NP

Seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner to join walk in Center. - Participate in patient care by making assessments and helping patients manage and understand their chronic illness, acute episodes, and exacerbation. - Examines and treats patients to assure continuity of care. - Makes assessment of each patient which includes, but is not limited to, presenting problem, medical history, allergies, psycho-social problems, medications, and current living arrangement of individuals and their families. - Reviews lab values that are abnormal and plans appropriate disposition/treatment in absence of the primary physician. - Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served. - Identifies need for client/family teaching and/or referrals. Prioritizes patient needs based on assessment and patient's verbalized areas of concern. - Demonstrates clinical competence and professional commitment in Nursing Practice by adhering to established standards of practice and utilizing appropriate scientific principles. - Participates in the orientation/teaching process, when requested, to assure that new employee/student will become familiar with policies, procedures, and expectations for the job role. - Proponent of the improvement process and works cooperatively with team members in making necessary changes. - Acts as a resource person to the healthcare team. Provides informational sessions as requested. - Develops and maintains systems for patient educational materials and staff. - Performs physical examinations and preventive health measures within prescribed protocols, guidelines, and instructions of Physician. - Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's clinical problems and health care needs. - Records physical findings and formulates plans and prognosis, based on patient's condition. - Discusses case with Physician and other health professionals to prepare comprehensive patient care plan. - Submits health care plan and goals of individual patients for periodic review and evaluation by Physician. - Prescribes or recommends drugs or other forms of treatment such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures. - Refers patients to Physician for consultation or to specialized health resources for treatment. - Participates in quality assurance activities. - Assumes any/all additional duties and responsibilities consistent with the aforementioned duties and responsibilities. - Participates in Supervision. - Frequent contact with patients, families, visitors, nurses and other department staff. - Occasional stress and pressure caused by multiple simultaneous demands. - May be exposed to various infectious diseases. Universal precautions and techniques are included in orientation and the availability of protective wear is supported and encouraged when the employee is at risk for exposure. Requirement: Master's degree in Nursing, MA License, DEA, CPR and Massachusetts Controlled Substance licensure for prescriptive authority.

Community/Facility info: Community Health Center proudly provides access to high quality, affordable health care to children and adults of all ages -- regardless of their ability to pay. The Health Center has served the communities since 1970 and has grown to include many specialty services in addition to comprehensive primary health care. Health Center patients may choose a primary care physician, nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife from our team of more than 40 board certified medical providers. Behavioral health services are integrated into the care provided at the Health Center. Patients are able to schedule visits with certified mental health professionals working at the Health Center. Our employees speak 28 different languages, and at least 40 staff are trained medical interpreters.

Contact: For more information please contact Ben Ferro at [email protected] or call .