Women's Health Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (Sign-on Bonus Available)
Full-time, 36 hours/week, with full benefits! Sign-on Bonus up to $15,000
If you are a compassionate professional who provides exceptional quality care, Jordan Valley is for you! We are Missouri’s largest Federally Qualified Health Center founded in 2003, and we serve 75,000 patients each year. The mission of Jordan Valley is to improve the health of our community by providing high-quality and accessible medical, dental, and behavioral health services to Southwest, MO. We're collaborative and believe in always going above and beyond as part of our commitment to deliver excellent care to our community!
Job Overview:
Our ideal Nurse Practitioner candidate will work independently and must be responsible, self-confident, and have excellent judgment and decision-making skills. Nurse Practitioner will work with a variety of women's health patients and must be caring, compassionate, and able to communicate well with people of all ages and backgrounds. They will promote effective working relations and work effectively as part of a team to facilitate the clinic’s ability to meet its goals and objectives. Nurse Practitioner must demonstrate respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment.
Duties:
- Take medical histories and perform patient examinations.
- Order and interpret laboratory tests.
- Do well-woman exams
- Help cover for physicians who may be in the surgery center
- Make diagnoses.
- Provide treatment
- Provide care and exams for pregnant patients
- Manage health conditions
- Perform preventive procedures such as immunizations.
- Prescribe medications and other therapies.
- Monitor and record patient progress.
- Educate patients about their health and instruct them in self-care techniques.
- Promote wellness practices.
- Respond to medical emergencies.
- Performs work of equal skill and responsibility as directed. May also perform work of a higher level in preparation for increased responsibility and may be requested to perform work of lesser responsibility when workload of department so requires.
- Refer patients to other physicians and other health care providers as needed.
Benefits:
Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance.
- Health (Both HSA and FSA options and access to our Telemedicine program)
- Vision
- Free dental and life insurance and long-term disability. Affordable rates for family dental and life insurance.
- 403b retirement match on the 1st of the month after 30 days.
- Employee Assistance Program
- Day One PTO Accrual
- 9 Paid Holidays
- On-Site Fitness Facility
Learn more about our area here: Home | Springfield Missouri (springfieldmo.org)
Springfield Metro 475,000
Cost of living 10% + below the national average
Third Largest City in Missouri
Called the Gateway to the Great Outdoors, with an abundance of parks, trails, rivers, golf courses, caves, and streams.
- Springfield to Branson: 45 Minutes
- Springfield to Saint Louis: 3 Hours
- Springfield to Kansas City: 2 hours 45 minutes
- Lake of the Ozarks: An Hour and a Half
- Table Rock Lake: 1 hour
Requirements:
A registered nurse who has completed advanced education, usually a master's in nursing degree with an emphasis in nurse practitioner.
Or
A graduate of an AMA-recognized physician assistant training program that is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission or Education for Physician Assistant.
Required Licenses/Certifications
- State Physician Assistant License
- Current BLS Certification is required
Or
Missouri State Advance Practice Nurse License
Current BLS Certification required.
Two (2) years or more experience is preferred.
Want to chat before committing to applying? Reach out directly; send a text to 417.350.9255 or an email to beth.miller@jordanvalley.org
