Primary Care - Nurse Practitioner

About the Role

The Family Nurse Practitioner will provide advanced primary and specialty nursing services. The NP performs patient health assessment, creating strategies to improve or manage a patient's health, and introducing habits for health promotion. This person will support CHP's mission, vision, and values and will adhere to compliance protocols as well as CHP's policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Perform physical exams and patient observations
• Record patients' medical histories and symptoms
• Create patient care plans and contribute to existing ones
• Order, administer, and analyze diagnostic tests
• Monitor and operate medical equipment
• Diagnose health issues
• Administer medicine and other treatments
• Detect changes in patients' health and modify treatment plans, as needed
• Consult with healthcare professionals and families
• Train patients and their families to manage and prevent illness and injury

Competencies

Subject Matter Expert:

• Is a subject matter expert and keeps knowledge current by attending required trainings and meetings
• Knowledge of and respect for HIPAA regulations
• Develops innovative approaches and ideas

Business Acumen:

• Understands business implications of decisions; Aligns work with strategic goals
• Sets and achieves challenging goals

Teamwork:

• Balances team and individual responsibilities
• Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views
• Gives and welcomes feedback
• Contributes to building a positive team spirit

Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills:

• Highest degree of professionalism and ethics
• Handles issues with tact and diplomacy
• Reacts well under pressure; Accepts responsibility for own actions
• Upholds organizational values
• Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments
• Takes initiative, follows through, and manages different tasks with quick turn-around time
• Works well under pressure, and with minimal supervision

Organizational skills:

• Follows CHP policies and procedures
• Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time
• Excellent time-management skills

Verbal and Written Communication Skills:

• Prepares and presents statistical and other reports oral or written as required

Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited nursing program
• Licensure in the State of Massachusetts and board-certified by either ANCC or AANP
• Prescriptive Authorization
• Experience providing primary care as a family nurse practitioner
• Knowledge of computer-based data management programs and information systems, as well as medical records and point-of-interview technology
• A sound understanding of all pertinent federal and state regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of disease prevention

Pay & Schedule

• Salary Range: $104,500.00 - $120,000.00 / year, prorated based on hours
• Schedule: Part-Time or Full-Time

Additional Details

Our expectation is that this position will see at least two patients per hour of patient facing time.