PRN (As-Needed)

Physician Assistant or Family Nurse Practitioner

All Locations Needed- Rifle, Glenwood Springs, Avon, & Basalt Colorado

Salary: $60.00-$65.00/hour; DOQ 

Bonus: Sign-on bonus consideration! 

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Mountain Family Health Centers Awards & Recognitions

• NCQA Patient Centered Medical Home
• RAE Advanced Primary Care Medical Provider – Tier 1 (HIGHEST REGIONAL RECOGNITION)
• HEALTH LINKS™ HEALTHY BUSINESS LEADER – 2020
• TOP FIVE COLORADO GOVERNOR’S AWARD FOR WORKSITE WELLNESS – 2019
• NACHC GOLD LEVEL ADVOCACY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE – 2018, 2016 – 2017
• COLORADO COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK -ROCKIN’ THE HOUSE AWARD – 2017
• COLORADO COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK- EMERGING LEADER AWARD – 2017
• NACHC GEIGER GIBSON EMERGING LEADER AWARD RECIPIENT – 2008 and 2017
• TOP TEN BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR IN COLORADO – 2015

Physician Assistant

General Purpose

To provide primary health care services including general and preventive medical care.

Duties:

1. Makes competent health care diagnosis and treatment decisions with appropriate consultation with other clinic staff.
2. Provides diagnostic and therapeutic services to patients, including performing history and physical exams and prescribing therapy; managing acute, chronic, and preventive care; and referring for hospital and specialty services. 
3. Reads X-rays (initial interpretation), interprets laboratory results, reports of outside tests and reports from outside consultants.
4. Provides or supervises patient information and education.
5. Assists in establishing guidelines for management of patients in collaboration with provider and nursing staff.
6. Assists in monitoring the quality of laboratory, X-ray and other clinic services.
7. Provides input to the Health Care Plan, clinical improvement activities and the site team.
8. Works with the management team to improve clinical productivity and to enhance the cost-effectiveness of health care services.
9. Assists in the Quality Improvement program by participating in the development and implementation of quality guidelines and peer review.
10. Attends clinical and organizational meetings including clinic staff meetings, site team meetings, provider meetings, and all-staff meetings. Attends additional meetings as assigned by the Medical Director, including but not limited to: P&T, Quality, Collaborative and JCAHO committees.
11. Assists other staff to comply with any special conditions of grant awards, regulations or laws.
12. Assists in establishing guidelines for management of patients 
13. Provides triage services after hours as required by the site’s on-call schedule and assists in provider coverage for unanticipated leave.
14. Assists with in-service training programs.
15. Adheres to the infection control policies and procedures.
16. Maintains patient confidentiality at all times in accordance with HIPAA regulations.

Job Qualifications

1. Education or Formal Training & Experience:
   1. Bachelor’s degree
   2. Appropriate certification. 
   3. Current Colorado license required.
   4. Minimum Three (3) years in a family practice setting preferred.
   5. ACLS Certification preferred; BLS required

Family Nurse Practitioner

General Purpose

To provide primary health care services including general and preventive medical care.

Duties:

1. Provides diagnostic and therapeutic services to patients, including performing history and physical exams and prescribing therapy; managing acute, chronic, and preventive care; and referring for hospital and specialty services. These services are provided under a supervising physician. 
2. Reads X-rays (initial interpretation), interprets laboratory results, results of outside tests and reports from outside consultants.
3. Makes competent health care diagnosis and treatment decisions with appropriate consultation with other clinic staff.
4. Provides or supervises patient information and education.
5. Assists in establishing guidelines for management of patients in collaboration with provider and nursing staff.
6. Assists in monitoring the quality of laboratory, X-ray and other clinic services.
7. Provides input to the Health Care Plan, clinic improvement activities and the site team.
8. Works with the management team to improve clinic productivity and to enhance the cost-effectiveness of health services.
9. Assists in the Quality Improvement program and development and implement quality guidelines and peer review.
10. Attends clinical and organizational meetings including clinic staff meetings, site team meetings, provider meetings, and All-Staff meetings. Attends additional meetings as assigned by the Medical Director, including but not limited to: P&T, Quality, Collaborative and JCAHO committees.
11. Assists other staff to comply with any special conditions of grant awards, rules, regulations or laws.
12. Assists in establishing guidelines for management of patients 
13. Provides triage services after hours as required by the site’s on-call schedule and assists in provider coverage for unanticipated leave.
14. Assists with in-service training programs.
15. Adheres to the infection control policies and procedures.

1. Embraces the mission, vision and values of the Board of Directors of Mountain Family Health Centers

1. Maintains patient confidentiality at all times in accordance with HIPAA regulations.

Job Qualification

1. Master’s degree in nursing.
2. Certification by the American Nurses’ Association as a Family or Adult Nurse Practitioner.
3. Current Colorado medical license required.
4. Minimum Three (3) years in a family practice setting preferred.
5. ACLS Certification preferred; BLS required.