Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner

About the role

Jacksonville Children's Multispecialty Clinic (JCMC) is a Multispecialty Practice with an immediate opening for a Part-Time Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to staff the Family Practice clinic in Cary, NC. Under general direction, the role provides quality patient care; conducts physical examinations, completes health history summaries, documents patients' progress, and assists with patient care management. Salary is commensurate with experience and ability to be productive. Candidates willing to start within 30‑60 days are preferred; new graduate applicants are welcome.

Responsibilities

• Manages patient health care within protocols mutually agreed upon by physician and physician extenders.
• Assesses health status of patient utilizing advanced physical examination and medical history skills and designs individualized health care management plans in collaboration with other health professionals.
• Promotes the role of the patient and practice within a PCMH including setting goals and assisting patient in understanding the tailored, individual care plan.
• Provides patient with written clinical summaries at relevant office visits, such as important or chronic condition; well‑childcare visits for pediatric patients; and visits that result in a change in treatment plan or goals.
• Responsible for assessing and, as appropriate, refers patients to other resources (external or internal) for care management support, such as disease management (DM).
• Uses motivational interviewing techniques to assess patient readiness to change and self‑management abilities, including the use of questionnaires and self‑assessment forms and tools.
• Responsible for systematically monitoring and providing follow‑up on tests, labs, etc. that require action and are performed.
• Assists with patient care management; provides follow‑up care to patients; updates physicians on patients’ status.
• Assists clinical staff in pre‑care and post‑visit planning activities.
• Keeps informed of patients’ progress and documents progress in patients’ EHR; interacts with other health care agencies and organizations to assist in providing the highest quality of care to the patient.
• Required to follow standing orders for services outlined by practice guidelines and procedures such as: testing protocols, defined triggers for prescription orders, medication refills, vaccinations, and routine preventive services.
• Remains actively involved in contributing and supporting QI activities to contribute to the enhancement and continuity of care.

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