Summary

Jacksonville Children's Multispecialty Clinic (JCMC) is a Multispecialty Practice and has an immediate opening for a Nurse Practitioner. Salary commensurate with experience and ability to be productive. Under general direction, provides quality patient care; conducts physical examinations, completes health history summary, documents patients' progress, and assists with patient care management. Candidates willing to start within 30-60 days are preferred.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages patient health care within protocols mutually agreed upon by physician and physician extenders; assesses health status of patient utilizing advance physical examination and medical history skills and designs individualized health care management plans in collaboration with other health professionals; promotes the role of the patient and practice within a PCMH including setting goals and assisting patenting in understanding the tailored, individual care plan.
• Provides patient with written clinical summaries at relevant office visits, such important or chronic condition; well-childcare visits for pediatric patients; and visit that result in a change in treatment plan or goals.
• Responsible for assessing and as appropriate, refers patients to other resources (external or internal) for care management support, such as disease management (DM).
• Using motivational interviewing techniques to assess patient readiness to change and self-management abilities, to include the use of questionnaires and self-assessment forms and tools.
• Responsible for systematically monitoring and providing follow-up on tests, labs, etc. that requires action and are performed. Assists with patient care management; provides follow-up care to patients; updates physicians on patients’ status; Assists clinical staff in pre-care and post visit planning activities.
• Keeps informed of patients’ progress and documents progress in patients’ EHR; interacts with other health care agencies and organizations to assist in providing the highest quality of care to the patient.
• Required to follow standing orders for services outlined by practice guidelines and procedures such as: testing protocols, defined triggers for prescription orders, medication refills, vaccinations, and routine preventive services.
• Remain actively involved in contributing and supporting QI activities to contribute to the enhancement and continuity of care.

Minimum Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited graduate-level Advanced Practice Provider (APRN or PA) program.
• One year in family practice preferred.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• Certified Nurse Practitioner (Preferred)
• Licensed as a Nurse Practitioner in the state of North Carolina

Medical Specialties: Pediatrics

Supplemental Schedule - On Call

Weekly Schedule - 4 days per week

Work Setting - In person; Outpatient

Ability to Commute / Relocate Eastern North Carolina offices

Benefits:

• Medical, Vision, Dental, AFLAC, Short Term Disability, Company paid Long Term Disability, Company paid Accident Death & Dismemberment insurance
• $1,500 CME reimbursement
• 4 weeks paid vacation