UCHC | Upham's Corner Health Center
Nurse Practitioner
UCHC | Upham's Corner Health Center, Dorchester, Massachusetts, us, 02122
Position Title: Nurse Practitioner
Department: Primary Care
Supervisor: Medical Director
Status / Hours per week: Exempt - Fulltime
Primary Function:
Under the general direction of the Medical Director, or Physician, provide health maintenance, episodic illness, and chronic disease patient care to patients.
Duties & Responsibilities:
* Provide primary medical management for patients through collaboration with a physician.* Delivers patient care and patient education in a manner that is appropriate to patient's age, physical ability, educational level and culture.* Conduct health assessments and evaluate the needs of patients in the primary care clinic.* Conduct physical exams, order and/or perform laboratory and diagnostic tests, and make clinical judgments regarding results.* Perform minor procedures independently.* Participate in the development of a comprehensive plan of care for each patient.* Initiate appropriate consultation and referrals.* Provide health information and teaching with emphasis on prevention and curative treatment.* Act as primary care resource to the Multidisciplinary Team and provide in-services for staff as required.* Participate in teaching activities with nurses, nurse practitioner, and medical students.* Document History & Physical, assessment and treatment intervention in medical record.* Participate in committees for quality of care, standards of care, policies and procedures, and other program development activities.* Maintain current standards of practice and seek professional development.* Participate in regularly scheduled clinical care, team and department meetings.* Perform other duties assigned supervisor as required.
Qualifications
Minimum Basic Knowledge:
* Current certification and licensure as Nurse Practitioner in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Experience & Qualifications:
* Current certification and licensure as a Nurse Practitioner in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.* Ability to maintain patient confidentiality at all times as required by the health center and regulations.* Experience working with two or more of neonatal, pediatric/adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations.* Experience in culturally diverse settings and passionate about community health.* Experience working within a multidisciplinary team.* Ability to communicate clearly with patients and with staff.* Strong leadership, interpersonal, teaching, and organizational skills.* Willingness to work evenings and weekends as required.* Proficient in Spanish, Portuguese, and/or Cape Verdean desirable.
Independent Action:
* Ability to work independently with appropriate assessment for referral.
Supervisory Responsibility:
* Clinical supervision to nursing staff.* Supervision to nursing and nurse practitioner students.
Define Access Level to PHI:
Level 4 [Authorized to access full health information. UCHC position and job responsibilities involve the provision of patient care and working as a clinical team member. Staff in this category level, although allowed full access, should only access the necessary information for each respective treatment encounter/circumstance].
Department: Primary Care
Supervisor: Medical Director
Status / Hours per week: Exempt - Fulltime
Primary Function:
Under the general direction of the Medical Director, or Physician, provide health maintenance, episodic illness, and chronic disease patient care to patients.
Duties & Responsibilities:
* Provide primary medical management for patients through collaboration with a physician.* Delivers patient care and patient education in a manner that is appropriate to patient's age, physical ability, educational level and culture.* Conduct health assessments and evaluate the needs of patients in the primary care clinic.* Conduct physical exams, order and/or perform laboratory and diagnostic tests, and make clinical judgments regarding results.* Perform minor procedures independently.* Participate in the development of a comprehensive plan of care for each patient.* Initiate appropriate consultation and referrals.* Provide health information and teaching with emphasis on prevention and curative treatment.* Act as primary care resource to the Multidisciplinary Team and provide in-services for staff as required.* Participate in teaching activities with nurses, nurse practitioner, and medical students.* Document History & Physical, assessment and treatment intervention in medical record.* Participate in committees for quality of care, standards of care, policies and procedures, and other program development activities.* Maintain current standards of practice and seek professional development.* Participate in regularly scheduled clinical care, team and department meetings.* Perform other duties assigned supervisor as required.
Qualifications
Minimum Basic Knowledge:
* Current certification and licensure as Nurse Practitioner in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Experience & Qualifications:
* Current certification and licensure as a Nurse Practitioner in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.* Ability to maintain patient confidentiality at all times as required by the health center and regulations.* Experience working with two or more of neonatal, pediatric/adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations.* Experience in culturally diverse settings and passionate about community health.* Experience working within a multidisciplinary team.* Ability to communicate clearly with patients and with staff.* Strong leadership, interpersonal, teaching, and organizational skills.* Willingness to work evenings and weekends as required.* Proficient in Spanish, Portuguese, and/or Cape Verdean desirable.
Independent Action:
* Ability to work independently with appropriate assessment for referral.
Supervisory Responsibility:
* Clinical supervision to nursing staff.* Supervision to nursing and nurse practitioner students.
Define Access Level to PHI:
Level 4 [Authorized to access full health information. UCHC position and job responsibilities involve the provision of patient care and working as a clinical team member. Staff in this category level, although allowed full access, should only access the necessary information for each respective treatment encounter/circumstance].