Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

About Us

Neighborhood HealthSource provides quality primary care, community health,behavioral health services in North Metro Clinic in Coon Rapids and our Freemont Clinic on Minneapolis . We work with individualsfamilies across the lifespan with the mission of increasing access to quality care for all who need it.

It is the mission of Neighborhood HealthSource to improve the health of our communities by providing quality healthcare services that are affordable and accessible while advancing health equity for all.What does our mission look like in action?

We envision a community in which cost is never a barrier to access, where every person can access comprehensive health care from compassionate, qualified, well-trained, and respectful staff, where everyone honors diversity and culture, and where health equity is achieved.Job

Summary

Provides health care services to patients within the scope of NP or PA practice. Education, certification, and Minnesota laws delineate scope of practice and provide governance of licensure.Essential functions:

• Provides comprehensive health care for clinic patients as established by clinic protocols and community nursing practice or PA standards. These services include health maintenance; acute episodic care; long-term care of stable chronic illness; ordering appropriate lab tests, x-rays and referrals; diagnosis, planning and evaluation as appropriate.
• Consults with or refers to medical director, other clinic physicians, other nurse practitioners/ physician assistants, specialists, certified nurse midwives, and/or other health care personnel as patients' needs may warrant
• PA: reviews patient visits regularly with supervising physician and other on-site physicians, as appropriate. Consults with or refers to other provider staff. Prescribes appropriate medications according to PA prescribing agreement, md supervising agreement (as relevant), MBN or board of medical practice and DEA licensure.
• Secures patient health and developmental histories
• Performs appropriate physical examinations
• Maintains patient records as established by clinic protocol
• Provides appropriate patient education
• Works with the health care team (RNs, MA's, lab, patient reception and other clinical support staff)
• Participates in development of clinic protocols, policies, and procedures, as requested
• Serves as a provider champion for specific clinical quality indicators (at least one). As such, assists in the development/review of workflows and process improvement to improve the quality of care for NHS patients related to the specific condition or indicator. Provider champion is also responsible for assisting in the education, development and motivation of fellow providers and support staff as it pertains to implementation of the qi plan for the given measure.
• Provides community education as requested

Qualifications:

• RN degree
• Current, unencumbered registered nurse license in the state of Minnesota
• Graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program
• APRN licensure for state of MN in accordance with MN statutes for independent practice
• National/board certification in area of specialty
• DEA authority/license
• Clinical work experience as an RN/NP preferred

Or

• PA degree with appropriate PA experience
• Graduation from an accredited PA program
• PA certification and license to practice in Minnesota
• Clinical work experience as a PA preferred or clinical work experience as an rn/np preferred
• Knowledge of general medicine as designated by certification

Job type: full-time (32hrs/wk)

Benefits: Neighborhood HealthSource offers competitive pay and benefits among community health centers. Eligible employees (24 hours/week or more) receive benefits including:

• Generous paid time off and holidays
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Optional 403(b) retirement, vision, and dental plans
• Federal Loan Repayment Eligibility for Medical/Behavioral Health Providers and RNs

Medical specialty:

• Primary care

License/certification:

• APRN or PA license and certification

Work location: In-person

Compensation Ranges:

PA – $86,528 - $98,176 (0.8FTE)

NP- $96,512 - $109,824 (0.8FTE)