Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Job at The Chautauqua Center

The Chautauqua Center Dunkirk, NY 14048

SUMMARY:

Provide quality and cost-effective primary care services to patient population, meeting their diverse health and social needs, under the supervision of a physician. The Chautauqua Center (TCC) expects all employees to respond and participate to emergency situations per emergency policies and procedures.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Clinical
  • Perform complete examination of patients children and infants
  • Assess and manage acute and chronic conditions and participate in disease registry
  • Screen all patients for health maintenance needs, including immunizations
  • Educates patients and family members in health promotion, disease prevention and birth control methods as appropriate
  • Assists in preparation and selection of patient education materials
  • Initiates diagnostic studies referring abnormal results of concern to Medical Director of specialist
  • Helps coordinate efficient flow of patients through the system of care
  • Helps monitor status of referrals
  • Obtain and review patient histories and develops patient care charts, ensuring completeness and accuracy
  • Helps facilitate creation and tracking of patient data, specimens and records
  • Practices safety, environmental, and/or infection control methods
  • Helps provide triage services and treatment services during disaster, per protocol
  • Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
  • Monitors the effectiveness of interventions.
  • Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.
  • Maintains hospital privileges as designated by TCC
  • Shares a call schedule with other providers
  • Other duties as assigned by TCC
  • Administrative
  • Provide trainings on procedures, risk management and emergency care
  • Participate in Quality Assurance, peer review and maintain confidentiality
  • Participate in quality improvement, chart audits, and process improvement programs both system wide and cluster specific
  • Participate in cluster specific meetings and administrative task as assigned by Medical Director or CEO
  • Helps in recording of no-show visits and lab results/refills
  • Participates or collaborate with marketing and other health education staff on education and patient recruitment health fairs
  • Maintain current knowledge-base and appropriate licensure
  • Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
  • Other duties as assigned by TCC

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing
  • Graduate of an Accredited Nurse Practitioner Program
  • Licensed to work in the state of New York
  • Board Certification
  • CPR certified
  • Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment in area of expertise
  • Minimum 1 year experience in a primary care clinic
  • Legal authorization to work in the United States
  • Bilingual Spanish/English strongly preferred
  • Sensitivity in the provision of services to people of various ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, education and lifestyle backgrounds
  • Computer literate in a Windows-based environment
  • A valid State Driver’s license with clean records and access to insured automobile

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

  • 401(k) matching
  • Continuing education credits
  • Dental insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible schedule
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Loan repayment program
  • Malpractice insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

  • Pediatrics

Standard shift:

  • Day shift

Weekly schedule:

  • 4x10
  • 5x8
  • Monday to Friday

Work setting:

  • In-person
  • Outpatient

COVID-19 considerations:
Due to NY State mandates, the COVID 19 vaccination is a condition of employment at The Chautauqua Center.

Experience:

  • pediatrics: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

  • Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

  • Certified Nurse Practitioner license (Preferred)

Work Location: In person




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