Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Description

Vision: Healthy People in Healthy Communities

Mission: Partnering to promote and protect health in our communities

Values: Excellence / Positive Impact / Partnership / Innovation / Credibility / Humanity

Are you looking for an opportunity to serve the communities of Ada, Elmore, Valley and Boise counties? Do you crave a job where you can make a difference and serve the public? Central District Health (CDH) is currently recruiting for a motivated individual to join our dedicated group of public health professionals as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in our Medical Clinic. This position will work in our Boise office, with occasional support provided to our Mountain Home and McCall offices.

The successful candidate will embrace our agency values, have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, a positive attitude, and will be organized and driven to provide exceptional patient care. If you have a passion for helping others and making a positive impact in your community, perhaps it’s time you considered a rewarding career with CDH.

CDH is dedicated to living our values, is focused on a healthy work/life balance, has a culture that is centered on teamwork and empowerment, and provides an amazing benefit package including: PERSI Retirement Benefits (consistently ranked as one of the nation’s best lifetime defined benefit retirement plans), Medical/Dental Benefits (employee plans are available at no cost) and Life Insurance for both the employee and eligible dependents. Paid time-off includes vacation and sick leave that begin accruing immediately upon hire, 11 paid holidays per year, and paid parental leave. Educational benefits include up to $2500 per year tuition reimbursement and student loan forgiveness.

Typical Duties:

• The provider will function in a Public Health clinical environment. This requires sound clinical judgment and problem solving, excellent clinic and communication skills and the ability to lead a clinical team;
• Provides direct client care for acute and chronic illness and disease including assessing, diagnosing, planning, and prescribing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments, therapeutic and corrective measures, and health promotion and preventive care;
• Provides diagnoses and management for patient medical care and illnesses based on history, examination, and appropriate tests. Refers to specialists as needed;
• Initiates, performs and interprets screening for laboratory tests. Prescribes medication in accordance with established protocols and current best practices;
• Works with internal team to assess clinical workflows to improve efficiencies;
• May require occasional travel to satellite clinics in Mountain Home and McCall to serve rural counties;
• Provides routine services to Ada County Juvenile Detention and Ada County Jail residents;
• Participates in additional assigned projects as needed, which may include outreach programs, response to public health emergencies and/or outbreaks, and community education;
• Conducts peer review and case discussion with internal team;
• Provides educational trainings to peers and internal team members;
• Maintains confidentiality of all patient records;
• Follows all federal, state, and nursing/board of medicine guidelines, regulations, and standards;
• Precepts students in their discipline and Full Circle Health resident physicians at times;
• Utilizes Electronic Health Record to document patient care, establish and recommend changes for efficient EHR workflows, and ensure quality measures are met for patient care;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Eligibility for registration as Physician Assistant with the Board of Medicine or Nurse Practitioner with the Board of Nursing.

Supplemental Information:

Please note: The successful candidate will be required to pass a fingerprint-based background check.

Thank you for your interest in joining Central District Health’s team!

If you have questions about this position please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 208.327.8503

CDH is a Tobacco-Free Workplace. Employees of CDH are required to refrain from the use of any nicotine products. CDH will not hire tobacco or nicotine users.

CDH is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. CDH prohibits discrimination against any individual based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, disabilities, veterans’ status or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

CDH is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact 208.327.8503, or email [email protected].

Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.

Notice: Idaho’s Public Health Districts are agencies that are authorized by the State of Idaho as independent bodies. District employees are not State of Idaho employees, rather District employees who receive benefits through the Office of Group Insurance.