Family Nurse Practitioner
Worcester, Massachusetts

Essential Duties and Major Responsibilities: 

•  Assesses patient’s physical and psychosocial health/illness status through history taking and physical examination.
•  Practices within the collaborative model with physicians, nurse practitioners and clinical psychologists
•  Diagnoses, manages, and appropriately refers patients with acute, episodic, or chronic illness according to department protocols.
•  Orders appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests according to established guidelines.
•  Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
•  Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
•  As appropriate to the position, participates in specified health promotion, education and/or prevention programs.
•  Orders appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests according to established guidelines.
•  Ability to observe, assess, and record symptoms, reactions, and progress.
•  Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care.
•  Knowledge of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aids and ability to prescribe dosages and instruct patients in correct usage.
•  Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
•  Knowledge of community medical diagnostic and patient care services in area of medical expertise.
•  Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment in area of expertise
•  Facilitates and coordinates patient care referrals to specialists and outside agencies
•  Develops and provides educational materials and/or programs to patients, families, and other health care professionals at the Center.
•  Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
•  Knowledge of community medical diagnostic and patient care services in area of medical expertise.
•  Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment in area of expertise.
•   Actively participates in the departmental quality assurance program.
•  Assumes formal teaching responsibilities within area of expertise and precepts nurse practitioner students, medical students, and residents as appropriate.
•  May participate in medical and/or nursing research.
•  Participates in defining nursing standards, practices, and educational needs of patient care staff
•  May share call responsibilities of the service.
•  Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
•  Knowledge of community medical diagnostic and patient care services in area of medical expertise.
•  Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment in area of expertise.
•  Actively participates in the departmental quality assurance program.
•  Serves on appropriate department and/or hospital committees.
•  Performs other related duties as requires and as assigned.
•  Managing patient care is a team effort that involves clinical and non-clinical staff interacting with patients.
•  Demonstrate understanding and commitment of the health center mission.
•  Demonstrate understanding and commitment to the established CHC Values and Standards.

Minimum Qualifications:

•  Massachusetts Licensed Registered Nurse required
•  Certified in Massachusetts to practice in the expanded role as a Family Nurse Practitioner required
•  Minimum requirement of 3-5 years experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner

Benefits:

Competitive Salary
Federal Loan Repayment
Relocation Bonus
PTO and Holidays
Health, Dental and Vision options
Retirement matching
and more