Advanced Practice Practitioner

About the role

The Advanced Practitioner at Columbia Basin Health Association (CBHA) combines responsibilities of an Advanced Practitioner and a Physician within established medical guidelines. This role is supervised by a Physician Preceptor and operates under CBHA's Principles of Practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary, acute, and chronic care, including emergency care, to achieve, maintain, and restore optimal patient outcomes.
• Engage in health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of frequently occurring types of illnesses and other medical problems.
• Assume accountability to the Preceptor for screening, treatment, and follow-up care.
• Assume responsibility for clinical management of cases within the scope of authority.
• Provide patient care in a satellite Clinic, when assigned.
• Conduct specialty clinics within the clinic or community as the primary care provider to a specific group of patients, such as Migrant School Physicals, Diabetic groups, sport physicals, well baby clinics, etc.
• Participate in planning and instituting health care programs as a peer member of the health care team.
• Promote a positive work culture and uphold clinic policies and procedures, including the WE CARE standards of Behavior.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding CBHA activities, reports, financials, patient health information, and other proprietary information specific to CBHA.

Requirements

• Physician Assistant: Possesses or is eligible for licensure in Washington State and is certified (PA-C) by the National Association of Physicians Assistants.
• Family Nurse Practitioner: Possesses or is eligible for licensure in Washington State as an ARNP.

Qualifications

• Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite to create simple displays of information.
• Ability to become proficient in the use of Electronic Medical Record Software.
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to communicate clinical information to non-clinical staff, patients, and others.

Skills

• Strong clinical judgment and decision-making skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Electronic Medical Record Software.

Benefits

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