Family Medicine Physician Job at Illinois Primary Health Care Association in Chicago, IL

A rapidly growing and dynamic healthcare organization dedicated to providing high-quality, accessible healthcare services to our community. We are in the application process to become a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). We are seeking a NP, specializing in female health with sensitivity toward Orthodox Jewish female adults.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understanding and willingness to deliver care in a primary care setting.
• Guide and assist in all aspect of primary care medicine including:
• Preventative medical care
• Psychosocial needs Acute medical care
• Diagnostics
• Treatment
• Consultation
• Patient education
• Function independently to perform:
• Age-appropriate history and physical patient exams
• Engage in the above for acute and chronic illnesses.
• Recognize critical illness and notify the appropriate entities.
• Collaborate with supervising physician as needed.
• Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments.
• Implement interventions in attempts at restoring patient’s desired physiologic status.
• Monitor effectiveness of interventions
• Make efforts to correctly diagnose common and less common ailments.
• Investigates clinical problems and offers sound medical solutions.
• Communication: Communicates effectively with other healthcare team members, patient, family members and healthcare designees
• Procedures: Performs procedures utilizing medically approved approaches and equipment appropriate to the patient's age and size
• Patient Education: Provides information and instructions at a level of understanding appropriate to the comprehension level of the patient and/or significant others.
• Actively participates in Quality Improvement activities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, walk up and down stairs, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Seeking a NP. Specializing in female health with sensitivity toward Orthodox Jewish female adults.

Qualifications:

• General
• Graduate of accredited school
• Current license
• Current provider card in CPR
• Minimum 2 years' experience in field (new graduates may apply)
• Basic computer skills Familiarity with or capable of learning electronic health records.
• Current DEA and Controlled Substance License when applicable Ability to respond to healthcare emergencies.
• Communication skills and ability to work in both superior and subordinate role.
• Nurse Practitioner (NP)
• Masters in Nursing
• Current license as RN and Nurse Practitioner in the State of IL (Family or Internal Med)
• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner by a national certifying body as approved by the Illinois Department of Regulation (AANP, ANCC)

• Health insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Life insurance

• Dependent coverage

• 401k/403b

• Vacation