JOB TITLE: Nurse Practitioner (Family Medicine)

DEPARTMENT: Integrated Health Services

FLSA: Full-Time; Salaried/Exempt

HIRING RANGE: To Be Discussed – Competitive and Compensatory with Experience

ABOUT US:

OIC Family Medical Center is a FQHC (Federally Qualified Health Center) and the medical home of approximately 11,000 patients. As an FQHC, OIC meets the health needs of the community by providing comprehensive, quality, and affordable healthcare to all residents, including those who are uninsured and underserved. The services we provide include primary care, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, urgent care, and outreach. The opportunity to develop an on-going relationship with our providers and medical team within this integrated model of care enables patients to take a holistic approach to their personal health.

We are urgently recruiting for mid-level providers who will be committed to providing compassionate, high-quality, community-based healthcare and building long-term relationships with their patients and team members. In return, OIC commits to providing a work environment in which all team members can contribute to their highest abilities, grow to their greatest potential, and thrive both professionally and personally.

At OIC, we not only have a salary structure that is fair and competitive, but we also provide opportunities to be rewarded for top-notch performance and productivity.

POSITION PURPOSE:

Responsible for health care coordination for patients in accordance with State and Federal rules and regulations and the nursing standards of care (assessment of health status, diagnosis, development of plan of care and treatment, implementation of treatment plan, and evaluation of patient status). Position will participate in QI activities as needed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Attendance during the normal work hours is an essential function of the job to ensure work goals are met and customers are served.

• Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization.

• Functions independently to perform appropriate history and physical for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill patients.

• Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient’s specific needs.

• Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities

• Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability, including but not limited to serving in the first assisting role.

• Monitors the effectiveness of interventions.

• Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings, e.g. admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.

• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.

• Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing educational tools.

• Other duties as assigned

The Physician Champion provides direct care services to the primary care patients at the Family Medical Centers. Position will participate in QI activities as needed.

• Attendance during the normal work hours is an essential function of the job to ensure work goals are met and customers are served.

• Provides direct outpatient primary care to patients.

• Provide after-hours phone consultation for established clinic patients as directed.

• Prescribes medication utilizing clinic formulary for outpatients as feasible.

• Act as the liaison with medical care resources when referral is needed and the Chief Medical Officer is not available.

• Requisitions on and off-site lab and x-ray exams as needed.

• Assumes specified duties in the absence of the medical director.

• Provides professional direction and supervision to employees directly responsible to physician.

• Participates in continuing education activities on and off site when appropriate and feasible.

• Participates in staff conferences to devise individual patient care plans, to revise and update clinic services, continuing quality improvement program and continuing education as appropriate.

• When there are no patients to be attended to, participates in patient related activities.

• Participates in other related activities affecting the clinic program (e.g., grant application requirements, committees, recruitment and orientation).

• Directing, coordinating, consulting with, and referring patients to nurses, specialists, and other medical staff.

• Maintains appropriate medical certification as required by the NC Medical Board.

• Agrees to participate in and comply with the provisions of any managed care and other third-party payor contracts entered into by the company.

• Agrees to complete all documents related to billing and patient records in a timely manner as required by company.

• Other duties as assigned.

JOB TITLE: Clinical Medical Assistant

DEPARTMENT: Integrated Health Services

FLSA: Full-Time; Hourly/Non-Exempt

DURATION: Open Until Filled

HIRING RANGE: $17.00/hour to $20.00 per hour

POSITION PURPOSE

Performs Clinical duties as they pertain outpatient clinical care. Assists provider (Physician/Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant) with medical procedures and tests in conjunction with patient visits. Position will participate in QI activities as needed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Triage patient

· Escorts patients to exam room, and prepare patient for exam

· Obtains patient history and chief complaint

· Obtain lab specimens, give injections and performs routine medical tests

· Make referral appointments

· Provide patient education

· Call in prescription per PA/FNP/MD orders

· Performs light housekeeping chores

· Maintains adequate inventory of medication supplies

· Places pharmacy order

· File patient information in medical record

· Assist in assuring goals and objectives are met

· Receives telephone calls, answering inquiries, an/or refers questions to appropriate staff members

· Performs other related duties as assigned

Current CPR/BLS certification required.

Certification required to demonstrate competency in the performance of duties specific to infant, pediatric, adult and geriatric patients.

Must be knowledgeable of HIV, and Sexual Transmitted Diseases.

SKILLS/ABILITIES: Maintain Confidentiality; Good computer skills; Multi-tasking; Well organized with good oral and written communications skills.

Nurse Practitioner - Family Practice

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