Urgent Care Physician Assistant

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Job description

ARCH Healthcare is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for a federally qualified health center in Leominster, Massachusetts. The NP/PA will provide urgent care services at our newly opened Urgent Care Center. Join an excellent growing organization focused on quality care and community education.

Essential Duties and Major Responsibilities:
Assesses patient's physical and psychosocial health/illness status.
Provide treatment of illnesses and injuries
Demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individual patient care appropriate to the age of patients.
Communicate appropriately with the person served regardless of their age.
Complete charting and required paperwork in a timely manner.
Perform common urgent care procedures such as wound repair, abscess drainage, splinting, ECG and X-ray interpretation.
The provider should be comfortable with sutures and fractures.
Practices within the collaborative model with physicians, NPs and psychologists.
Diagnoses, manages, and appropriately refers patients with acute, episodic, or chronic illness according to department protocols.
Orders appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests according to established guidelines.
Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
As appropriate to the position, participates in specified health promotion, education and/or prevention programs.
Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
Develops and provides educational materials and/or programs to patients, families, and other health care professionals at the Center.
May participate in medical and/or nursing research.
Participates in defining nursing standards, practices, and educational needs of patient care staff
May share call responsibilities of the service.
Actively participates in the departmental quality assurance program.
Serves on appropriate department and/or hospital committees.
Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care.
Knowledge of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aids and ability to prescribe dosages and instruct
Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment in area of expertise.
Demonstrate understanding and commitment of the health center mission.
Demonstrate understanding and commitment to the established CHC Values and Standards.
Performs other related duties as requires and as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:
Massachusetts Licensed required
Certified to practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Certified in CPR/AED or equivalent.
Urgent Care experience strongly preferred.
Experience in occupational health a plus
Proven ability to work in a fast pace environment
Ability to work alone but with physician consultation availability
3-5 years experience

Compensation:
Highly competitive salary
Bonus structure
Federal loan repayment Medical, d ental, vision
L ife, AD&D, LTD
Vacation, personal and sick time 401K w/match Flex spending account
CME reimbursement Licensing and Certification Reimbursement

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