Family Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care

Job Summary

The Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center is seeking a Family Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive primary care to patients within an outpatient environment. The position involves coordinating care with physicians and collaborating with other departments.

Essential Functions

- Delivers direct primary care and preventative services to assigned patients. - Develops therapeutic plans of care for prevention, management, and maintenance of good health. - Provides health education and counseling patients. - Provides care for Acute and Chronic Illness and Urgent Care services, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of illness. - Works closely with multidisciplinary teams and instructs and assists other team members in managing patient care. - Follows established practice standards and current evidence-based clinical practices and guidelines. - Provides care related to prenatal/postnatal services and care for uncomplicated pregnancies, in conjunction with physician partners. - Provides family planning counseling and services. - Consults with physician partners and refers patients with more complex/dynamic problems to subspecialty care, as appropriate. - Maintains and updates Electronic Health Records (EHR) in a systematic format and completes required documentation within the specified amount of time. - Ensures that patient records are kept confidential and monitors HIPAA compliance. - Attends trainings, weekly Provider and Team meetings, and collaborates on practice, administrative, and quality improvement projects. - Provides clinical supervision and mentoring to Nurse Practitioner, Medical, and Physician Assistant students. - May work a fluctuating schedule, including days, evenings, weekend shifts, and holidays, as approved by the Clinical Director. - Supports a work environment that is responsible and sensitive to the needs of a diverse staff and clients. - Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

- Active, Unrestricted Nurse Practitioner License in Massachusetts. - 3+ years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner in a related field to Primary Care is preferred. - Qualifies for the HRSA Loan Repayment Program. - Health Insurance plans starting on day-1 of employment, with the employer paying 80% of premiums. - Short-Term and Long-Term Disability paid 100% by the employer. - Competitive Retirement Plan. - CME Reimbursement. - 32 hours of clinical time and 8 hours of administrative time that can be completed remotely.