Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Job Description : Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Department : Primary Care | Status : Full-Time Hours may vary including evening and weekends. On-call shared with other providers (1 : 4) | Location : 6374 Lincoln Ave Chicago IL 60659

Reports To : Manager of Clinical Operations / Chief Medical Officer (CMO) | Compensation : 100k-130k

Benefits :

Access to HRSA Loan Repayment Programs

Malpractice Insurance and License Renewal Covered

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off, floating holidays, and recognized Jewish holidays

Tuition Reimbursement of up to $10,000 per year after one year of employment

401(k) retirement plan

Life and Disability Insurance

Annual CEU (Continuing Education Unit) stipend

Work-Life Balance

Duties and Responsibilities :

Understanding and willingness to deliver care in a primary care setting.

Guide and assist in all aspect of primary care medicine including :

Preventative medical care

Psychosocial needs

Acute medical care

Diagnostics

Treatment

Consultation

Patient education

Function independently to perform :

Age-appropriate history and physical patient exams

Engage in the above for acute and chronic illnesses.

Recognize critical illness and notify the appropriate entities.

Collaborate with supervising physician as needed.

Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments.

Implement interventions in attempts at restoring patient’s desired physiologic status.

Monitor effectiveness of interventions

Make efforts to correctly diagnose common and less common ailments.

Investigates clinical problems and offers sound medical solutions.

Communication : Communicates effectively with other healthcare team members, patient, family members and healthcare designees

Procedures : Performs procedures utilizing medically approved approaches and equipment appropriate to the patient's age and size

Patient Education : Provides information and instructions at a level of understanding appropriate to the comprehension level of the patient and / or significant others.

Actively participates in Quality Improvement activities.

Qualifications :

Minimum 2 years' experience in field, ideally in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) or community health center

Proven experience in both adult and pediatric medicine

Master’s degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant Studies from an accredited institution.

Current state licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.

Certification in Family Medicine (preferred) to encompass both adult and pediatric patient populations.

Graduate of accredited school (PA, NP)

Current license

Current provider card in CPR

Basic computer skills

Familiarity with or capable of learning electronic health records.

Current DEA and Controlled Substance License when applicable

Ability to respond to healthcare emergencies.

Communication skills and ability to work in both superior and subordinate role.

Midwest Refuah Health Center is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, pregnancy or related conditions, or disability. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, walk up and down stairs, lift and / or move up to 25 pounds.