Job Description Summary:
\n \n \nJob Description:
\nJOB SUMMARY
\nProvides high quality primary careto individuals, families, and groups of Community Health Center clients according to established professional and medical standards. Works collaboratively with other health care team members to meet both acute care, and health maintenance needs of clients. Maintains hospital privileges as necessary according to local institution's standards and requirements. Maintains professional licensure as appropriate. Fully established practice standards for productivity and appropriate utilization of care. Position is designed to support evening and or weekend hours.
\nROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
\nClinical
\nProvides ongoing high quality primary care to clients. Performs clinical procedures competently. Cares for acutely ill clients in in-patient or emergency room setting as necessary. Works collaboratively with members of the interdisciplinary team members providing medical support and consultation as necessary. Maintains and documents the problem oriented medical record accurately after each client visit and monitors health maintenance checks of patient panel. Participates in other health care activities as agreed, e.g. school based clinic consultant, SNF care.
\nAdministrative
\nMaintains board certification/licensure. Attends continuing education programs. Maintains involvement in professional organizations as necessary. Meets hospital medical staff requirements as necessary. Collaborate with office manager and clerical/clinical staff to promote the smooth functioning of the medical component meeting client’s health care needs. Participates with Community Health Center management in developing and achieving optimal clinical performance and organizational goals for productivity and utilization.
\n \nQUALITFICATIONS AND PREFERRED SKILLS
\nAPRN: Graduate of an accredited Master of Science in Nursing program with a specialty as a family nurse practitioner. Maintains board certification as a family nurse practitioner. Maintains appropriate board certification, licensure, and professional organizations.
\n \nPA: Graduate of an accredited Master program in the study of physician assistant. Maintains appropriate board certification, licensure, and professional organizations.
\nCHC requires as a condition of employment current American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer and AED (CPR/FPR/AED) certification. The only acceptable alternative is current American Heart Association BLS/AED for Healthcare Providers certification.
\nCommunicates effectively with clients and staff. Documents interaction clearly and concisely in the medical record. Requires effective communication skills at all levels of interaction. Required to develop bilingual capacity as dictated by needs of the site.
\n \nPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT
\nModerate physical activity level, i.e. walking, standing. Potential blood born pathogen/chemical hazard exposure.
\n \n \nWORK SCHEDULE DEMANDS
\n \nHours as agreed.Clinical schedule arranged to include office hours, hospital rounds, etc. Scheduling options will include 2 evenings and/or weekend coverage (currently full day Saturday and ½ day Sunday).
\n \n \nOrganization Information:
\nCommunity Health Center, Inc. (CHC), with offices in Connecticut, Colorado and California, is one of the country’s most creative and dynamic providers of primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services, and a leader in practice-based research, health professionals training, and use of innovative technologies to advance health and healthcare. CHC is designated as a federally qualified health center and a patient-centered medical home by HRSA, the Joint Commission, and NCQA, respectively. We deliver more than 600,000 patient visits per year from primary care hubs and community clinics across the state of CT, all connected by technology and common standards for quality. We employ several hundred medical, dental, and behavioral health providers who are engaged in practice, teaching, and research. Our Weitzman Institute is devoted to research and practice transformation and is recognized around the country as one of the premier research institutes focused on improving health care and health outcomes for special and vulnerable populations. In addition, the organization has developed three wholly owned subsidiaries from the original pilot developments within the Weitzman Institute: the National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Training Consortium (NNPRFTC), the National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA), and the ConferMed.
\n \n \nLocation:
Community Health Center of Meriden\nCity:
Meriden\nState:
Connecticut\n \n \nTime Type:
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