Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Responsibilities

• Engages in a patient-centered approach to provide timely access to high quality care for patients and their families
• Serves as a role model of professionalism to all members of the interdisciplinary health care team
• Collaborates with all clinicians including Physicians, APNs, PAs, Clinical Pharmacists, Therapists, Dentists, and clinical support staff to form a high performing team
• Cultivates a climate of safety, trust, and compassion for patients and colleagues
• Provides medical evaluation, treatment, and consultation services to patients of the clinic in a timely manner, including responding to emergencies and answering medical questions
• Provides medical orders for prescription medications and refills, administration of medications, preventive care, ancillary testing, and/or referrals as needed to patients

Qualifications

• Education: Graduation from an accredited master’s degree program
• Certification/Licensure: Current North Carolina licensure/certification required (APN, FNP, or PA); Current DEA and BLS Certificate is required
• Must be Medicaid and Medicare eligible
• Experience: 3 years primary care (provider) experience
• Knowledgeable about current standards, methods, and procedures for the delivery of evidence-based care in an efficient, organized, and accurate manner
• Collaboration and teamwork skills to work efficiently with others to provide new ideas and help inspire staff and management
• Time management skills
• Interpersonal skills, compassion, and empathy to build positive relationships with patients and colleagues
• Flexibility to work with a variety of people
• Previous medical office or FQHC experience is preferred
• Bilingual in English and Spanish and/or Russian is preferred
• Experience in public health is preferred

Work/Life Benefits

• Competitive health plans for employees and dependents including medical, dental, vision, and telehealth
• Up to Two (2) Floating Holidays
• Up to Eleven (11) Paid Holidays
• Biweekly Accrued PTO (total of 156 hrs in 1st year for 40 hr work week)
• No weekends, or holiday work required

Financial Well-being Benefits

• 403b Retirement Savings with Match
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance
• Eligibility for Federal and State programs offering bonus incentives or loan repayment for working at WNCCHS. We qualify as a High Needs Service Area.
• Federal Loan Forgiveness through HRSA National Health Service Corps
• Eligibility for NC Loan Repayment Program + the NC High Needs Service Bonus not contingent on loan repayment

Career Growth Benefits

• Monthly staff meetings and training
• Relias Learning Management System
• Continued Medical Education (CME) & Continuing Education (CEU)