Family Nurse Practitioner

Nehalem Bay Health Center and Pharmacy, located on the beautiful North Oregon Coast, has an immediate opening for a full-time or part-time Family Nurse Practitioner. This fully benefited position includes Medical, Dental and Vision coverage beginning on the first day of employment. Other benefits include student loan assistance, professional development stipend and career development pathways, subsidized fitness memberships and employee wellness programs, paid holidays, paid vacation and sick leave, 401k with company match, paid short-term disability, and paid life insurance.

Job Purpose:

The Family Nurse Practitioner position provides direct patient care and is committed to upholding the mission of the health center, achieving patient clinical measures and contributing to the wellness of the broader community.

Duties:

• Provides quality patient care, including quality patient care to adolescents and youth at a school-based health center.
• Establishes treatment plans for patients and counsels patients accordingly.
• Achieves the clinical performance measures for clinic patients assigned to the provider panel.
• Achieves clinic productivity goals.
• Participates in medical record audits, peer review, clinical data review, and other practice review activities.
• Participates in the after-hours call rotation with other providers.
• Participates on various clinic committees, as appropriate.
• Participates in all clinic quality improvement activities.
• Participates in student training opportunities.
• Provides nursing practice perspective with regard to billing procedures and productivity, as needed.
• Complies with all clinic policies and procedures.
• Assists in community public relations functions.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills/Attributes

• Knowledge of the principles and practice of preventive medicine.
• Knowledge of state and federal laws pertaining to nursing, medicine and HHS/HRSA regulations.
• Knowledge of the structure and operations of community health centers.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with employees, patients, and community members.
• Active listener who is interested in being part of a collaborative and patient-centered team.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and rapidly changing work environment by prioritizing multiple tasks to perform efficiently and effectively.
• Flexibility to change priorities based on patient and clinic needs.
• Ability to show empathy and understanding toward all patients, including those with special needs.
• Recognize, respect, and work effectively with people from diverse social, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds who may have different healthcare preferences and needs.

Qualifications:

• Master of Science in Nursing from an appropriately accredited college or university.
• Current license to practice medicine in the State of Oregon.
• Current DEA registration.
• Ability to become a Drug Addiction Treatment Act (DATA) waivered practitioner to treat opioid use disorder.
• Experience providing patient care to adolescents and youth.
• Experience working with electronic medical record software.
• CPR certification.

Immunizations:

• Hepatitis B

Physical Requirements:

• Standing/walking; predominant daily position.
• Bending, stooping, lifting, positioning; predominant daily physical activities while performing duties within clinic practice.
• In performing job duties may be exposed to blood and body fluids and hazardous chemicals; sight, auditory, tactile and olfactory senses exposure.
• Operating technical equipment.
• Computer screen, mouse, and keyboard usage.
• Telephone usage.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person