Family Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant - GHC

Valley Wide Health Systems Inc

Antonito, CO

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Background Investigation, Clinical Practices/Protocols, Clinical Support, Community Relations, Dental Insurance, Electronic Medical Records, Employee Orientation, English Language, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Flexible Spending Accounts, Geriatrics, Health Insurance, Health Plan, Healthcare, Insurance, Medical Diagnosis, Multilingual, Nonprofit, Nurse Practitioner, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Pediatrics, Physician Assistant, Physician Credential, Preventive Medicine, Primary Care, Regulations, Retirement Plan, Spanish Language, Testing, Tuition Fees, United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Vision Plan
LOCATION
Antonito, CO
POSTED
13 days ago

Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. (Valley-Wide) welcomes and is committed to all patients and populations within our large multi-county service area throughout southern Colorado. As a non-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), we provide premier primary and preventive care you can trust at our 34 service sites strategically located throughout multiple rural counties.

Valley-Wide is an approved site with the Colorado Health Service Corps and National Health Service Corps loan repayment programs. Providers are eligible to apply and may be awarded up to $90,000.00 for providing care in our rural communities.

Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. is looking to fill a Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant position to provide medical care in our Guadalupe Health Center. The ideal candidate will be positive minded with a passion for serving those in the rural communities we serve. The Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant while working closely within a diverse patient population, will build strong relationships within the community, delivering personalized medical care, in an integrated healthcare environment. The Nurse Practitioner will play a crucial role in providing primary healthcare services to those in underserved area, across the lifespan from pediatric to geriatric.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

  • Perform physical examinations, records and documents physical findings within the EMR System (NextGen), reviews data along with health history to formulate a definitive diagnosis based on patient's condition.
  • Orders, interprets and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's clinical problems and healthcare needs
  • Prescribe pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies. Review and evaluates treatments to determine success
  • Collaborate with integrated healthcare team to determine a comprehensive patient healthcare plan
  • Refers patient to other healthcare practitioners for consultations or specialized health resources for treatment as appropriate
  • Educate on treatment or healthcare needs to patient and patients' family
  • Assist in the oversight of support personnel with clinical guidance
  • Performs other duties assigned by employer from time to time that are commensurate with professional services, normally and customarily, performed by a physician.

Benefits:

  • No on-call with a typical Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM schedule

  • Sign-On Bonus

  • Relocation Allowance

  • Annual CME Allowance of $2,500.00 (Prorated based on hire date)

  • Discounted Tuition Rates, career development and CEU opportunities

  • Paid Leave:

  • Vacation - 15 days accrued/year

  • Sick - 12 days accrued/year

  • Holidays - 8 days/year + 2 Floating

  • FREE Health Insurance (Other healthcare coverage plan options available)

  • MASA - Employer paid Air Ambulance Coverage

  • Employer paid Basic Life, LTD, STD

  • Retirement Match

  • Malpractice Insurance- through the FTCA

  • Health, Dental, Vision Insurance, HRA, FSA, DCA, Retirement Plan

  • National Health Service Corps & Colorado Health Service Corps Certified Sites (Loan Repayment Options)

For more information please visit our website: Valley-Wide Careers

Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer: We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

Employee Rights Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Current unencumbered State of Colorado Medical Practitioner Licensure

Current unrestricted DEA License

Successfully complete a background check and drug testing

Bilingual skills (English/Spanish) desirable but not required

About the Company

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Valley Wide Health Systems Inc

Fueled by a passion to provide quality health care for all, Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. (Valley-Wide) has become a national leader in the health care field and a model for comprehensive, community-based health care.

Valley-Wide, a Community/Migrant Health Center (C/MHC), is a private non-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation governed by a volunteer community board. Established in 1976, Valley-Wide has numerous primary health care delivery sites strategically located throughout multiple rural counties in Southern Colorado. These full-service clinics are complemented by several dental and physical therapy clinics, along with ancillary health services to address routine and/or complex needs of the patient populations and communities served. Along with multiple outreach programs, Valley-Wide also oversees a Farmworker Health Service Program that provides vouchers to patients in areas of the state that do not house C/MHCs.

Valley-Wide serves all ages through a family practice focus approach. Emphasis is placed on assisting the patient, reducing barriers such as cost, culture, language, literacy, and transportation that may hinder use of appropriate health care services.

Our Mission:
Valley-Wide Health Systems is committed to providing, high-quality, safe, effective and integrated health care services in a respectful and inclusive manner for all with special consideration for medically underserved populations.

COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
1976
WEBSITE
http://www.vwhs.org