Advanced Practice Provider

1 month ago


Asheville, United States MAHEC, Mountain Area Health Education Center Full time
JOB SUMMARY:

Provide direct patient care to patients at the MAHEC Family Health Center clinic locations. Assess, diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or mental health conditions, independently or as part of a healthcare team. This role is 80% direct patient care and 20% clinical administrative time.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Provide direct patient care to patients at the MAHEC Family Health Center locations as needed.
  • Order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic tests, such as complete blood counts (CBCs), electrocardiograms (EKGs), and radiographs (x-rays).
  • Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
  • Develop treatment plans based on best practices and professional practice guidelines.
  • Diagnose or treat acute health care problems such as illnesses, infections, or injuries.
  • Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized.
  • Counsel patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other substances such as food supplements, over-the-counter (OTC) medications, or herbal remedies.
  • Recommend interventions to modify behavior associated with health risks.
  • Detect and respond to adverse drug reactions, with special attention to vulnerable populations such as infants, children, pregnant and lactating women, or older adults.
  • Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances.
This role description is a general description of the essential job functions. It is not intended to describe all the duties the Advanced Practice Provider may perform.

KEY COMPETENCIES:
  • Communication Skills
Effectively and respectably communicate with other individuals, whether it be a colleague, patient, or patient's family member and appropriately enumerate information in a manner easily understood by all parties. We do this to foster a culture of understanding between all parties, especially in complex and difficult situations, to ultimately provide the best care possible to our patients and their families.
  • Decision Making
Ability to make the most appropriate decision in a given situation and then taking the next steps to ensure appropriate and timely completion. This requires conflict resolution skills, critical thinking skills, confidence in your ability to make the right decision in most situations. This also includes ability to prioritize your workday appropriately to ensure the most important tasks are completed on time.
  • HealthCare Knowledge
Having the drive to keep yourself abreast and up to date on the new breakthroughs in your area of expertise and communicating them to the rest of the team, as appropriate. This also includes keeping up with your licensure and yearly training requirements within your area expertise along with MAHEC's organizational training. Finally, the ability to apply the depth of knowledge maintained and gained through this process in real life scenarios as appropriate.
  • Interpersonal Skills
Showing the ability to meet difficult situations with grace, professionalism, and understanding. Within your area of expertise, showing respect and showing empathy where appropriate with your colleagues, patients, and their family at all times, even when its most difficult to do so. This is done, in part, by effective listening, being your authentic self, showing responsibility and dependability, and being patient with others.
  • Organizational Values
Adherence to MAHEC's founding principles and incorporating them every day. This includes, among others, having integrity and accountability, reverence for other cultures and equitable practices, ability to manage change, and displaying a clear understanding of organizational dynamics. Doing these things creates a culture where people want to do the best for each other and gives personal ownership towards the goal of helping people in their time of need.
  • Problem Solving
Having an analytical mind and ability to work autonomously to solve complex problems that may arise. The wherewithal to think logically through a difficult problem and come to an appropriate resolution for a given issue. This helps to drive continuous improvement by thinking through where we can improve in a novel way. Measures success by understanding where we are currently and where we want to go and then applying those new ideas to affect positive change.

SPECIFIED SKILLS
  • COMPUTER
    • Knowledge and experience documenting patient care in an electronic health record
  • FOREIGN LANGUAGE
    • Spanish speaking skills preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
  • Light - Moderate energy level: Lift and carry 25 - 35 lbs, Push/Pull 50 - 100 lbs (empty bed, stretcher, etc.)
  • Occasional (0 - 33% of Workday)
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Not Applicable.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
  • MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
    • NP experience or two (2) years of experience as NP practicing in a family medicine.
  • PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
    • Clinical practice in an urgent care or acute care setting preferred.
REQUIRED LICENSES:
  • Current NC RN license required.
  • NCBME or eligibility for legal approval required.
  • DEA Certification required.
  • Valid NC driver license required.


SCHEDULE:

Regular attendance on-site is an essential function of this position. Typical business hours are Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (or flexed to best meet the needs of the clients and/or the Division); 40 hours per workweek; weekend, holiday, or evening coverage is occasionally required. Work hours will need to be flexible in order to respond to special work assignments, or evening activities, as requested by the team leader.

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