NP/PA - SSMC Primary Care

About the role

Under general direction of the Chief of Internal Medicine and Family Medicine, this position assumes full responsibility for the rendering of professional medical services to patients in an ambulatory care setting. It works in a collaborative team practice that recognizes the patient as the center of the team.

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive, longitudinal clinical and administrative coordination of all care for a specific panel of patients.
• Examination, diagnosis, and treatment of patients in a primary care setting, including physical assessment and treatment.
• Supervision of care plan, including consultations, referrals, and communications with and to specialists as appropriate.
• Perform comprehensive health and developmental exams through baseline histories, review of systems, and physical exams.
• Differentiate normal from abnormal findings and adjust treatment regimens based on patient's response to treatment.
• Ensure coordination of on-going management of patients with certain chronic diseases between primary care team, subspecialty clinicians, and case management.
• Partner with patients and families to manage care plan, demonstrating empathy and effective communication skills in patient and family interactions.
• Consult and collaborate with colleagues in a team-based model of care.
• Prescribe medications in accordance with Massachusetts statutes and professional guidelines.
• Review incoming clinical data and follow up in a timely manner.
• Provide consultation regarding hospitalized patients in the panel.
• Efficiently and fully utilize the electronic medical record to manage practice through effective communications and documentation, including inbox management.
• Adhere to standards of daily task management as set by department, productivity and panel standards, and quality and patient experience performance measures.

Requirements

• Minimum Education: Graduate of a state-approved Program for Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Master’s degree required.
• Minimum Work Experience: 2 years of Primary Care experience, preferred.
• Licenses/Registrations: Nurse Practitioner - Board of Registration in Nursing (Massachusetts) or Physician Assistant - Board of Registration of Physician Assistants (Massachusetts).
• Required Classes/Skills: BLS - Basic Life Support Required.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for the comprehensive, longitudinal clinical and administrative coordination of all care for a specific panel of patients.
• Performs all activities related to the examination, diagnoses, and treatment of patients in a primary care setting, including physical assessment and treatment.
• Supervises care plan, including consultations, referrals, and communications with and to specialists as appropriate.
• Performs comprehensive health and developmental exams through baseline histories, review of systems, and physical exams.
• Differentiates normal from abnormal findings and adjusts treatment regimens based on patient's response to treatment.
• Maintains coordination of on-going management of patients with certain chronic diseases between primary care team, subspecialty clinicians, and case management.
• Collaborates with patients and families to manage care plan, demonstrating empathy and effective communication skills in patient and family interactions.
• Consults and collaborates with colleagues in a team-based model of care.
• Prescribes medications in accordance with Massachusetts statutes and professional guidelines.
• Reviews incoming clinical data and follows up in a timely manner.
• Provides consultation regarding hospitalized patients in the panel.
• Utilizes the electronic medical record to manage practice through effective communications and documentation, including inbox management.
• Adheres to standards of daily task management as set by department, productivity and panel standards, and quality and patient experience performance measures.

Qualifications

• National certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
• Mass DPH Controlled Substances registration and DEA registration.

Skills

• Good organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a busy clinical environment.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Above average and oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently.
• Ability to effectively communicate and work with physicians, residents, nurses, patients, families, staff, other health care professionals, and management.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Able to use all electronic tools and applications relevant to the performance of the duties of the position, including but not limited to phone, keyboard, computer and computer applications.
• Demonstrated successful completion of the SSH Credentialing process.

Benefits

Varies based on departmental needs and individual performance.

Pay

$107,000.00 - $224,123.00

Schedule

M-F, additional six weekends per year and one holiday every two years.