Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) - Primary Care

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Make a Difference in Community Health!

Are you a compassionate and dedicated Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant looking to make a meaningful impact in the community?

Care Alliance Health Center is seeking a skilled and mission-driven Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to join our primary care team in Cleveland, Ohio.

At Care Alliance, we are committed to providing exceptional, accessible, and compassionate healthcare for all. Our providers play an essential role in improving health outcomes, reducing barriers to care, and supporting the well-being of the diverse communities we serve.

If you are passionate about patient-centered care and enjoy working in a collaborative, team-based healthcare environment, we encourage you to apply!

About the Role

The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant provides comprehensive primary care services, including preventive care, patient assessments, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic conditions, and ongoing disease management.

Working as part of an interdisciplinary care team, this provider develops evidence-based treatment plans, educates patients, coordinates referrals, and promotes continuity of care to achieve positive health outcomes.

What You'll Do

In this role, you will:

• Provide comprehensive primary care services, including medical histories, physical examinations, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Diagnose and manage acute and chronic medical conditions within the provider's scope of practice.
• Order, perform, and interpret appropriate diagnostic tests and laboratory studies.
• Develop and implement individualized, evidence-based treatment plans.
• Prescribe medications in accordance with applicable licensure, prescriptive authority, and organizational protocols.
• Provide preventive care, health screenings, immunizations, and chronic disease management.
• Educate patients and families on treatment options, medication management, disease prevention, and healthy lifestyle choices.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, behavioral health professionals, care coordinators, and other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Coordinate specialty referrals and follow-up care to support positive patient outcomes.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and complete documentation in the electronic health record.
• Participate in clinical quality improvement initiatives, population health efforts, and patient safety activities.
• Deliver culturally responsive, compassionate care to patients from diverse backgrounds.

Why Care Alliance?

When you join Care Alliance Health Center, you become part of a mission-driven organization committed to improving access to high-quality healthcare and serving our community with dignity and respect.

Our competitive benefits package for eligible employees includes:

• Paid Time Off
• 10 paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan with employer match of up to 7%

Work environment

This position operates in both clinical and administrative healthcare settings and requires regular interaction with leadership, providers, staff, patients, and external partners. Work is performed primarily in an office and outpatient healthcare environment with frequent use of computers, electronic health records, reporting systems, and other office technology. The role may require movement between departments and Care Alliance locations to support quality improvement, patient safety, population health, and regulatory readiness activities.

Candidates must meet the qualifications for either the Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant pathway.

Nurse Practitioner (NP):

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• Current Ohio Registered Nurse license and applicable APRN authorization.
• National board certification through ANCC or an equivalent recognized certifying organization.
• Current prescriptive authority and DEA registration as required for the position.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Physician Assistant (PA):

• Master's degree from an ARC-PA-accredited Physician Assistant program.
• Current and unrestricted Ohio Physician Assistant license.
• Current NCCPA certification.
• Prescriptive authority as required for the position.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

All Candidates:

• Demonstrated clinical competence in patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and patient education.
• Strong clinical judgment, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary care team.
• Commitment to providing high-quality, patient-centered care.
• Ability to meet applicable credentialing and privileging requirements.

• Experience providing primary care in an outpatient or community health setting.
• Experience working in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) or safety-net healthcare organization.
• Experience serving diverse, medically underserved, or vulnerable patient populations.
• Experience using Epic or a comparable electronic health record system.

Care Alliance Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Apply today and help us advance our mission of providing exceptional, accessible, and compassionate healthcare for all.