At the Heart of Great Community Care
Roxbury Comprehensive Community Center, offering quality health care to the Boston community for over 35 years is recruiting for the following position:
Family Nurse Practitioner
In this role, the Nurse Practitioner will provide primary care services to RoxComps patients. You will also assess, diagnose and treat episodic illnesses and manage chronic health problems of patients.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Provide primary care/or specialty services to patients across the lifespan within the scope of practice as a nurse practitioner
Render medical care according to accepted standards of care and within scope of practice
Collaborate with colleagues, patients in the development and continuum of care
Assist and arrange appropriate referrals to specialty department and ancillary services
Provide patient education on disease process, goals of care and treatment plans
Assist with triage as needed
Prepare for emergency and code blue situations by being familiar with the emergency cart, medications and protocols
Participate in quarterly chart review with supervising physicians
Prescribe medications under RoxComps and Massachusetts State guidelines
Adhere to all clinic and inter-departmental policies and protocols
Comply with record keeping requirements-legible and complete
Maintain current knowledge of trends and changes in health care through independent study and attendance at professional conferences, especially in area of expertise
Maintain all necessary professional credentialing
Attend all departmental, all-staff meetings ad providers meetings as required
Participate in evening and weekend on-call rotations
Other related professional duties as assigned by supervisor
Minimum Qualifications
Must have five or more years of work experience
Graduate of accredited Nurse Practitioner Program with a Masters Degree
Licensed nurse practitioner in the state of Massachusetts
Certification in specialty
Two years of RN experience
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and offer a competitive salary and benefits package.
Please send your resume to:
Human Resources Dept.
RoxComp
435 Warren Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
Fax to: 617-442-6261 or email to HRDepartment@Roxcomp.com
ROXCOMP
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