Job: Nurse Practitioner – Family Medicine

Essential Role:  Provides professional medical services to complement the delivery of primary health care services at GraceMed Health Clinic, working under the guidance of the Chief Medical Clinic Officer and Supervising Physician.

Reporting Relationships: The Mid-level Medical Provider has a primary obligation to the Corporation as a whole and reports to the Chief Operations Officer for contractual obligations, to the Chief Medical Clinic Officer for quality care per GraceMed standards, and to the Medical Manager for all areas of clinical management.  

Duties & Responsibilities:

Clinical

1. Provides medical evaluation, treatment and consultation services to patients of the clinic.
2. Available to staff at all times to respond to emergencies and answer medical questions.
3. Obtains and documents, or causes to be obtained and documented; appropriate chief complaint, past medical, family and social history, review of systems, examination, medications and allergies, assessment and plan for each assigned patient.
4. Provides medical orders for prescription refills, administration of medications, ancillary testing, and/or referrals.
5. Reviews ancillary test results and coordinates notification to the patient.
6. Provides patient education as needed.
7. Supervises patient care by non-clinic agencies such as home health care, nursing home, or hospice.
8. Available to patients personally or through clinical staff to answer questions and relay information regarding their care.
9. Completes appropriate paperwork in compliance with insurance and reimbursement guidelines.
10. Completion of all documentation and paperwork in a timely manner.
11. Participates in on-call rotation schedule.

 Administrative

1. Assists with development of programs to increase or improve clinical services.
2. Assists with review, revision and development of clinical policies and procedures.
3. Provides assistance with OSHA, emergency preparedness, infection control and regulatory compliance.
4. Assists with medical equipment budgeting, feasibility analysis, and acquisition.
5. Represents GraceMed at functions as requested.
6. Attends all staff, clinical, board or other special meetings as requested.
7. Performs other appropriate duties as requested by supervisors.

 Performance Requirements:

1. Courteous, honest and professional at all times.
2. Sets an example as a medical professional by observing work start and stop times, giving adequate notice for absences, and following clinic’s operational and personnel policies and procedures.
3. Ability to communicate and relate well with providers and clinical staff.
4. Maintains appropriate licensure and certification including meeting and/or exceeding CME requirements.
5. Observes standards of medical care.
6. Efficient, organized and accurate.

  Education and Experience:

1. Master’s degree required.
2. Current State of Kansas ARNP licensure required.
3. Current DEA certificate preferred.     
4. Experience in public health preferred.

 Qualifications:  

1. CPR certification required CPR, and all applicable certifications required (must be obtained within 30 days of employment).  Previous medical office experience preferred.
2. Understanding of ethics of confidentiality preferred.  Previous computer experience or training preferred.  Successful candidate must submit to TB testing and any vaccinations recommended
3. by OSHA Guidelines.

 Working Conditions:

Medical office environment.  Multi-task oriented position including direct patient care may require sitting or standing for long periods.  Some bending, stooping, and lifting (up to 50lbs).  Must interact with physicians, patients and other office personnel.  Must possess socio-economic and cultural sensitivity.  May involve contact with angry, upset or ill persons.  Will involve potential exposure to blood and body fluids and other hazardous substances.  Must have visual acuity and manual dexterity to assist with procedures, perform and interpret lab results, and interface with computer.  Must have auditory acuity to handle phone calls and extensive patient interaction.  

Work Schedule:  This is an exempt position.  The Mid-Level Provider is expected to work within the normal workweek plus additional duties that can only be done outside of business hours.  

This job description has been examined for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (May 1995).  The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive.  They represent typical elements and criteria considered necessary to successfully perform the job.  

Confidentiality: As an employee of GraceMed Health Clinic, Inc., you are bound by principles of medical ethics.  You have both a legal and moral obligation to protect the privacy of our patients.  In the course of your work, you will have access to confidential information regarding patients, and/or the practices’ confidential business. It is essential that you refrain from any discussions regarding personal information about a patient, a patient’s condition, a patient’s finances, proprietary company information, personnel salaries, and/or the practices’ confidential business with any third person.  This includes, but is not limited to, other employees, your spouse, family or friends.  CONFIDENTIALITY IS SO IMPORTANT THAT ANY BREACH OF THIS POLICY WILL BE CONSIDERED GROUNDS FOR TERMINATION.  Review and signature of the Agreement is a condition of employment.  

Satisfactory pre-employment drug screen and background check required.  

Email resume to: bweber@gracemed.org.  Mail Resume to: 1122 N. Topeka, Wichita, KS 67214.  Fax resume to: 316-866-2083.