Family Nurse Practitioner

Family Nurse Practitioner Opportunity

The minimum starting salary for this position is $124,800 annually.

Harbor Health Services is an innovative, growing, mission-based organization that lives, serves and collaborates with our community members to achieve our mission to help individuals reach their full potential through access to local, affordable services that promote health. Harbor provides medical, behavioral health, dental, and support services to more than 34,000 patients in Boston, the South Shore, and Cape Cod.

Harbor Health is currently seeking a mission-driven Family Nurse Practitioner to join our Primary Care Department at the Daniel Driscoll Neponset Health Center in Dorchester, MA. Loan repayment opportunities available! Harbor Health Services qualifies for the National Health Service Corps, State Loan Repayment and Public Service Loan Forgiveness Programs!

Our comprehensive provider benefits package includes health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance. Continuing medical education stipend of up to $2500 and 5 days of leave per year. Reimbursement for initial and renewal cost of licenses. Generous PTO (25 days to start) with additional 11 paid holidays annually. Wellness benefits – employee assistance program, fitness reimbursement, Noom membership. Provider malpractice is covered by FTCA.

Role

The Nurse Practitioner provides care appropriate to the patient population served, including routine health maintenance, management of chronic conditions, and management of acute illness for patients. Position is full time and hours may include evening shifts and Saturday rotation based on clinic needs.

Responsibilities

Serves as a primary care provider for a panel of patients. Organizes and manages the care of primary care patients, including outpatient visits, communication with patients by mail, email or phone, inpatient care, referral for specialty care, provision of or referral for patient education for self-management, assesses health risks, promotes and provides disease prevention, and practices evidenced based medicine. Provides routine health maintenance by performing interval well visits. This may include a complete history and physical, developmental assessment, risk assessment, cancer screening, and health promotion education. Follows up on any problems detected. Makes appropriate referrals for additional services required, including nutrition, social services, behavioral health, specialty care. Provides timely and expert care to patients with acute illness. Manages common chronic illnesses, including acute complications and routine follow-up, provides or arranges for appropriate patient education regarding self-management of chronic illnesses. Participates in an on-call system with other providers in the center and with other providers at affiliated health centers that provides 24-hour access to a provider for our patients. Participates in evening/Saturday/holiday clinic schedule to provide face to face care, follow up visits, acute care and other clinical services to patients. Participates in provider staff meetings, departmental and general staff meetings, trainings, care team meetings and quality improvement/practice transformation sessions. Participates in managed care plans and assists the center by reinforcing patient understanding of such plans; makes appropriate, cost efficient referrals and admission decisions and refers only to participating specialists; provides guidance and monitoring of systems necessary for the function of managed care programs. Updates electronic medical record (EMR) appropriately using proper coding and documents care accordingly; accurately and timely documents care in the medical record with progress notes, lab follow-ups, communications with patients; maintains a current problem list, medication flow sheet, immunization record and other appropriate information.

Requirements

Completed accredited Nurse Practitioner program in Family Practice (highly preferred) or Adult Medicine. Current MA NP License, Family Practitioner, Board Certified, Current DEA, MCSR and Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS) required. Computer literate (MS Office, Windows), experienced with EMR (EPIC/OCHIN highly desired). 2 or more years of NP experience required and bilingual preferred. Experience with a community health center population and practice setting preferred. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.