What are the responsibilities and job description for the Primary Care Advanced Practice Provider position at the Chickasaw Nation?
We are currently looking for a Full Time Primary Care Advanced Practice Provider to join our Division of Ambulatory and Public Health team located at the Purcell Health Clinic working .
Summary:
Provides a full range of care, evaluate and treat acute and minor illnesses or injuries as well as a variety of primary care of episodic complaints.
Responsibilities:
- Maintains confidentiality, security, and integrity of data and information in accordance with HIPAA regulations
- Performs assessments on patients experiencing urgent, emergent, or non-emergent conditions
- Assesses physical needs of all ages of patients
- Assesses bio-psychosocial needs of all ages of patients
- Assesses health education needs of all ages of patients
- Facilitates consults, referrals, and form completion as requested and approved by the medical staff
- Evaluate and treat all patients for acute minor illnesses or injuries and provide care for primary care of episodic complaints
- Provides preventative diagnostic and therapeutic care and services for patients of all ages
- Participates in performance improvement activities to measure, assess and improve the quality of assigned work area
- Ensures continuity of care and provides timely requests for schedule changes, vacation, sick leave and continuing medical education leave to leadership
- Provides first class customer service to both internal and external customers and responds to inquiries, compliments, and/or complaints with professionalism, courtesy, and efficiency
- Completes all training and development requirements and participates in continuing education opportunities
- Works in a collaborative and supportive manner to support the productivity and safety of the work area, team members and customers of all types
- Maintains a clean, organized work area and ensures a safe environment
- Maintains and promotes professionalism
- Punctual and consistent in meeting start time, work schedule, attendance and other assigned work time metrics
- Adheres to Chickasaw Nation dress code standards
- Maintains knowledge of and follows all rules, regulations, policies and guidelines for assigned area
- Performs all other duties as assigned
Competencies:
Essential:
Essential:
- Able to follow instructions, both written and oral
- Able to adhere to all scheduling and attendance requirements
- Honesty, truthfulness, reliability, accountability
- Able to read, understand, apply, and retain knowledge of Chickasaw Nation, departmental, divisional and all other rules, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines
- Learn and apply Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Privacy Act, Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), Freedom of Information Act, Compliance Standards, Joint Commission Accreditation, and other various regulations
- Knowledge of relevant privacy regulations such as The Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Knowledge and understanding of First American populations
- Able to verbally communicate in a professional and positive manner with other team members, departments, guests and management
- Communicates clinical information to patient in emergent or urgent settings
- Communicates clinical information to patient in non-emergent setting
- Writes effective communications with team, departments, guests and management
- Maintains clear and complete employee health records
Skills:
Essential:
Essential:
- Basic Computer skills
- Medication administration
Experience:
Nonessential:
Nonessential:
- 2 years directly related experience
Education:
Essential:
Essential:
Essential:
- Masters of Nursing
Essential:
- Must have completed an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) program
Credentials:
Essential:
Nonessential:
Essential:
Essential:
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- Pass general background check
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration Number
- Standard Driver's License
- Please see the below comments
Nonessential:
- Cert Nurse Practitioner
- Physician Assistant
Essential:
- Must hold valid licensure or temporary authorization to practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Working Conditions:
Essential:
Essential:
- Fast-paced environment
- Works in a hospital or clinic environment
- Potential exposure to biohazards
- Potential exposure to contagious diseases
- Communications phone, computer
- Communications written, verbal
- May be required to assist individuals with unmanaged emotions
- Interacts with clinical, support, technical, professional or management staff in a variety of settings and situations
- Pass pre-employment drug test
- Frequently bend, kneel, stoop, push, reach
- Use computer up to 25% of shift
- Frequently assist with lifting patients
- Sometimes lift and or carry up to 50 lbs
- Standing up to 100% of shift
- Walking up to 100% of shift
- Infrequent travel
Training
- It is the responsibility of each employee to attend required training for their position or profession as determined by their line of support (LOS) or the leadership of the Chickasaw Nation. It is the responsibility of those who supervise, manage or otherwise lead employees or teams to ensure each employee has access to and receives all required training.
Mission, Vision & Core Values
Mission:
Mission:
- To enhance the overall quality of life of the Chickasaw people.
- To be a nation of successful and united people with a strong cultural identity.
- The Chickasaw People
- Cultural Identity
- Servant Leadership
- Selflessness
- Can Do Attitude
- Perseverance
- Stewardship
- Trust and Respect
- Loyalty
- Honesty and Integrity
- Teamwork
Benefits:
Health Insurance, 401K Plan, Vacation & Paid Time Off