cost as legally authorized in the state of Georgia. Must be able to select and prescribe correct dosages, routes, and frequencies of medications based on individual patient characteristics.
• Counsels patients regarding drug regimens, side effects and interactions with food and other drugs.
• Participates in treatment team meetings in order to communicate patients health issues and concerns, and to coordinate care with other interdisciplinary staff.
• Completes documentation of all services provided within 24 hours of the service delivery date using appropriate codes and billing procedures in the electronic health record.
• Participates in staff wellness initiatives, as needed.
• Administers medications as needed according to the requirements outlined in organizational policies and procedures.
• Practices safety, environmental, and/or infection control procedures according to policy.
• Participates in performance improvement, safety, infection control, and other committees/processes, as needed.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Salary & Benefits:

Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Benefits include:

• 9 paid organization-wide holidays
• 1 paid personal holiday
• Accrued PTO
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Employer match toward 403(b) retirement savings account for eligible employees
• Employee assistance program for free or reduced financial counseling, mental health counseling, and other confidential professional assistance
• As a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization, Skyland Trail is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualified employer. Full-time employees may qualify for the federal student loan forgiveness program

Workplace Culture:

Skyland Trail is a nonprofit mission-focused organization with five campuses in Atlanta and about 150 employees. Employees work collaboratively in small teams. Cross-departmental committees and working groups help ensure quality and performance improvement. Each and every employee plays an important role in our clients healing and recovery.

Skyland Trail respects and values individuals and their diverse histories, abilities, identities, and perspectives. We work to ensure all aspects of our organization reflect our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and cultural equity

Commitment to Community Health:

Skyland Trail values the health of our staff and clients and has taken steps to ensure a healthy campus and community. Please note that Skyland Trail is a 100% nicotine-free campus. There is no smoking, vaping, or tobacco use permitted anywhere on campus, indoors or outdoors.

This position should have sufficient preparedness in the following areas:

• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards
• General computer skills (word processing and email, EHR)
• Knowledge of health education theory and practice
• Knowledge of related accreditation and certification requirements
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a diverse patient and staff group
• Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures
• Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment in area of expertise
• Outstanding working knowledge of current preventive medicine expectations as well as benchmarks for mental, physical health interventions
• Clinical judgment to triage, treat, or refer patients to appropriate care

Qualifications:

• State of Georgia Certified Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant active licensure
• Evidence of continued medical education to remain informed and updated on current medical standards of care
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement evidence-based health protocols