Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

About the role

Kaniksu Community Health is a non-profit, award-winning Community Health Center located in north Idaho. We provide integrated, team-based healthcare covering prevention, wellness, medical, dental, and behavioral health services from pediatrics to geriatrics. Our mission is to ensure quality healthcare is accessible, approachable, and affordable for everyone.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive care to individuals of all ages
• Examine individuals to determine their condition and ask intuitive questions to gather information about symptoms
• Prescribe medications and give detailed instructions for administration
• Prescribe and interpret appropriate lab tests to gain more information for possible infections or abnormalities
• Prepare and administer vaccines according to the governmental vaccination plan
• Manage overall patient care including treating minor injuries and illnesses, such as sprains, cuts, cold symptoms, flu, and UTIs
• Diagnose, monitor, and document patients’ progress and condition
• Identify and refer patients to the appropriate specialists, if needed

Requirements

• 3-5 years experience providing comprehensive care across all age groups, including infants, children, and adults, is required.
• Graduation from an accredited School
• Can be cleared through the National Practitioner Database
• Currently Licensed (State of Idaho) as a NP or PA
• CURRENT DEA license is required
• Working knowledge of the basic principles of health, illness, and wellness including current best practice in effective delivery of preventive and primary health care and health education to low-income and special needs populations.
• Proven clinical competence and outcome-effective experience providing primary and preventive health services.
• Skill in family medicine / primary care delivery and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with patients and staff.
• Experience with rural community health care, public health principles and practices desired.
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills, creative thinker and a proven collaborator.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance
• Flexible schedule, with the option of 4x10s, or 5x8s
• PTO
• Tuition reimbursement
• 4% 401K employer match
• In-house medical, dental, or behavioral health services
• Opportunity for bonus incentive depending on patient volume

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Flexible schedule, with the option of 4x10s, or 5x8s.