Description
For over 25 years, Southwest Care Center has been providing exceptional healthcare to the communities of Santa Fe and Albuquerque, NM. We are a non-profit, FQHC-LAL providing medical, behavioral health, case management, community outreach, diabetes education, and pharmacy services. We are proud to offer gender equity medicine, syringe exchange, and HIV/Hep C treatment, testing and other services within our communities.
Southwest Care Center is currently seeking a full-time Family Nurse Practitioner and a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with positions in both Santa Fe and Albuquerque NM.
Position Details:
-Examine and diagnose patients, order appropriate diagnostic tests, and prescribe medications.
-Develop and manage treatment plans for patients, including preventive care and health maintenance.
-Educate patients and families about health issues, disease prevention, and medical treatments.
-Refer patients to specialists and other healthcare professionals as needed.
-Communicate with other healthcare providers to coordinate quality patient care.
-Keep detailed medical records and document patient care activities as required by Southwest Care Center policy.
-Provide leadership to clinic staff through education and outreach, participating in quality assurance initiatives, supporting training of new team members, supervising patient care provided by provider assigned staff.
-Actively involved in planning and evaluation of primary medical care and service programs including policy development, recommends changes in the program or services.
-Maintains professional and technical knowledge by participating in continuing education or seminars related to job responsibilities.
Participates in quality measures and chart review as required.
Performs other duties as required and assigned.
Practice Highlights:
-Monday - Friday 8-5 typical schedule with 32 hours of scheduled patient care and 8 hours of administrative time per week.
-Limited call rotation may be required outside of typical schedule.
-System-wide Athena EMR.
-Telehealth visits available through Mend platform.
-Onsite care team includes Physicians, NPs, Physician Assistant, Clinical Pharmacists, Behavioral Health Clinicians, Case Managers, RNs and RN Clinic Managers, -Medical Assistants, Pharmacists, Health Educators, Registered Dietician.
-Inclusive "We Care" culture.
Requirements
-Min. 3-years of experience is desirable, preferably in primary health care.
-Completion of a course of study leading to certification as a family nurse practitioner. Experience in HIV/HepC, Pediatrics dependent upon role.
-Eligible for licensing buy New Mexico Board of Nursing; national board certification. Others dependent upon role.
