Primary Care Provider

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Job description

Facility Location: Port Angeles, WA State (NOT a remote position)

Department: Medical Services

Reports to: Chief Medical Officer

Pay Range: $135,000 to $160,000 per year (DOE/DOQ)

Hours per Week: 40 hours

Workdays: Monday to Friday

Benefits:
Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
Vacation, Sick Leave, Float Days & Paid Holidays
403(b) Retirement Plan
Life Insurance
Long Term Disability
Wellness Program
Employee Assistant Program
LifeFlight Membership
Education Allowance

Job Overview: The Primary Care Provider fulfills a key role in our busy Community Mental Health Center, providing comprehensive healthcare services. This full-time opportunity works within a collaborative team of professionals, offering a wide range of services, from health promotion and disease prevention to direct care and counseling. This position works closely with the Medical Director to establish a fully integrated model of care for our patients.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Manages a caseload of patients with acute and chronic disease states with responsibility of overall patient primary care.
Conducts physical exams as required.
Develops treatment plans for acute and chronic diseases.
Educates and guides patients on disease prevention and healthy lifestyle habits.
Understands the changes (and challenges) in health promotion throughout the aging process.
Performs and interprets diagnostic tests and screening evaluations.
Emphasizes preventative care and disease management.
Prescribes, administers, and reviews medications of assigned clients. Regularly monitors side effects of prescribed medications. Provides consumers with information necessary to make informed consents.
Provide regularly scheduled (usually weekly) caseload consultation to psychiatric peers. Case review consultations focus primarily on those clients seen in both primary care and psychiatry.
Develops and delivers in-service training regarding recognition and treatment of physical health conditions in psychiatric patients.
Conducts and completes brief health assessments for clients at the Clallam County Respite Center (CCRC).
Maintains familiarity with and handles client information in accordance with Federal Regulations (42 CFR, Part 2), the Revised Code of Washington (RCW 71.05.390 and RCW 71.24), and other applicable laws pertaining to confidentiality of client and staff information.
Maintains physical security of confidential materials and assigned Agency property.

Qualifications:
Degree from an accredited school in one of the following disciplines: Nurse Practitioner (NP), Medical Doctor (MD), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), or Naturopathic Doctor (ND)
Current, unrestricted licensure in Washington State as a NP, MD, DO, or ND
Preferred: At least four (4) years of experience in treating acute and chronic diseases

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Peninsula Behavioral Health does not discriminate because of a person's presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity including transgender status, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions, age (40), honorably discharged veteran or military status, or use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, state employee or health care whistleblower status.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $135,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year

Benefits:
403(b)
Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Health insurance
Health savings account
Paid time off
Retirement plan
Vision insurance
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):
Do you have a degree from an accredited school in one of the following disciplines: Nurse Practitioner (NP), Medical Doctor (MD), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), or Naturopathic Doctor (ND)?
Do you have at least four (4) years of experience in treating acute and chronic diseases?

License/Certification:
NP, MD, DO or ND credential (Required)

Ability to Relocate:
Port Angeles, WA 98362: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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