Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - part time / PRN

Pay: $50 - $60 an hour, depending on experience and qualifications

Position Summary

Rosalind Franklin University Health Clinic's Community Care Connection (CCC) Mobile Clinic welcomes applications for an as needed position for a Family Practice Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant.

Hours will vary weekly to provide care at one of our regularly scheduled sites in Lake County and/or guest sites. The maximum number of hours worked per week is sixteen (16) hours based on program need and provider availability. There may be weeks in which no hours are worked.

This position will require the health care provider to travel to Lake County site locations with the mobile clinic, Community Care Connection (CCC), throughout the year.

While this position is not eligible for our regular employee benefits, all RFU employees are eligible to accrue personal leave at a rate of 1 hour for every 40 hours worked per year. All RFU employees are also eligible to make unmatched contributions to voluntary supplemental pre-tax and post-tax retirement plans.

Who We Are

The RFUHC CCC offers health resources at no cost to Lake County residents with a target population of uninsured or underinsured community members. The Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant will work in our Community Care Connection Mobile Clinic within Lake County, IL.

The CCC's primary goal is to provide competent, culturally sensitive, respectful, compassionate care while empowering community members to take action to maintain or improve their health. The team promotes the importance of preventative care, disease understanding and the importance of compliance of a care plan. Chronic disease management is not done through the mobile clinic, however the NP/PA will be responsible for connecting community members to the appropriate clinical resource for ongoing healthcare needs and ensuring patient understanding of the care plan. Point of care screening tests and education related to cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar and A1c testing are offered. Management of minor acute illness is also performed aboard the mobile clinic with some point of care testing available. Childhood vaccinations are offered via the state Vaccine for Children program to Medicaid insured or uninsured children. Adult vaccinations are provided via a state funded Uninsured Adult Vaccine program. This is a growing program with new services being added. To support our goal, education workshops are performed in partnership with local community organizations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide educational presentations to community groups.
• Promote preventative care to all community members.
• Provide and administer health screenings, aboard the mobile clinic, in accordance with professional standards and practices, as well as the Health Clinic's policies and procedures.
• Observe, record, and report on a patient's condition and follow up plan in the EMR, Athena.
• Perform point of care testing and education for cholesterol screening, blood glucose, A1C, rapid influenza, rapid Covid, urine pregnancy, urinary tract infection testing.
• Assess and treat minor sick visit complaints.
• Participate and provide guidance in clinical services available to community members.
• Oversee clinical support team participating in screenings and acute care.
• Maintain the Community Care Connection mobile clinic with the necessary supplies and materials. Ensure cleanliness of room. Prepare lists of medical supplies needed. Prepare equipment, procedures, screenings and testing of patients.
• Provide patient/family education regarding procedures, medications, lab results, nutrition and maintenance of health and wellness. Provide follow-up in regard to patient screenings and outcomes.
• Screen patients for appropriate medical history/information.
• Maintain/review patient records, charts and other pertinent information and post tests and examination results to the patient's chart.
• Utilize community health experience by working with the uninsured, underinsured, and underserved, and provide referrals to patients when appropriate.
• Work with community boards, resource centers and other community leaders to provide access to healthcare.
• Vaccination clinics and education. Includes childhood and adult vaccinations offered via Educate and provide community members with Narcan.
• Other duties as assigned.

Conditions of Employment

• Must achieve satisfactory results from a background check
• Compliance with the clinic's current vaccination policy

Required Education & Experience

• Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner degree from an accredited school with 1-3 years of experience in a clinical environment and community health assessment and/or educational training.
• Current Illinois licensure.
• BLS Certification.

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Strong leadership skills.
• Ability to work independently and within a team dynamic in an office and mobile clinic environment.
• Ability to embrace diversity.
• Ability to work in a team centered environment; supporting clinical and non-clinical duties.
• Competent in clinical guidelines and Evidence Based practice.
• Knowledge of community health/public health standards and practices.
• Demonstrated skill in identifying problems and recommending solutions (i.e. critical thinking).
• Demonstrated skill in preparing/maintaining records, writing reports and responding to correspondence via email.
• Demonstrated skill to multi-task and adapt to changes in patient volumes and acuity.
• Ability to maintain quality control standards.
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
• Ability to communicate effectively and accurately verbally and in writing.
• Ability to apply continuous quality improvement standards to the work process.
• Knowledge of Google applications.
• Legal ability to prescribe prescription pharmaceuticals, narcotic prescriptive authority not required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated use of an Electronic Health Record system - Athena
• English/Spanish speaking.

Typical Physical Demands & Working Conditions

• Selected candidate must have the mental and physical capabilities to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

EOE, Including Disability / Vets