Adult Nurse Practitioner

The Primary Care Nurse Practitioner is primarily responsible for providing medical services for the patients of Amistad Community Health Center, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center; in addition, the Primary Care Nurse Practitioner may be directed by the CEO or Medical Director Services to perform other duties in accordance with funding agencies requirements, contractual agreements, and policies, procedures, and protocols established by the Amistad CHC Board of Directors.Job Duties:(1) Assume quality of care for all patients; scheduled, or same-day/walk-in appointments.(2) Improve quality of care under the Chronic Care Management Dashboard.(3) Adheres to the highest standards of medical practice, ethics, and professionalism at all times.(4) Assist the Medical Director in establishing medical policies, quality improvement procedures, evaluating current practices, policies and procedures.(5) Recommend changes in all clinical areas, and/or in general areas to improve the patient flow, medical records, billing practices, and appointment practices.(6) Assist the Medical Director in designing, implementing and evaluating educational programs for patients and clinical staff.(7) Responsible for implementation of the Optimizing Comprehensive Clinical Care model.(8) Maintain an affiliation with professional groups, medical associations, and medical organizations, as per policies established and represent Amistad CHC in all meetings of these associations and organizations.(9) Other duties as required by the funding agencies to carry out contractual agreements and/or as established by the Amistad CHC Management and Board of Directors.(a) Must become familiar with the Federal and State rules, regulations, and practices in a Community Health Center.(b) Become familiar with Federal and State Health care program requirements and assist in carrying out these programs.(c) Assist in developing and implementing the health care plan and review of the program requirements, and recommend changes when necessary to carry out the health plan as required.(10) Promotes and believes in Amistad CHC’s mission statement.(11) Ability to relate to the public regardless of ethnic, religion, and economic status.(12) Assist the Medical Director in overseeing the work of midlevel clinicians as necessary and appropriate.(13) Attend monthly Staff MeetingsAmistad Health Benefits: 10 paid holiday per year, Paid Time Off, CME Days and Reimbursement, Health Benefits, Retirement plan (with match)