Full Job Description
Swope Health is seeking a compassionate and mission-driven Nurse Practitioner to be a part of a team of caregivers that delivers quality care to the people who need it the most. Our Nurse Practitioners provide general healthcare assessments, treatment, and follow-up commensurate with clinical skills and comply with clinical guidelines, administrative policies/procedures of our organization. if you have a passion for community-based care, join Swope Health and help shape the future of equitable, patient-centered healthcare in our region.
Primary Functions:
- Conduct health assessments on adult patients (and pediatric patients if within the scope of practice) with both acute and chronic medical conditions.
- Develop an impression of diagnosis and a treatment plan in collaboration with the physician.
- Conduct health education/counseling/prevention of individual patients/groups at Swope Health Services.
- Participate in interdisciplinary patient staffing.
- Coordinate/collaborate with Swope Health Services departments and community service organizations as required by funding agencies.
- Responsible for integrating healthcare and health education in the Continuum of Care process.
- Order/perform and interpret routine laboratory tests.
- Develop a health promotion and maintenance plan, including disease prevention, health education and counseling.
- Provide care for selected complicated patients as directed and supervised by department physician(s).
- Arrange referrals as needed to other members of the health care team in accordance with SHS policies/procedures and/or third party payers
Successful Candidates will have:
- Master of Science in Nursing or a Doctoral Degree Program
- Graduated for an accredited Physician Assistant Educational program.
- Registered Nurse in the State of Missouri and Kansas with an ARNP / PA License
- Completion of a recognized nurse practitioner program in Pediatrics or Family Medicine in a university-based or university-affiliated setting.
- Ability to work with a culturally diverse population.
- Ability to function as part of a team.
- Licensure through the National Council Licensure Examination.
About Swope Health Services:
For 56 years, the mission of Swope Health mission has been to improve the health and wellness of the community by delivering accessible, quality, comprehensive patient care to all. Founded in 1969 by E. Frank Ellis, Swope Health opened as “Model Cities Health Corporation” in the basement of Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church with 20 associates and a $100,000 budget to serve 2,000 patients a year. Since then, Swope has since expanded its size, scope, and service offerings to include behavioral and dental care, services for the unhoused, mobile services and school-based clinics, and the PACE KC Adult Wellness Center.
Swope Health serves as a community health asset in the region – transforming lives, strengthening community, and powering our prosperity. Swope Health is committed to maintaining its focus on patient care and experience as well as an integrated, holistic model of health care, ensuring that everyone in the community can be served. The organization’s high-quality services, strong financials, and visionary leadership team position them well to sustain and deepen their impact into the future.
Swope Health Services supports its team members with:
- Medical benefits (including a Health Savings Account option), dental and vision
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account
- Paid Days Off beginning at 20 days annually, effective the first day of employment
- Nine annual company-paid holidays; One annual paid personal day
Swope Health is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.
Education
Preferred
- Masters or better in Nursing or related field
Licenses & Certifications
Preferred
- Physician Assistant
- Nurse Practitioner
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