Position Summary

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides health services on an outpatient basis to patients of Upstate Family Health Center. The NP provides quality healthcare to patients in a clinic setting. The NP also functions as a team member of the agency?s medical staff and promotes financial stability, quality improvement, and community support of the UFHC and its programs. The NP job responsibilities will encompass preventative care, care of patients with acute and chronic illnesses, and education and guidance to support patients at UFHC.

Job Description

Essential Roles and Responsibilities

Activities include but are not limited to the following:

• Assess the health status of patients through health and medical history. Working collaboratively with the Physician, the Nurse Practitioner will carry out the major responsibility for health care needs including evaluation, diagnosis, management and follow up.
• Institute and provide continuity of healthcare to patients, work with patients to endure understanding of and compliance with therapeutic regimen within established protocols and recognize when to refer the client to the supervising physician or other healthcare providers.
• Provide instruction and counseling to individuals, families and groups in the area of health promotion, health education and maintenance, including involving patients and families in planning for their health care.
• Work in collaboration with other health care providers and agencies to provide and where appropriate, coordinate services to patient and families.
• Maintain clinical records according to established protocols.
• Maintain clinical competence through continuing education, certification, and licensure.
• Participate in planning programs and in developing specific health policies and procedures.
• Practice safety, environmental and/or infection control methods.
• Participate in activities as part of the SBHC Team, which may include, meetings, committees, and conducting or attending staff in-services as needed.
• Complete correspondence with parents/guardians as to the healthcare of the child.
• Collaborate with School Administration and their designees.

? Attends department meetings and any mandated continuing education/training programs

• Comply with all pertinent regulatory and agency regulations and operating standards.
• Establish a work environment that creates positive communication between supervisors and employees and assimilates new employees to the Agency?s culture, values and mission.
• Participate in activities as part of the team that may include meetings, trainings, and committees.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Family Nurse Practitioner License (FNP) in the State of New York and at least one (1) years? experience working in a school or pediatric medical office environment.

• Evidence of essential leadership, communication, education, and counseling skills.
• Proficiency in communication technologies (email, cell phone, etc.)
• Highly organized with ability to keep accurate notes and records.
• Local knowledge about the connections to community health care and social welfare resources is desirable.
• Working knowledge of PCMH and the current requirements.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of current healthcare needs and issues of school aged children and adolescents.
• Ability to work collaboratively with the healthcare team.
• Ability to collect adequate client data, conduct a physical exam, interpret physical findings and manage and refer the student as conditions or protocols dictate.
• Ability to work effectively with individuals or groups in a teaching situation.
• Ability to design and conduct research.
• Knowledge of health education, practice and theory.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Ability to maintain quality, safety and infection control standards.
• Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures.
• Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment in area of expertise.
• Knowledge of related accreditation and certification requirements.
• Intermediate Computer Skills.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions.

• Demonstrates a positive attitude and respectful, professional customer service.
• Acknowledges patient?s rights on confidentiality issues, maintains patient confidentiality at all times, and follows HIPAA guidelines and regulations.
• Proactively acts as patient advocate, responding with empathy and respect to resolve patient and family concerns, and recognizes opportunities for improvement to meeting patient concerns.
• Proactively continues to educate self on providing quality care and improving professional skills.
• Applies and actively shares knowledge, expertise and best practices with team.
• Behavior supports the mission, core values and objectives of the organization.
• Displays flexibility and openness in daily work and encourages others to stay open to change and improvement.
• Accepts and readily adapts to changing priorities, new ideas, strategies, procedures and methods.
• Demonstrates and promotes respect toward coworkers and adapts behaviors to work effectively with varying people and situations.
• Accumulates all relevant information prior to making job-related decisions.
• Presents well-considered alternatives when making recommendations.
• Makes decisions in a timely manner.
• Complies with quality assurance, OSHA, infection control, safety and other policies set forth.

Work Environment

• Blood Borne Pathogen Category (OSHA) ? Category I ? Job related tasks involve exposure or potential exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissue and tasks are a condition of employment
• May have exposure to unpredictable individuals and situations when working at Upstate Family Health Center, Inc.
• May have contact with severely mentally ill individuals who may pose a risk of harm to themselves and/or others.
• May be exposed to individuals experiencing extreme emotional distress.
• May be required to manage situations that require assistance of law enforcement.
• May be required to work with individuals who may be hospitalized against their will.

Physical Demands

• Certain deadlines and unanticipated developments may require work during evenings, weekends.
• Ability to quickly address any emergent issues without losing focus on task at hand.
• The employee must have full sight and hearing with fluency in the English language. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand, walk and sit. Must be able to sit for long periods of time.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine, scanner, computer printer, etc.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising work-flow and efficiency.

Contact Group

The position will act as a coordinator of services and/or community referrals.

All staff, patients, visitors, family members, vendors, various regulatory and professional agencies.

Supervised By:

Joint Supervision between Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer

Supervises: None