Provider/Nurse Practitioner Fellow

Community Healthcare Network is seeking for a Provider/Nurse Practitioner Fellow who will provide coordinated, comprehensive and continuous primary medical services to patients in conformance with the standing orders of the Vice President, Medical Affairs/Medical Director.

JOB FUNCTION:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Obtains and/or reviews/evaluates a patient's medical and psychosocial history.
• Performs complete comprehensive physical examination.
• Performs screening procedures including Pap Smears, GC cultures, Chlamydia tests and Wet preps.
• Facilitates related services for health center patients as appropriate with respect to their confidentiality and privacy.
• Performs routine interim physical examinations on patients that are risk specific, and as outlined in the agency's Medical Policies and Procedures Manual.
• Evaluates individual patients and prescribes appropriate medications, treatments, referrals as indicated in the Policies & Procedures Manual and/or is consistent with current standards of care.
• Provides continuous care to patients and management of common and important clinical problems encountered in a primary care setting.
• Consults with physician(s) regarding problems not encountered in the standing orders (Policies & Procedures Manual) or as necessary.
• Makes referrals to appropriate sources/consultants for medical and/or social problems.
• Participates in patient education and counseling services, especially about family planning, STD'S/HIV, preventive health and nutrition.
• Interprets laboratory data. Reviews and initials all lab reports; orders appropriate/additional lab tests and referrals or follows up as indicated.
• Reports accidents or anticipated problems.
• Participates in in-service education and other training programs.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR:

• Current NYS license as Nurse Practitioner.