What are the responsibilities and job description for the Primary Care - Nurse Practitioner Support position at Legacy Health?
Overview
We have a very clear mission at Legacy: to make life better for our patients, our community and each other. We show it every day, in everything we do. At Legacy, we have a fundamental responsibility to improve the wellness of everyone we touch and empower people to live healthier lives. If you are interested in joining a team that is making a difference, we would like to talk with you.
Legacy is recruiting an Outpatient Advanced Practitioner for our Family Wellness Center, located at 1000 SE Tech Center Dr., Vancouver, WA. Providers in this clinic include physicians and advanced practitioners, all of whom have been a part of Legacy for several years. Our primary care providers are supported by individually assigned MAs as well as care teams that can include panel coordinators, social workers, RN case managers, behavioral health clinicians and pharmacists.
Vancouver, WA. is a vibrant community located just North of Portland, Oregon.
This is a Supportive APP role. LMG Primary Care utilizes Advanced Practice Providers in this role to extend a group of primary care providers capacity and improve access by:
- Helping to manage the Epic In-basket (patient messages, medication management, diagnostic results and orders, and responding to urgent issues)
- Seeing routine follow-up patients which improves access and decompresses the schedules of other providers, allowing them to see more new patients
- Seeing same day urgent care type issues which mitigates disruption to the daily schedule, improves access and patient satisfaction.
Qualification and Licensure Requirement:
- Graduate of Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
- Minimum of 2-years’ experience.
- Current Washington NP license w/Prescriptive Privileges or PA license.
- Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
- Willing to adhere to guidelines set forth in Legacy’s Values in Action
Benefits of Working for Legacy:
- A nonprofit that serves the community
- Community leader in providing healthcare and healthcare related services to the underserved
- Full compensation and benefits package to include competitive salary, relocation assistance, CME allowance, full medical plan, malpractice coverage, retirement and much more.
LEGACY’S VALUES IN ACTION:
Follows guidelines set forth in Legacy’s Values in Action.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Vets/Disabled. Sorry, no J1 or H-1B visa opportunities.
For additional information please formally apply or contact Erin Pendergraft at EPENDERG@LHS.ORG
