POSITION SUMMARY:

The Family Nurse Practitioner is responsible as a provider of primary health care services who coordinates and refers clients for health care and health education.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

• Provide comprehensive primary health care.
• Coordinate patient care with other providers and agencies and advocate for client within health care systems.
• Provide services in prenatal integrated health care of high-risk chemically dependent pregnant patients, in consultation and/or collaboration with obstetrical health care provider.
• Perform initial and ongoing health risk assessments and counseling for high-risk lifestyle behaviors and/or familial diseases: ongoing drug and alcohol assessment and HIV screening.
• Encourage family participation in health care of patient as deemed appropriate by patient and other clinic providers.
• Develop and document plan of care and outcomes evaluations.
• Coordinate with contractual pharmacy, primary care providers, hospitals, and laboratories for required diagnostic procedures and delivery/births.
• Provide health education to individual patients as needed, such as birth control, safer sex, and high risk behavior and health consequences.
• Provide staff development education as requested by Clinic Administrator.
• Engage in ongoing education and specialized training in order to maintain a high quality of care to Clinics patient population.
• Attend meetings, as required.
• Participate in on-call service coverage, as needed.

OTHER JOB DUTIES:

• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Evidence of experience sufficient for successful performance of duties noted above.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries with clients, the community, and other staff members.
• Work collaboratively with clients, other NARA staff, team members, and to treat everyone with respect and dignity at all times.
• Experience working within the Native American/Alaska Native community is considered a plus.
• If in recovery, must have a minimum of two years sobriety/clean time.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment or for cause drug tests.
• Ability to pass criminal background and DMV checks.

EDUCATION, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE (includes licenses or certifications):

• Nurse Practitioner, unencumbered licensure with State of Oregon as Certified Nurse Practitioner and prescriptive authority.
• Basic Life Support within introductory period.

STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE:

Each of these are considered an essential function:

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  Mission & Vision: The mission of NARA, NW is to provide education, physical and mental health services and substance abuse treatment that is culturally appropriate to American Indians, Alaska Natives and other vulnerable populations. Our purpose is to achieve the highest level of physical, mental and spiritual well being for American Indians and Alaska Native people.
• Service Commitment: Demonstrates competency by placing a high priority on service to everyone encountered. Consistently shows the characteristic of service excellence.
• Team Member: Demonstrates competency by maintaining positive, constructive interpersonal relationships, and by understanding and practicing the principles of effective teamwork.
• Confidentiality/Privacy: Protects confidential/private information related to clients, members, employees, and others.
• Environment of Care/Infection Control/Safety: Consistently demonstrates and incorporates principles of safety and infection control into daily activities and complies with policies and reports unsafe conditions.
• Attendance and Punctuality: Demonstrates performance by adhering to established policies and procedure and exhibiting the defined characteristics associated with attendance and punctuality.
• Respect for Diversity: Demonstrates competency by knowing and applying the principles of care for clients assisting in all behavioral health services for adults with serious mental illness and with severe and persistent mental illness.