Physician Assistant-Certified

Full Job Description

Here at J&C Healthcare Center, we are looking for a Nurse Practitioner to join our team in Miami, FL. We are establishing a community healthcare clinic that will be serving the health needs of the local community. The ideal candidate will be an outgoing, caring, and personable professional comfortable with serving a diverse population, including those with addictions, infectious diseases, and other challenges resulting from low socioeconomic status. As our medical team lead, the Nurse Practitioner will deliver a professional and qualified first impression to all clients while maintaining an upbeat attitude and demeanor. This person will have excellent communication skills and compassion to help our local community become healthy and educated in managing their health. Candidates with experience and knowledge of behavioral health/ substance abuse settings are preferred, but not required.

Nurse Practitioner- J&C Healthcare Center

DAYS: Monday – Friday

HOURS OF WORK: Flexible

Hourly Range: $55.00 – $70.00 per hour

J&C Healthcare Center is a community health center that provides primary care, education and counselling services to our local community. Driven by our vision of creating healthy and engaged communities, we promote health and quality of life for people of every age, background, ethnicity, gender identity and socio-economic circumstances. We believe that everyone deserves quality care, support and respect.

Position SummaryThis Nurse Practitioner role at J&C Healthcare Center delivers comprehensive health care services to our local community. This includes the full-spectrum of primary medical care with a significant focus on HIV/Infectious diseases. This position provides assessment, orders and interprets screening and diagnostic tests, makes diagnosis, provides therapeutic intervention, prescribes medication, and completes referrals and consults.

Qualifications:-Valid Practitioner’s License in Florida (Family Practice)

-Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Community Health and/or Primary Health Care (Family Practice) and/or Public Health-Current CPR certification-Knowledge of community resources-Working knowledge of basic computer usage and Microsoft Office-Demonstrated effective communication skills

Responsibilities:Assessment-Systematically obtains health histories, performs comprehensive health assessments and exams.-Identifies health needs and risks, establishes urgency and establishes plan of care.

Diagnosis-Orders, conducts and interprets diagnostic and relevant screening procedures.-Synthesizes data from health history, physical exam and diagnostic tests to formulate appropriate differential medical diagnoses.

Clinical Management-Manages common primary health care problems (acute minor illnesses and stable chronic conditions) within her/his scope of practice.-Provides information, education, support and advocacy to clients.-Follows current clinical practice guidelines.-In collaboration with the patient and physician as needed, discusses and identifies appropriate management approaches, including prescriptive treatment and non- prescriptive therapies .

Evaluation-Identifies the need for care outside the scope of nurse practitioner practice and consults/ refers appropriately-Evaluates, reassesses and modifies plan of care as necessary and provides appropriate follow up.

Program/Agency-Attends staff meetings.-Charts appropriately in accordance with J&C Healthcare Center policies.-Fosters collaborative relationships with J&C Healthcare Center staff as is necessary to ensure an interdisciplinary approach to meeting health care needs.-Networks with other health care providers and professional agencies to enhance quality of care. Acts as an agency representative as requested-Assists in program development-Records statistics as required.-Assists with orientation, training and supervision of new staff.-Performs surveillance of health indicators and evaluates the effects of clinical outcomes and selected interventions.-Influences and contributes to the development of policies, protocols, education and research in the agency.-Participates in training courses in order to maintain and improve quality of services-Promotes team, program functioning and integration-Liaises with other service organizations and participates on external working groups/committees as required, conducts presentations promoting J&C Healthcare -Center’s services.-Participate in formal self-evaluations by identifying strengths and limitations.-Seek appropriate supervision of own actions.-Performs other duties as may be assigned, not exceeding above stated qualifications.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $55.00 – $65.00 per hour

Expected hours: 25 – 30 per week

Medical Specialty:

• Geriatrics
• Pediatrics
• Primary Care
• Psychiatry

Ability to Relocate:

• Miami, FL 33142: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person