Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

Mat-Su Health Services is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Provider to join our team!

About us: We are a Federally Qualified Health Center providing integrated medical, dental, and behavioral health care. Our Mission, dedicated to improving the health of our community, one person at a time—through affordable medical, dental, and behavioral health care, attracts and inspires a caring, competent workforce. To learn more about our agency or view career opportunities, visit our website: https://www.mshsak.org/

Summary:  Under the general supervision of the Medical Director, the Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant is responsible for providing direct primary care services and consultation with the clinical, medical, and psychiatric staff.

Essential Duties: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Provides direct team-based primary care services.
• Provides quality assessments and treatment of clients.
• Provides medication management and monitoring of clients.
• Provides clinical supervision of other staff participating in the client's care.
• Assists in meeting the needs of other patients when the primary Clinician is unavailable.
• Dispenses medications according to federal and state regulations and practice standards.
• Provides medication information, both written and verbal, to clients and staff when appropriate.
• Keeps and maintains appropriate records relating to all professional services rendered and attends to all billing reports, claims, and correspondence required in connection with the services rendered.
• Maintains status as a provider under and in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, managed-care and direct contracting arrangements, and any other programs in which the Clinic participates.
• Abides by the schedule of hours formulated by the Clinic.
• Cooperates with other employees in all reasonable manners.
• Maintains confidentiality of individual’s health records and information as required by law.
• Performs in a diligent and timely manner such duties as set forth by this description.
• Assists in the development of policies and procedures for Agency programs.
• Provide training and educational seminars to Agency staff.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed onsite in a heated, ventilated, and well-lighted environment.
• Job is considered low-risk for hazard exposure.
• MSHS is a nonsmoking campus.

Physical Demands An employee must meet the work environment characteristics described here to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Requires sitting, standing, bending, reaching, lifting under 50 lbs., and driving.
• Requires manual dexterity to operate standard office and other equipment.
• Requires normal hearing range, ability to speak, and vision acuity.

Minimum Education and Experience:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Degree from an accredited University. 
• Current Alaska Advance Practice Registered Nurse license.
• Current prescriptive qualifications under the Controlled Substances Registration Certificate requirements of the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency.
• Have general knowledge of EMR/EHR software and Microsoft Office programs

Physician Assistant

• Physician Assistant Degree from an accredited University. 
• Current Alaska Physician Assistant’s license.
• Current approved Collaborative Plan recognized by the Alaska State Medical Board.
• Have general knowledge of EMR/EHR software and Microsoft Office programs

General Requirements:

• Clear background check (subject to DHSS background check)
• Current tuberculosis screening test result
• Current driver’s license; clean driving record history
• BLS certification must be obtained within two weeks of hire. CPI (Nonviolent Crisis Intervention) certification must be obtained when offered through the agency; it may substitute the current MANDT certificate for CPI.

Benefits:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Discounts
• 401(k) with employer match 
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Eight (8) Observed Paid Holidays
• Two (2) Floating Holidays
• Birthday Holiday
• Bereavement Leave
• Jury Duty (up to 80 hours)

Employment Practices: Mat-Su Health Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.