The Area
Bellingham has a population of 95,000. It is 1 hour and 15 minutes south of Vancouver, Canada and 1 hour and 30 minutes north of Seattle.
The Group
Unity Care NW provides affordable primary medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services for children and adults. With a focus on prevention, our integrated care team provides comprehensive coordination of your health care needs. All of our medical and psych providers are board-certified and provide high-quality health care in a respectful, coordinated, and caring manner for the whole person, the whole family, and the whole community.
The Position
Ideal candidate
Has completed multiple locum NP assignments
Already has WA State license
Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) or similar experience working with diverse & underserved populations including unhoused populations
Able to ramp up quickly
Able to meet productivity expectations (described below)
Can meet the core privileging requirements per the attached privileging form
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) experienced preferred
HIV experience preferred
Name, address & description of sites assignment may be at any of these sites which are within 10 miles of each other
Main clinic at 220 Unity Street, Bellingham, WA 98225 Outpatient Primary Care Clinic seeing all ages/no OB
North Whatcom Health Center at 6060 Portal Way, Ferndale, WA 98248 (only 10 miles from main clinic) Outpatient Primary Care Clinic seeing all ages/no OB
The Way Station at 1500 North State Street, Bellingham, WA 98225 Outpatient Same Day Care with Unhoused Individuals for Ages 16 & up
Reason for locum coverage
Offset the impact of provider vacancies and FTE reductions
Patient resources include integrated behavioral health, psychiatry, SUD treatment, child & family counseling, adult & pediatric dental services, an on-site pharmacy, a communicable disease program, case managers, community health workers, referrals specialists, insurance enrollment, medical records & more
Vaccine Requirements
Annual flu vaccines REQUIRED
Request for medical or religious exemption must be submitted immediately upon presentation and is subject to approval
Housing
Prefer locum agency arrange housing & invoice us for reimbursement or