Harbor Health is always seeking Per Diem Nurse Practitioners to join our Primary Care and Specialty teams at our Health Center locations in Boston, Plymouth and Hyannis. We have day, evening and weekend availability.
The Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive outpatient care to patients including routine health maintenance, management of chronic conditions, management of acute illness, and referral for specialty care. The Nurse Practitioner shares responsibilities and collaborates with Physician in the care of patients.
Our Health Center locations include:
Responsibilities:
• Provides care for patients, including outpatient visits, communication with patients by mail, email or phone, inpatient care, referral for specialty care, provision of or referral for patient education for self-management, assesses health risks, promotes and provides disease prevention, and practices evidenced based medicine.
• Provides timely and expert care to patients with acute illness.
• Manages common chronic illnesses, including acute complications and routine follow-up and provides or arranges for appropriate patient education regarding self-management of chronic illnesses.
• Participates in provider staff meetings, departmental meetings, general staff meetings, trainings, care team meetings and quality improvement/practice transformation sessions as needed.
• Provides credentialing information on a timely basis.
• Updates Electronic Medical Record (EMR) appropriately using proper coding and documents care accordingly; accurately and timely documents care in the medical record with progress notes, lab follow-ups, communications with patients; maintains a current problem list, medication flow sheet, immunization record and other appropriate information.
Requirements:
•Completed accredited Nurse Practitioner program in Adult Medicine, Family Practice, Pediatrics or Women's Health.
• Current Massachusetts NP license, Board Eligible/Board Certified, Current DEA, MCSR and BLS.
• Computer Literate including MS Office (Word Excel, Outlook), Windows, and EMR (EPIC preferred).
• Experience with a community health center population and practice setting preferred.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement.
When determining actual base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g. location, years of relevant experience, education, training, and other factors as permissible by law).
As such, most offers will not be at the top of the salary range.
Day, evenings and Saturday shifts may be available.
Harbor Health Services, Inc. is a nonprofit, public health agency committed to providing quality, comprehensive health care in Metropolitan Boston urban neighborhoods, the South Shore and Cape Cod communities. We provide a wide network of health care services. Harbor Health owns and operates five community health centers including: Geiger Gibson Community Health Center, Daniel Driscoll - Neponset Health Center, Harbor Community Health Center- Hyannis, Harbor Community Health Center-Plymouth and the Ellen Jones Community Dental Center. In addition, Harbor Health administers the two Elder Service Plans in Boston and Brockton, a program providing care to frail elders in their place of residence, and the Women Infant Children Nutrition Program.
Combined, Harbor Health’s community health centers serve as the “family doctor” for more than 22,000 patients and as the “family dentist” to an additional 13,400 patients. The Elder Service Plan cares for more than 490 members and Women Infant Children Nutrition Program serves more than 3000 women and their children.
