Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
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Job description
Company Overview: Cooperative Health, is a leading community health center serving the Midlands of South Carolina since 1981. It is deeply rooted in its mission of providing accessible, high quality, compassion health care in the spirit of the Good Samaritan. The organization’s values of: treating each other with respect, putting people first, being excellent at what we do, promoting a collaborative work environment, improving community/population health, fostering innovative thinkers, and getting results, are core attributes of every employee at Cooperative Health.\
Job Summary
Cooperative Health is seeking mission-minded, compassionate Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (PNPs) to join its dedicated medical staff. The ideal candidate will provide comprehensive primary care to children and young adults, addressing their physical, emotional, and mental health needs. PNPs will also provide family planning services and assist patients and families in accessing community resources to support holistic health outcomes.
Positions are available on both full-time and part-time bases across well-established rural and urban practices. All physicians work in an office-based, Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) setting. Integrated support from in-office Behavioral Health and Social Service team members is available at many locations.
In the spirit of the Good Samaritan, Cooperative Health serves as a safety net provider, delivering care with dignity and compassion to patients from all walks of life. We are returning the HEART to medicine — Bringing Humanity Back to Healthcare — by empowering PNPs to serve as true partners in the well-being of their patients
Job Responsibilities
• Assist patients in the completion of paperwork related to their clinical and patient care
• Perform clinical procedures based upon skill set and training
• Be knowledgeable of and engage patients on population health clinical quality measures
• Engage, educate, and empower patients to take control of their personal health
• Coordinate care of the patient with members of the clinical team
• Responds to patient messages from support staff and other members of the office team
• Periodically serves as a preceptor for professional clinical students
• Attends Cooperative Health meetings and participate in all trainings
Qualifications
• Must be certified by a national NP credentialing agency that is recognized by the State of South Carolina
• Must have an active (or plan to have an active) South Carolina nursing license that is in good standing
• Must have (or plan to have) a current DEA and South Carolina controlled substance registration
• Current BLS certification (if ACLS certified, the BLS certification is waved)
Working Hours
• Periodic early evening hours
• Saturday, participate in periodic clinical care at the Five Points Walk-In
Skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication and problem solving skills
• Ability to communicate with people from a variety of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds
• Ability to prioritize, organize and carry out work assignments independently and efficiently
• Ability to maintain appropriate degree of confidentiality
• Compassionate and personable with an exemplary bedside manner
• Sound judgment and expert decision-making abilities
• Proficient in use of electronic medical records – Athena – company EMR
• Excellent keyboarding ability