<p>Family Nurse Practitioner</p> <p>Defiance Community Health Center</p> <p>Facility Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 8:00pm</p> <p>Full-time (3 - 12 hour shifts)</p> <p>POSITION PURPOSE:</p> <p>Serves as a primary health care provider within the scope of practice according to the requirements of the Ohio Board of Nursing, written protocol, and ability.</p> <p>QUALIFICATIONS:</p> <p>EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION: Master of Science Degree in Nursing.</p> <p>Current license to practice as an Advanced Practice Nurse in the State of Ohio.</p> <p>REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE: Successful completion of in-house training.</p> <p>EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:</p> <p>SKILLS/ABILITIES:</p> <ul> <li>CPR - BLS (basic life support) required. </li><li>DEA Number </li><li>Ability to work as a team member. </li><li>Computer experience desirable. </li><li>Ability to work with a culturally diverse group of people. </li><li>Must be willing to work flexible hours as required by position. </li></ul> <p>BENEFITS OFFERED:</p> <ul> <li>Paid Time Off (PTO) </li><li>Insurance (Medical, Dental, and Vision) </li><li>Paid Holidays </li><li>403b Retirement with 3% match </li><li>Eligible to Apply for National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment </li><li>Continuing Education Money ($3,000) </li><li>Training Opportunities </li><li>Annual Raises </li><li>Employee Assistance Program </li></ul> <p>ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES:</p> <ul> <li>Serve as member of Health Partners of Western Ohio health care team that provides quality care to patients. </li><li>Maintain good working relationships with collaborating physician and other team members. </li><li>Coordinates patient services and institute referrals to promote and maintain continuous comprehensive care at every level. </li><li>Incorporates preventive health care provisions aimed at improving and maintaining health status based upon individual, cultural, sociological, psychological, and environmental factors. </li><li>Provides precise information to enable the patient to make informed decisions regarding health care and related issues while insuring joint responsibility with the health care team members and staff to promote the best outcome possible for the patient. </li><li>Advises and counsels patients about normal maturational and developmental stages and natural life cycles. Targets any problem areas, intervene, and participate in problem solving. </li><li>Assess and intervene in ordinary developmental and behavioral problems of individuals and their families. </li><li>Collect and construct identifying information by reviewing past and present medical, social, and family histories, performing a physical examination, assembling a problem list, documenting, and consulting with Chief Clinical Director in changes or progression of chronic disease. </li><li>Perform routine physical examinations and preventive health measures including, but not limited to immunizations, developmental screening, routine laboratory screening/procedures appropriate to each gender and age group. </li></ul> <p>WORK ENVIRONMENT</p> <p>Work is primarily sedentary, demanding sitting, walking, lifting, and bending. Those physical movements and the degree of mobility, manual dexterity, and hand-eye coordination commonly associated with duties in an office setting will be performed repetitively. This also includes bending, twisting, reaching, lifting, pulling, pushing, and walking. The ability to distinguish letters and symbols and utilize telephones, computer terminals, fax machines, and copiers is required. The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Working under stressful conditions, as well as irregular hours, may be required.</p>