Full Job Description
Under the general direction of the Associate Medical Director this Provider will be part of a team of professionals dedicated to the treatment of telehealth urgent care patients. Via telehealth, you will: examine and treat urgent care patients, ensure proper injury care, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery; prescribe and administer medication; request necessary tests and follow-up visits and refer patients to specialists, as necessary.
Essential Duties and Major Responsibilities:
- Assesses patient’s physical and psychosocial health/illness status through history taking.
- Provide treatment of illnesses and injuries
- Demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individual patient care appropriate to the age of patients.
- Communicate appropriately with the person served regardless of their age.
- Complete charting and required paperwork in a timely manner.
- Practices within the collaborative model with physicians, nurse practitioners and clinical psychologists
- Diagnoses, manages, and appropriately refers patients with acute, episodic, or chronic illness according to department protocols.
- Orders appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests according to established guidelines.
- Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
- Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
- As appropriate to the position, participates in specified health promotion, education and/or prevention programs.
- Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
- Develops and provides educational materials and/or programs to patients, families, and other health care professionals at the Center.
- Must have appropriate, confidential workspace available for remote work, unless utilizing health center office space.
- May participate in medical and/or nursing research.
- Participates in defining nursing standards, practices, and educational needs of patient care staff
- May share call responsibilities of the service.
- Actively participates in the departmental quality assurance program.
- Serves on appropriate department and/or hospital committees.
- Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care.
- Knowledge of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aids and ability to prescribe dosages and instruct
- Knowledge of community medical diagnostic and patient care services in area of medical expertise.
- Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment in area of expertise.
- Demonstrate understanding and commitment of the health center mission.
- Demonstrate understanding and commitment to the established CHC Values and Standards.
- Performs other related duties as requires and as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Massachusetts Licensed required
- Certified in Massachusetts to practice in the expanded role as a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant required
- Certified in CPR/AED or equivalent.
- Current DEA and Massachusetts Controlled Substance licensure for prescriptive authority
- Urgent Care experience strongly preferred.
- Experience in occupational health a plus but not required
- Proven ability to work in a fast pace environment
- Ability to work alone but with physician consultation availability
- Demonstrated mastery of a specialty area or other related field normally acquired by 3-5 years progressively responsible nursing experience preferred.
Benefits:
- 401k
- Generous vacation and personal time for eligible employees
- Sick time
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 100% paid Life insurance/AD&D
- 100% paid Long-Term disability.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Discounts on travel and entertainment!
- Discounts on cell phone service, computer purchases, and more!
- College Tuition Rewards/CMEs
- Company Events & Activities (Annual cookout and holiday party, health and wellness events,” Lunch & Learn’s”, team building, and more!)
- EyeMed Vision Care Program
- Accident & Cancer Insurance
- Educational development reimbursement
- Discounts on – gym membership, travel & entertainment tickets, electronics, and more!