Advanced Practice Provider

SALARY: $46.58 – $57.10/hour, DOE CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled BARGAINING UNIT: Non-Union Personnel Plan SCHEDULING/HOURS OF WORK: Regular, Full-Time, 40 Hours Per Week Located halfway between Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks and home to the University of Montana, Missoula is an academic center situated in an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise. Depending on the season, you can hike, ski, fish, float rivers, ride mountain bikes, or just sit back and marvel at the surrounding scenery. Join us in scenic, sophisticated, and service-oriented Missoula! Partnership Health Center (PHC), 2019 and 2022 winner of the Employer of Choice Award for Missoula, and 2022 winner of the Montana Employer of Choice Award, offers impeccable, integrated services to over 18,000 individuals and families. A 14-site, Federally Qualified Health Center in Missoula County, PHC fulfills its mission through the provision of a full range of primary care services – medical, dental, behavioral health, and an on-site pharmacy with a dedication to attending to the social determinants of health. Please visit our website to see the amazing benefits you will receive by joining our team such as medical (no cost for employee), dental, and vision insurance, loan forgiveness, retirement plan contributions, and generous paid sick and vacation time. DEFINITION: Provide primary health care at Partnership Health Center (PHC) as an advanced practice provider (APP), nurse practitioner or certified physician assistant, using the full scope of your training and as defined by the supervisor. REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK: Provides primary care to patients as an independent practitioner. Performs medical history and conducts physical and psychosocial examinations Formulates diagnosis and prescribes treatment including writing prescriptions for medications. Performs minor clinical procedures. Reviews lab results and provides follow-up as necessary. Completes patients’ medical charts accurately using standard SOAP format and in a timely manner, and maintains related records in accordance with departmental policies. Communicates by phone and in writing with patients and health care professionals to provide follow-up on recommended treatment. May counsel patients or make referrals to other health care or social service programs in the community. Participates in quality assurance reviews and in patient chart audits with the medical director. Maintains expertise and certification in field of practice, including completion of required hours of CME (Continuing Medical Education.) Attends department staff meetings weekly. Participates in orientation and guidance of new team members and supervision of students. Performs related work as required or directed. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION: PA: Requires a certificate of completion from a recognized Physician Assistant program. APRN: Requires a baccalaureate degree in nursing. Requires completion of a recognized/accredited course for nurse practitioner. Requires working in the nursing field for greater than 2 years before applying for and or attending an accredited APRN program. Requires a current license, APRN or PA, to practice in Montana, or eligibility for an appropriate Montana medical license and willingness to relocate. EXPERIENCE: Requires two years of primary care experience. Two years of other compatible clinical experience may be considered, ex. ER or Urgent Care. Strong preference for applicants that have participated in an in person educational process. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Requires immunizations or proof of immunity to certain infectious diseases and a TB test. New employees will be asked to volunteer vaccination status for required vaccines upon hire and will be offered assistance during hiring to receive necessary immunizations. Employees who have not received the vaccines required for their positions or who are unwilling to voluntarily provide vaccination status for required vaccines will receive a reasonable accommodation where such accommodation does not require an undue hardship or endanger the health or safely of any person. PHYSICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS: Works primarily in the clinic setting. Requires occasional physical exertion such as bending, lifting (30 lbs.), standing and walking. Involves exposure to biomedical hazards including blood borne pathogens and communicable diseases. This position is not eligible for full-time remote work. #J-18808-Ljbffr Montana Primary Care Association