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22 May

Full-Time Physician Assistant/Family Nurse Practitioner

Greater Prince William Community Health Center – Posted by lgonzalez@gpwhealthcenter.org Woodbridge, Virginia, United States

Job Description

Team Philosophy Statement

The Center provides affordable access to integrated and coordinated primary, dental, behavioral, and OB-GYN health care services for the entire family under one roof. We operate with a team of caring, competent, and productive providers and staff who focus on quality and compassionate care in order to provide outstanding service to patients and families.  Our staff places a high value on teamwork.  Staff must be multi?skilled and perform a variety of tasks in the care of our patients.  Each member of the team is dedicated to continuous learning, and contributes toward our goal of providing outstanding health care services to our patients.

 

Position Description

Function as a Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner in an out-patient primary health care clinic serving patients of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level. Utilize professional skills in providing diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic health problems along with preventive care focused on health risk factor reduction.  Ensure efficient and effective patient care through joint planning and problem solving with clinic staff.  Provide care consistent with medical best practices and the policies and procedures of the organization. Protect the dignity, privacy and confidentiality of patients and their families.  Possesses the ability to work independently and collaborate, when appropriate, with other Center healthcare providers to offer integrated care to patients of all ages.

 

Essential Functions

  1. Performance of health assessments, including a thorough history and physical examination, ordering or performing certain diagnostic tests, evaluation of the psychosocial and family aspects of the situation sufficient to make a general health assessment, and diagnose the nature of common acute and chronic conditions at any/all of our operating sites.
  2. Promotion and maintenance of family health, including planning of periodic health assessments and screening for early case findings, assessment and guidance with regard to health hazards, child rearing, good family health habits, family planning, mental and emotional problems and continued maintenance of contact and rapport with the family.
  3. Management of common acute and chronic illness, including minor trauma, episodic problems, common chronic disorders, as well as counseling and education with regard to such problems, performance of minor surgical procedures and initiation of life-saving procedures in emergencies.
  4. Referral of complex and high priority cases to the physician on duty with regard to complicated diagnostic problems, serious illness, complicated therapeutic problems, reevaluation of chronic conditions, etc.
  5. Working as a member of the health care team, and assisting in education of patients and the target community in preventive health care and health maintenance concepts.
  6. Completes Electronic Medical Records according to practice standards and closes charts within the appropriate time frame.
  7. Completes continuing education credits as necessary and appropriate.
  8. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Education, and Experience:

 Physician Assistant-

  1. Must possess a Physician Assistant Degree from an accredited program
  2. Current Virginia license to practice as a Physician Assistant with prescription authority
  3. Must be certified by NCCPA National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistant.
  4. Current DEA number, NPI number, and basic life support card.
  5. Spanish-speaking preference.

Nurse Practitioner-

  1. Masters, Science of Nursing from an accredited program.
  2. Board Certified by a National Nursing Certification Board as a Family Nurse Practitioner.
  3. Current Virginia license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner with prescription authority.
  4. Current DEA number, NPI number, and basic life support card.
  5. Spanish-speaking preference.

How to Apply

CV's can be emailed to lgonzalez@gpwhealthcenter.org

Job Categories: Family Practice. Job Types: Full-Time.

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