Family Nurse Practitioner

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Family Nurse Practitioner is a key member of the Integrated Health team, engaged in providing medical services and helping to define the medical direction of the organization. The position provides primary care medical services to adults to ensure the delivery of affordable quality healthcare services. The Family Nurse Practitioner works collaboratively with the Integrated Health staff to ensure clients transition seamlessly between medical and behavioral health services.

Clinical Duties

· Provides full-scope outpatient primary care services, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up for acute and chronic conditions.

· Provides primary care services in the medical clinic, at NAC residential facilities, in the community at NAC housing sites, as well as telehealth visits.

· Prescribes medications, administers immunizations, and educates patients on health and wellness.

· Orders, performs CLIA waived laboratory testing, and interprets diagnostic tests and lab work.

· Provides patient and family education focused on health promotion and disease prevention.

· Documents all patients encounters accurately and timely in the electronic health record (EHR)

· Collaborates with Behavioral Health professionals for care coordination of shared patients as needed,

· Ensures clients have knowledge and access to medical services after hours for emergencies and urgent medical needs.

· Supports nursing staff at residential sites with clinical oversight.

· Takes all steps necessary to ensure accuracy of patient data, test documentation, and recordkeeping, including updating the electronic medical record with testing orders and reporting results to state, federal and other reporting agencies.

· Ensures a safe working environment by adhering to the standards set by Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Native American Connections policies.

· Complies with all patient and data confidentiality policies and regulations, including, but not limited to HIPPA

· Keeps abreast of emerging models in health care delivery; identify and define new and innovative strategies to achieve business goals and objectives

· Identifies opportunities to collaborate and develop clinical integration opportunities with health delivery systems to achieve affordable outcomes.

· Completes disability certifications as needed.

· Conducts telehealth appointments as necessary

Administrative Duties:

• Reviews and sign lab/imaging results.
• Reviews and signs incoming medical records.
• On-call availability to residential sites for after-hours questions
• Creates, reviews, and signs medically related policies and procedures
• Participate in the following:

o  Quality Management Committee, including quality improvement and compliance

o  Team meetings based on availability

o  Policy and Procedure Meeting based on availability

• Works collaboratively with Integrated Clinic Medical Director

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Productivity
• Quality of work
• Knowledge of the Job
• Professionalism
• Teamwork
• Initiative/Resourcefulness
• Work Efficiency
• Punctuality
• Dependability
• Communication Skills
• Cultural Competency/Mission

EDUCATIONAL/WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:

· Master's degree in Nursing

· AZ Board of Nursing qualification as a Family Nurse Practitioner with an active and unrestricted license 

· Two years’ experience providing medical services Experience in public sector healthcare or non-profit community health, with knowledge of Medicaid populations; experience working with Native Americans preferred.

· Current Fingerprint Clearance Card and DEA license

· BLS Certification.

· AZ Medicaid provider or ability to complete and submit application within first 30 days of employment

SKILLS REQUIREMENT:

· Must possess knowledge of clinical care and client treatment 

· Must have prescribing and dispensing authority granted by the state board of nursing.

· Must have an ability to effectively use an Electronic Medical Record.

· Must be a team player, flexible, highly ethical, value-driven, results-oriented and a professional of high personal integrity

· Demonstrated skill in the use of computers, Microsoft Office, email systems, as well as in overall written communication