Family Nurse Practitioner – Full Time – Jamestown

POSITION: Family Nurse Practitioner

SUMMARY: Provide quality and cost effective primary care services to the patient population, meeting their diverse health and social needs, under the supervision of a physician.

The Chautauqua Center (TCC) expects all employees to respond and participate in emergency situation per emergency policies and procedures.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

1. Clinical
   1. Perform complete examination of patients including adults, children and infants
   2. Assess and manage acute and chronic conditions and participate in disease registry
   3. Screen all patients for health maintenance needs, including immunizations
   4. Educates patients and family members in health promotion, disease prevention and birth control methods as appropriate
   5. Assists in preparation and selection of patient education materials
   6. Initiates diagnostic studies referring abnormal results of concern to Medical Director of specialist
   7. Helps coordinate efficient flow of patients through the system of care
   8. Helps monitor status of referrals
   9. Obtain and review patient histories and develop patient care charts, ensuring completeness and accuracy
   10. Helps facilitate creation and tracking of patient data, specimens and records
   11. Practices safety, environmental, and/or infection control methods
   12. Helps provide triage services and treatment services during disaster, per protocol
   13. Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
   14. Monitors the effectiveness of interventions.
   15. Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.
   16. Maintains hospital privileges as designated by TCC
   17. Shares a call schedule with other providers
   18. Other duties as assigned by TCC
2.  Administrative
   1. 1. 1. Provide trainings on procedures, risk management and emergency care
         2. Participate in Quality Assurance, peer review and maintain confidentiality
         3. Participate in quality improvement, chart audits, and process improvement programs, both system-wide and cluster specific
         4. Participate in cluster specific meetings and administrative task as assigned by Medical Director or CEO
         5. Helps in recording of no-show visits and lab results/refills
         6. Participates or collaborates with marketing and other health education staff on education and patient recruitment health fairs
         7. Maintain current knowledge-base and appropriate licensure
         8. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
         9. Other duties as assigned by TCC

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing
• Graduate of an Accredited Nurse Practitioner Program
• Licensed to work in the state of New York
• Board Certification
• CPR certified
• Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment in area of expertise
• Minimum 1 year experience in a primary care clinic
• Legal authorization to work in the United States
• Bilingual Spanish/English strongly preferred
• Sensitivity in the provision of services to people of various ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, education and lifestyle backgrounds
• Computer literate in a Windows-based environment
• A valid State Driver’s license with clean records and access to insured automobile

The Chautauqua Center is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, disability or status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era, pregnancy, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, status regarding public assistance, veteran status, citizenship or membership in any other legally protected class.