Advanced Practice Provider

Summary of Position

The Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP), under the supervision of the Physician, is responsible for assisting in the delivery of health care and patient care management. Under a physician’s supervision, the PA/NP is responsible for the delivery of a broad range of medical services, including taking medical histories, conducting physical examinations, ordering diagnostic tests, administering treatments (e.g., suturing, casting and minor surgery), monitoring patients, prescribing medications, assisting physicians, and counseling and educating patients.

Benefits:

• Continuing Education Funds and PTO

• Career Development and Leadership Opportunities

• Administrative Time

• Health Insurance

• Dental Benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,000.00 annually

• 403B Retirement, Company contributes 4% & Company matches up to 4%

• Paid Time Off

• Holiday Pay

• Long Term Disability

• Life Insurance

• Optional Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Flexible Spending Accounts

Advanced Practice Provider Qualifications

Minimum

• Current unrestricted certification and/or licensure
• Previous medical office or FQHC experience preferred.
• CPR, and all applicable certifications required (must be obtained within 30 days of employment).
• Knowledgeable in population health management in the underserved and/or vulnerable populations
• Understands ethics of confidentiality.
• Previous computer experience or training required.
• Successful candidates must submit to TB testing and any vaccinations recommended by OSHA Guidelines.
• Sets an example as a medical professional by observing work start and stop times, giving adequate notice for absences, and following the clinic’s operational and personnel policies and procedures.
• Able to communicate and relate well with patients, providers, and clinical staff.
• Maintains current and unrestricted licensure and certification, including meeting and/or exceeding CME requirements.
• Observes standards of medical care.
• Efficient, organized, and accurate.
• Ability to stand for extended
• Sitting and standing for long periods of time
• Frequent walking for short distances
• Repetitive motion work with keyboards and some limited physical activity

Required Skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills,
• Proficiency in 2010 Microsoft Office Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access, use and e-mail communication.
• Problem analysis and problem solution at both a strategic and functional level
• Ability to communicate clearly and succinctly

Education: Graduation from an accredited program. Current State of North Carolina PA or NP licensure/certification required. Current DEA certificate required. Board Certification if applicable.

Advanced Practice Provider Key Responsibilities

1. Engages in a patient-centered approach to providing care for patients and their families
2. Provides medical evaluation and treatment using standard medical procedures as part of the clinical care team. Responds to emergencies and answers medical questions.
3. Obtains and documents, or causes to be obtained and documented; appropriate chief complaint, past medical, family, and social history; review of systems, examination, medications, and allergies; assessment and plan for each patient; providing patient education as needed.
4. Provides medical orders for prescription refills, administration of medications, ancillary testing, and/or referrals as needed to patients
5. Review ancillary test results promptly and coordinate notification and follow-up with the patients.
6. Supervises patient care by non-clinic agencies such as specialty providers, home health care, nursing homes, or hospices.
7. Available to patients personally or through clinical staff to answer questions and relay information regarding their care.
8. Completion of all appropriate paperwork in a timely manner, including documentation to comply with insurance and reimbursement guidelines.
9. Educates patients and/or families on the nature of disease, provides instruction on proper care, self-management, and treatment, and works with patients to develop an individualized care plan.
10. Actively participates in the QI process by reviewing peer charts when appropriate and gives feedback to peers to support a culture of peer education and continual learning.
11. Perform other duties as assigned by his/her supervising physician, the Medical Director, Practice Manager, and/or Kintegra Health executive leadership team members.

Kintegra Health Core Requirements

1. Patient First – An approach to care that holds primary, the well-being and desires of the patient

2. Build not Blame – Focusing first on finding fault with the process rather than the person

3. Integrity and Honesty – Fostering an acceptance of openness, honesty, and fairness in words, deeds and the use of organizational resources judiciously for both internal and external customers

4. Cooperation and Flexibility – Related to an internal believe that we function as part of an interdependent team with only shared gains or losses thereby committed to assisting whenever possible beyond the prerequisite job description

5. Culturally Sensitive – Always working toward increasing one’s ability to understand, communicate with, effectively interact and care for people across cultures, while having an acute awareness of one’s own culture.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.