Family Nurse Practitioner

Job Title: Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
Location: Pittsburgh PA
Job Type: FT - University based clinic
Schedule: M-F 8am – 4:30pm
Compensation: Competitive salary benefits

SMART® Purpose: (School Health M*odel for Academics, Reaching ALL, T*ransforming Lives) This position will be based at our SMART University Health and Counseling Clinics.

SMART® Clinics are located and fully integrated within a University setting to proactively provide medical and behavioral health care services to ensure the wellness of all students at the University. Our scope of care includes prevention and screenings, urgent care for minor illness and injuries, chronic disease management, vaccinations, routine physicals, and individual, family, and group behavioral health services. SMART® Clinics are open in full alignment with school days and hours.

Our SMART® Clinical Team and Staff: We seek highly qualified and competent individuals with a drive and passion for providing the best possible care for our students, their families, teachers, and staff. A qualified candidate will exemplify the qualities of a great team member and individual performer, and will prioritize this position with resilience, compassion, emotional maturity, strong work ethic, grit, and integrity. This work, while demanding, is highly rewarding and affirming. You will know, without a doubt, that you are part of an initiative that is improving student health, academic outcomes, and ultimately the trajectory of a life.

Summary: Working closely with the SMART® Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician(s), the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) will proactively manage the student health population of a given school system to support academic achievement through the deployment of Active Access and the delivery of Active Care. This includes the provision of integrative, preventive, and basic primary health care, urgent care, and behavioral health care, as needed, by screening, assessing, triaging, referring, and following up with each student in accordance with the policies and procedures of SMART, the laws of the state, and appropriate standards of good care. In addition, the FNP will also be available to diagnose and treat students’ families, as well as school faculty and staff.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications/Requirements

· National certification as an FNP with at least 3 years of work experience

· Must be licensed as an RN and as an FNP with prescriptive privileges in the state

· Must be ANA- or ANCC-certified as a FNP

· Master’s degree in nursing required

· Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training required (this will be provided)

· Primary care, urgent care, and ICU experience preferred

· HIPAA compliance training

· CPR/BLS certification

· Immunization compliance training as required by the state of PA.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical Practice

· Utilize the scientific process and national standards of care as a framework for managing patient care.

· Maintain a close, ongoing relationship with physicians and consult with the appropriate SMART physician as needed and in accordance with SMART policies and procedures and standards of good care.

· Participate in SMART® Team meetings, trainings, and school events as needed.

· Participate in performance improvement, risk management, and peer review activities

· Provide health care through history-taking, physical assessment, regulatory compliance, injury care, and follow-up.

-Prioritize patients’ needs and schedule different appointments based on what must be addressed first. Each single visit is performed in a timely manner, keeping in mind that:

· Review family history and explain risk factors during each visit, including nurse visits, acute visits, well visits, school/sport physicals, etc.

· Review each patient’s medical history and ensure there is a recent BMI; check immunization records and compare to school records; and perform age-appropriate screening. Order and/or administer appropriate immunizations are required by state guidelines

· Determine if a follow-up is necessary for each student visit. If an appointment is required, communicate to the front desk staff through appropriate channels.

· Maintain accurate and confidential records per EHR protocols.

· Facilitate and implement systems that promote and maintain effective communication and team care coordination.

· Act as a resource and role model to the entire SMART® Team, providing leadership that embodies the SMART® purpose, professionalism, flexibility, and the highest level of customer service.

· Provide input and assist in the development of critical paths and other issues related to case management.

· Establish a diagnosis by utilizing critical thinking in the diagnostic process, synthesizing and analyzing the collected data, and formulating a differential diagnosis based on the history, physical examination, and diagnostic tests.

Development, Implementation, and Follow-Up of Treatment Plan

· Establish a mutually acceptable plan of care with the student and families.

· Adhere to clinical guidelines and best practices when formulating treatment plans; these may include prescriptive medication, consultation with other primary care providers or specialty providers (GYN, asthma and allergist, cardiologist etc.), and/or education on health promotion/lifestyle changes, as needed.

· Determine the effectiveness of the treatment plan with documentation of patient care outcomes.

· Reassess and modify the plan as needed to achieve health and medical goals.

· Use data collected from eTHOS™, the SMART® Knowledge Management System, to identify individual students and for the aggregate population.

Professional Characteristics

· Committed to the SMART® purpose

· Excellent customer service and communication skills

· Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills

· Flexible and team-oriented, willing to facilitate all aspects and all levels of patient care, as needed

· Can perform highly developed psychological and physical assessment of patients

· Ability to work a flexible staffing schedule

· Self-motivated, entrepreneurial, and comfortable with innovation and change

· Excellent written skills

Benefits:

• Reduced Summer Schedule
• Competitive salary
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Malpractice insurance coverage
• Supportive and collaborative work environment

For confidential consideration, please email curriculum vitae

Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Local contract

Pay: $95,000.00 - $105,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

License/Certification:

• Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $95,000 - $105,000