Advanced Practice Clinician (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant)

Job Title: Advanced Practice Clinician (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant)

Reports to: Director of Primary Care

Department: Primary Care

FLSA Class: Exempt

Updated: August 2024

Summary: The Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) provides primary care services to patients of all ages, manages chronic conditions, and promotes preventive health measures. The NP or PA supports the Director of Primary Care and provides quality medical care to all Hunter Health Clinic (HHC) patients while maintaining compliance with all federal grants, OSHA, Kansas State Board of Nursing, and HHC policies and procedures.

Essential Functions:

• Conducts thorough patient assessments, diagnoses and develops individualized treatment plans for a wide range of acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Provides preventive care, including vaccinations, screenings, and health education.
• Coordinates referrals with specialists and other healthcare providers as needed.
• Manages an assigned panel of patients, while maintaining accurate patient records including completed consent forms, documenting procedures, and follow up care.

• Provides appropriate mental health assessments, screening, counseling, and treatment for mental illness, family violence, and diseases of addiction.
• Performs procedures including excisions, biopsies, incisions and drainage, laceration repairs, and additional procedures in accordance with training and clinical privileges.

• Assists with training and orienting new clinicians on the HHC care teams.
• Collaborates with supervising physicians on complex and high priority cases to partner on complicated diagnostic problems, serious illness, complicated therapeutic problems, and re-evaluation of chronic conditions when the disease process exceeds the NP’s or PA’s education, training, and/or experience.
• Maintains knowledge of clinical quality metrics and standards of care to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and medical management. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive measures.
• Travels when necessary to meet operational needs.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Nurse Practitioner Specific Qualifications:

• Graduate from an accredited nurse practitioner or physician assistant program is required.
• Current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the state of Kansas is required.

Physician Assistant Specific Qualifications:

• Master’s degree as a Physician Assistant is required.
• Current licensure as a Physician Assistant (PA) in the state of Kansas is required.

General Qualifications:

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) is required, within 30 days of hire.
• Current and unrestricted Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) License is required.
• 3-5 years of previous clinical work experience preferred.
• Prior experience in a Community Health Center or FQHC is preferred.
• Bilingual abilities are preferred, but not required.

Skills:

• Listens, identifies, and responds quickly and effectively to internal and external needs.
• Communicates effectively with all patients.
• Displays organizational skills, the ability to multi-task, and uses time and resources effectively.
• Displays good judgment and decision-making skills.
• Effectively collaborates and seeks clarification and confirms accuracy as needed.
• Utilizes teamwork to achieve desired results and contributes to projects while developing positive working relationships.
• Pursues goals with commitment and shows initiative.
• Demonstrates accuracy, thoroughness, and reliability; manages time and priorities; develops and follows work procedures.
• Evaluates own performance and accepts constructive feedback to continue learning.
• Ability to maintain appropriate clinical privileges.

Physical and Mental Demands of the Job:

All employees, including those who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job function listed below, either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation. The functions listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. This document does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

• Talking: The ability to speak clearly and effectively.
• Average Hearing: The ability to hear average conversations and respond accordingly.
• Repetitive Motion: The ability to sit, stand, walk and use hands to handle, feel and reach.
• Finger Dexterity: The ability to use fingers to make small movements such as typing, picking up objects and pinching fingers together.
• Average Visual Abilities: The ability to focus on items clearly, including close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Working Conditions: The ability to work in a well-lit, climate-controlled environment, with a noise level that is occasionally high. There is potential exposure to infectious diseases.
• Physical Strength: The ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Mathematical Ability: The ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities associated with this job. Hunter Health Clinic Inc. reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs.

I agree that I can perform all essential functions and physical requirements with or without accommodation. I understand that I should contact Human Resources if I feel I need a reasonable accommodation in order to be able to do my job. I further understand the position description is not comprehensive of the entire position requirements, and other duties may be assigned and the position description/requirements may be changed at any time. I understand that I may access company policies and procedures anytime through internal drives and policy websites and I agree to abide by them.