Position Title: Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant                                                                              

Primary Location: Harwich Port

Employment Status: Exempt

Reports To: Medical Director

Essential Functions

• Assess patient wellness/illness by obtaining complete medical history ensuring that findings are properly recorded in patient's medical record. 
• Perform physical examinations, orders laboratory tests and analyzes results to evaluate acute/chronic complaints.
• Diagnose illness or health needs based on analysis and evaluation of clinical data collected; plan and provide treatment according to protocols and/or consultation with supervising physician and/or Medical Director.
• May concentrate in such medical specialties as pediatrics, gynecology, internal medicine, family practice, and family planning, etc.
• Provide consultation to nurses who triage patient telephone calls and walk-ins; refer patients for specialty services after consultation with physician.
• Collaborate with others to plan, develop and evaluate new patient care and community health programs and policies; participate in OCHS quality assurance activities.
• Maintain and enhance professional knowledge of theory and practice by attending CME conferences, educational programs and seminars as per licensure requirements.
• Perform minor surgical procedures under the supervision of a physician.
• Track patients through follow-up visits and continuing contact.
• May serve in the on-call schedule rotation, requiring night and weekend hours.
• Adhere to OCHS policies and procedures.
• Other related duties and projects as required to meet expectations of position.

Core Competencies

• Patient Care
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to problem solve in the moment to drive positive and effective patient experience
  • Interact therapeutically with patients of varying demographics  
  • Patient triage
  • Assessment of emergency situations
  • Model of team-based care
  • Patient centered medical home requirements
  • Scope of practice for RNs and MAs
• Interaction and Collaboration
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work persuasively with patients, staff, providers, and external partners
  • Conflict management
  • Crisis management
• Results and Detail-Oriented
  • Ensure accuracy
  • Attention to detail
• Communication
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
  • Ability to provide care to wide range of patients of varying demographics
• Personal Skills
  • Organization
  • Accountability
  • Dependability
  • Trustworthy
  • Independent
  • Ethical
  • Multi-tasking
  • Resourcefulness

Required Qualifications, Education, and Experience: Nurse Practitioner

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing required from an accredited school of nursing
• Position requires a current license from the Massachusetts State Board of Nursing Registration
• Nurse practitioner certification
• Certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• BLS certification required
• 2 years’ experience as a nurse practitioner in a community health/clinic environment
• 4 years’ of nursing supervisory experience.

Required Qualifications, Education and Experience: Physician Assistant

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in the biological or physical sciences
• Successful completion of a two-year accredited Physician's Assistant Program
• Current certification to practice as a Physician's Assistant by the Massachusetts Board of Medicine
• Certification in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Current BLS and ACLS required
• 2 years’ experience in a clinic setting as a Physician Assistant