Provider-Advanced Practice Primary Care

Overview

Job Summary

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) in Primary Care provides high-quality, patient-centered care to individuals across the lifespan in an outpatient clinic setting. The APP may be a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) and functions as an integral member of the primary care team to assess, diagnose, treat, and manage acute and chronic health conditions; promote wellness and disease prevention; support timely access to care; and coordinate services across the continuum. The APP practices in accordance with education, certification, licensure, credentialing, privileging, collaborative or supervisory requirements, applicable state and federal regulations, and organizational policies.

Job Responsibilities

•    Performs comprehensive and focused health assessments, including patient histories, physical examinations, medication review, health maintenance review, and risk assessment.
•    Evaluates, diagnoses, treats, and manages common acute illnesses, chronic diseases, preventive care needs, and episodic health concerns within the primary care setting.
•    Develops, implements, and evaluates evidence-based treatment plans in collaboration with other members of the care team.
•    Orders, performs, and interprets appropriate laboratory, imaging, screening, and diagnostic studies in accordance with scope of practice and clinical guidelines.
•    Prescribes medications, treatments, durable medical equipment, and other therapies as authorized.
•    Provides patient and family education related to health promotion, disease prevention, medication management, lifestyle modification, chronic disease self-management, and follow-up care.
•    Supports value-based care priorities, including preventive screenings, quality measure closure, risk adjustment documentation, annual wellness visits, transitional care management, chronic care management, and other population health initiatives.
•    Coordinates referrals, follow-up appointments, diagnostic testing, community resources, and transitions of care to support continuity, access, and patient safety.
•    Documents patient encounters accurately, timely, and completely in the electronic health record, including assessment, plan of care, medical decision-making, coding, and billing documentation as appropriate.
•    Collaborates with supervising, collaborating, or sponsoring physicians as required by state law and organizational policy, while practicing to the full extent of education, training, certification, and privileges.
•    Maintains professional competence through continuing education, certification renewal, required training, and participation in professional development activities.
 

Minimum Required Experience

Primary care, family medicine, internal medicine, urgent care, ambulatory, or related clinical experience

Preferred/Desired Experience

One or more years of experience as an NP or PA in primary care, family medicine, internal medicine, urgent care, or a closely related outpatient setting.

Minimum Required Education

Master’s degree or higher in nursing from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program or Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program.

Preferred/Desired Education

Doctor of Nursing Practice or other doctoral preparation or Master’s degree or higher from an accredited Physician Assistant program.

Minimum Required Licensure

Current, unrestricted RN and APRN licensure in the state of practice. Current national board certification as a Nurse Practitioner in a population focus appropriate for primary care, such as Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, as applicable to clinic population. Eligible for prescriptive authority and controlled substance registration as required by state law and organizational policy. OR Current, unrestricted Physician Assistant license in the state of practice. Current NCCPA certification or eligibility consistent with state and organizational requirements. Eligible for prescriptive authority and controlled substance registration as required by state law and organizational policy.

Preferred/Desired Licensure

Current DEA registration, if required for role and practice location. Multi-state licensure where applicable to market needs. OR Current DEA registration, if required for role and practice location. Multi-state licensure where applicable to market needs.