Rural Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner

About the role

SEARHC is a non-profit health consortium serving the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets and prioritize their professional advancement.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive primary care including diagnosis, treatment, minor procedures, coordination of care, referral, preventative care, and health maintenance to a dedicated panel of patients.
• Participates fully in shared local urgent/emergent care on-call rotation.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation of services according to SEARHC policy.
• Builds long-term patient care relationships.
• Consults SEARHC physician as needed for patient care and uses other access to specialists as needed (i.e., AristaMD, ANMC providers, etc.).
• Provides medical services at facilities within the SEARHC care network and other facilities and locations listed in SEARHC’s compact and funding agreement with the Indian Health Service.
• Participates in SEARHC quality patient care initiatives and quality assurance programs.
• Participates in provider meetings, clinic meetings, and SEARHC medical staff functions.
• Depending upon the location and needs of the community served, participates in shared after-hours emergency call coverage.

Requirements

• Two years of post-graduate experience required.
• Four years preferred.
• A State of Alaska Medical License as an NP or PAMaintains active, unrestricted DEA registration.
• Maintains active SEARHC medical staff privileges.
• BLS ACLS, ATLS, PALS required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Primary health care practices and principles
• Basic emergency care and protocol where appropriate
• Common disease processes and pharmacology
• Standards of care, EMTALA, HIPAA, health care risk management principles, medical ethics, and medical malpractice principles

Skills

• Effective communication skill and ability to interact with staff and patients
• Operating essential basic medical equipment
• Making proper assessments based upon history, exam, lab, x-ray, and other data
• Incorporating health promotion and health prevention activities into patient care
• Providing high-quality health care services including the performance of medical procedures appropriate to the outpatient and emergency care setting
• Ability to Promote teamwork and collaboration
• Resolve conflict
• Efficiently utilize electronic medical record and other clinically-required technology
• Carefully listen to patients and family members
• Clearly express ideas through oral and written communication
• Efficiently analyze complex situations and solve problems
• Effectively implement clinical program strategies

Benefits

• Compensation salary: 1.0 FTE: $146,793 to $163,103 based on years of experience, with an additional $12,000 Site Supervisor Stipend, productivity, quality incentives, and excess call pay.
• Financial incentives: $27,500 Geographic Differential, $30,000 Sign-On Bonus, and $20,000 Relocation Assistance with a three-year contract.
• Healthcare benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage with flexible spending options (FSAs).
• Life insurance and wellness: Basic life insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Accident - Critical Illness – Hospital Insurances, Identity & Fraud Protection, Legal Insurance, and Pet Insurance.
• Professional development: $6000 pre-tax annual CME allowance.
• Retailment planning: 401k plan with up to 5% employer match beginning on your date of hire, Roth and 457b plans.

Pay

• $146,793 to $163,103 based on years of experience, with an additional $12,000 Site Supervisor Stipend, productivity, quality incentives, and excess call pay.

Schedule

• Full-time, M-F
• Afterhours Call Required