Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

Well Care Community Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center, is a mission-driven organization that provides access to high-quality health care, including dental and behavioral health, to underserved members of our communities.

Principal Functions:  The Nurse Practitioner provides primary healthcare and education to WCCH patients.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Duties include, but are not limited to:

Performs physical examination, diagnosis, and management of illness in conjunction with the Physician.
Performs obstetrician physicals and weekly checks, sexually transmitted disease (STD) exams, breast exams, and pelvic exams, monitoring changes and maintaining accurate files.
Reviews diagnostic procedures and lab tests, including entering lab results, sexually transmitted disease (STD) and Pap Smear results into a computer and notifies patients of results, as required.
Reviews X-ray and laboratory findings, as needed.
Consults with office staff and other health care professionals regarding patient care, as needed.
Educates patients, including instructing teens, on new forms of birth control, types of birth control and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and counsels adult patients on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and osteoporosis, recommending bone density testing as appropriate.
Addresses and documents completion of required performance measures to include patient education, appropriate testing and review of patient history and treatment.
Assists in developing short-term and long-term health care goals and objectives, policies and procedures and the plans and programs directed toward their achievement.
Assists in implementing a comprehensive health education program, including the development of health education materials for patients.
Serves on-call for emergencies on a rotational basis.

Education and/or Experience: Master’s Degree (M.A.) from a four-year college or university in family health; or equivalent combination of education and experience is required. Additional required licenses and certifications include:

· Current Indiana Nurse Practitioner License.

· Controlled Substance Registration Certificate.

No supervisory responsibilities.

Work-Life Balance

Well Care understands our employees’ commitment to community and family and offers the following benefits:

12 paid holidays

Up to 20 other paid days off

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Long-term disability

Life Insurance

401K

Opportunity for student loan forgiveness

Paid training

Reimbursement for licensing

Current Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.