Nurse Practitioner OR Physician Assistant
NO Agencies – Please
Relocation Assistance is NOT Available
Boston’s Community Medical Group (BCMG), a not-for-profit group practice established in 1988, is committed to providing high quality, comprehensive primary care to individuals with disabilities.
As one of the first groups in the nation to provide community-based primary care to adults with severe physical disabilities, our practice is designed to offer a multi-disciplinary team approach to care that emphasizes preventive health care strategies, management of chronic conditions, as well as prompt responsiveness to new problems.
NURSE PRACTITIONER / PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
(Servicing Boston Surrounding Communities)
Position Summary:
Provides home-based primary care, care management, and care coordination for a specified panel of adults and elders with disability and chronic, complex needs (approximately 40-50 for 1.0 FTE) in need of intensive care management.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
· Coordinates care for patients to ensure continuous, comprehensive care
· Functions as a primary care nurse practitioner for a specified panel of patients
· Maintains appropriate written and oral communication.
· Conducts educational and training activities that promote appropriate and effective patient care
· Participates in assessing and improving quality within the scope of responsibilities as appropriate.
· Actively participates in the evaluation of own performance.
· Participates in activities and education to maintain and advance competency.
· Seeks to maintain a work environment and maintains effective communication with other employees and managers.
· Makes decisions within the scope of the job, reflecting knowledge of facts and care for patients and employees.
· Maintains confidentiality of client and employee information.
· Communicates a positive image as a representative of BCMG
Requirements:
· Master’s degree in Nursing
· ANA certification as an adult, geriatric or family nurse practitioner
· Current Mass license as an RN/RNP
· Minimum of 3 years relevant clinical experience. Home care and care management experience desired
· Driver’s license with access to a reliable vehicle
· Disability and/or home care experience a plus
· Proven skills and knowledge base necessary for independent clinical decision making.
· Excellent organizational skills
· Ability to function effectively as a part of a multidisciplinary team.
· Effective oral and written skills.
· Strong interpersonal and customer relation skills.
· Effective teaching skills.
· Bilingual Candidates – Are Strongly Encouraged to apply
Physical Abilities:
· Ability to enter, exit and drive a car to a variety of locations within Eastern Massachusetts on a daily basis.
· Ability to climb stairs
· Visual/hearing ability sufficient to comprehend written/verbal communication and perform physical exams and assessments of patients.