APP

About the job

CHAS Health is hiring a full-time APP for its Valley Clinic in Spokane Valley, WA. The provider gives primary medical care, examining, diagnosing and treating a mixed patient population, to improve the overall health of the communities CHAS Health serves.

CHAS Health runs multiple clinics and continues to expand. It aims to remove barriers to care and offer evidence-based care close to home, treating everyone with dignity and respect whatever their situation.

What you'll do

• Treat a mixed patient population of all genders, ages and ethnicities, both insured and uninsured
• Examine patients to assess their general physical condition, and do physical exams, minor procedures and preventive health measures that fall within prescribed guidelines
• Order or carry out tests, analyses and diagnostic imaging, then analyze the reports and findings to diagnose conditions
• Prescribe or recommend drugs or other treatment, including physical or inhalation therapy and related therapeutic procedures
• Order inoculations and vaccinations to protect patients from communicable diseases, and refer patients to medical specialists or other practitioners for specialized treatment
• Advise patients on diet, hygiene and ways to prevent disease
• Record or sign off on physical findings and write the plan and prognosis in the patient's electronic chart to established standards
• Report births, deaths and outbreaks of contagious diseases to government authorities
• Take part in provider staff meetings on problem-solving and team-building, peer reviews and clinic quality initiatives

What you need

• Graduation from an accredited, master's-level advanced registered nurse practitioner school
• Valid licensure in the state of practice
• Securing narcotic prescription privileges
• Board certified or board eligible
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Able to secure credentialing through the identified agencies, such as Medicare and Medicaid
• BLS (CPR/AED)
• A commitment to keeping the workplace safe and respectful
• Able to move around the facility a third to two-thirds of the day and to sit at a workstation or in patient rooms
• Hand use and communication for more than two-thirds of the day, reaching with the arms for less than a third, and minimal climbing, stooping or crawling
• Lifting up to 10 pounds about half the time, and up to and above 25 pounds only occasionally

Schedule

• Full-time

Benefits

• An annual milestone bonus for eligible employees, based on years worked
• Medical, dental and vision coverage, plus long-term care and life insurance, offered by CHAS Health
• A 401(k) with an employer match of up to 6%
• More than six weeks of paid time off a year for full-time employees
• Tuition assistance and student loan repayment
• Yearly childcare reimbursement
• CME and license fee reimbursement
• Benefits offered depend on eligibility and criteria