Primary Care Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

Job Description

PRIMARY CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER/PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Req #: 227295 Department: HALL HEALTH Job Location: Seattle Campus Posting Date: 04/02/2024 Closing Info: Closes On 04/16/2024 Salary: $9080 - $14205 per month Other Compensation: Union Position: Yes Shift: First Shift Benefits: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.
UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.
Hall Health Center currently has an outstanding opportunity for an 80%-100% FTE Primary Care Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (Physician Asst-Adv Rn Pract (E S SEIU 1199NW Res/HH). This position provides direct acute and continuity care for patients in late adolescence through older age in an ambulatory setting. Under general supervision of the Unit Head or Team Leader, the ARNP works independently in the diagnosis and treatment of patients at Hall Health Center in accordance with existing scheduling and productivity policies.
Hall Health Center on the UW Seattle Campus is an AAAHC-accredited outpatient facility providing high quality health care to UW students, staff, faculty and community members. ARNPs work as part of collaborative teams utilizing broad skills to care for patients with acute and chronic medical problems. The primary mission of Hall Health is to support student success by providing excellent access to high quality comprehensive care. Hall Health is committed to supporting the UW Medicine Patients Are First Service Culture Guidelines.
Hall Health embraces diversity as a core value and commits to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for individuals of many social, economic, cultural, ideological, racial, ethnic, gender, sexuality, and ability backgrounds. We respectfully engage in difficult conversations about equity, privilege, and unconscious bias. We honor global, multicultural perspectives and uphold social justice values. Clinicians from marginalized communities and those who have demonstrated commitment to caring for patients from underserved communities are particularly encouraged to apply.
Hall Health Center is an essential service of the University of Washington and will remain open during UW closures for severe weather, natural disaster, or other emergency condition. All HHC staff members are considered essential employees and are expected to report to work as usual in such events.
UW employees enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our benefits website.
This is an 80-100%, 11-12 month position
Duties and Responsibilities:

Patient care: provides patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the promotion of physical and mental health, prevention of illness, and treatment of illness. Competence in caring, in particular, for the physical, mental, and sexual health needs of the undergraduate and graduate student population.

Medical/Clinical knowledge: demonstrates knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, and social sciences, and the application of their knowledge to patient care and the education of others.

Practice-based learning: uses scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate, and improve patient care.

Interpersonal Communication skills: demonstrates interpersonal communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships ith patients, families and other members of the healthcare teams.

Professionalism: demonstrates behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, an understanding and sensitivity to diversity, and a responsible attitude toward their patients, their profession, and society.

Systems-based practice: demonstrates both an understanding of the contexts and systems in which health care is provided, and the ability to apply this knowledge to improve and optimize health care.
DUTIES:

Performs examinations (including GYN), establishes diagnoses, and determines appropriate treatment, follow up, or referral for patients.

Records medical histories, orders and/or performs diagnostic tests, evaluates test results, and prescribes medications for treatments.

Provides counseling, information, and advice in health maintenance, healthful life styles, contraception, care of physical and mental health illness, and treatment of injuries.

Provides and participates in in-service education programs.

Participates in campus community outreach work.

Maintains professional skills and CE requirements in specialty area.

Maintains prescriptive authority.

Participates in Hall Health Center educational, risk management, and quality assurance programs.

Works with other health care team members to assure optimal delivery of health care.

May assist in the clinical training and precepting of various levels of health care professionals

May design, conduct, and/or participate in research activities.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Licensure as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) or a Physician Assistant (PA-C) in the State of Washington, or equivalent legal license/certification

Must be eligible to receive hospital staff appointments for adjunct staff membership by the organized medical staff of the hospital under Medical Staff By-Laws for Hospital-based positions.
Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, the University of Washington will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.

The University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or [email protected] .

Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law .

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