Nurse Practitioner - Dorchester, MA, United States - UPHAMS CORNER HEALTH CENTER

Description

Job Details

Job Location
415 Columbia Rd - Dorchester, MA

Description

Position Title:

Nurse Practitioner-Pediatric

Department:

Primary Care

Supervisor:

Medical Director

Hours per week:

Exempt - 40 hours per week

Primary Function:

Under the general direction of the Medical Director, or Physician, provide health maintenance, episodic illness, and chronic disease patient care to patients aged 0-21 years.

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 surgical 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 Pediatric Multidisciplinary Team
• Participate in educational 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 by physician and / or supervisor as required.

Qualifications

Minimum Basic Knowledge:

• Current certification and licensure as a 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 neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, and young adults to age 21
• Experience in culturally diverse settings and passionate about community health.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team including skill in openness to input from staff at all levels of education and function within the health center.
• 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 Spanish, Portuguese and/or Cape Verdean desirable.
• UCHC strongly encourages applicants from diverse populations to work with us in the care of this diverse community.

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:

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.]