Staff nurse practitioner

Job Summary

• Provides medical evaluations and treatment for adult and adolescent patients with chronic and acute health issues.
• Uses their expertise in primary care to provide high-quality health care and medical education.
• Collaborates within a healthcare team to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction.
• Comfortable working with diverse patients and staff.
• Provides services in accordance with Whitman-Walker Health’s mission.

Role-Specific Primary Essential Duties

• Provides integrated, team-based clinical care in a state-of-the-art facility to a diverse patient population.
• Treats patients using a high level of quality health care based on primary care standards of care.
• Becomes an integrated part of a team approach to primary care.
• Ensures coordinated medical, behavioral health addictions, legal, and nutritional care in a medical home model.
• Evaluates and treats all patients with urgent and chronic medical conditions.
• Performs physical examinations and other preventative health care.
• Records patient data in medical records in accordance with Medicare and other payer rules and requirements.
• Codes patient visits accurately using Medicare and other insurance standards.
• Performs additional diagnostic and/or therapeutic clinical procedures as necessary.
• Collaborates with external healthcare facilities to facilitate access to specialty and inpatient care.
• Actively participates in educational activities related to HIV and primary care standards at Whitman-Walker and in the community.
• Provides educational opportunities and is eager to supervise medical students, PA students, NP students, medical residents, and medical students.
• Assists the medical management in developing, reviewing, and updating medical services policies and protocols.
• Helps develop new protocols and policies.
• Ensures compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Primary contacts are with patients seeking medical treatment at Whitman-Walker Health.