PACE KC Nurse Practitioner

PACEKC is seeking a compassionate and mission-driven Nurse Practitioner to be a part of a team of providers that delivers quality care to the people in our community who need it the most. Our Nurse Practitioners provide general healthcare assessments, treatment, and follow-up commensurate with clinical skills and comply with clinical guidelines, administrative policies / procedures of our organization, the licensing state, and accrediting / funding agencies. If you have a passion for community-based care, join PACEKC and help shape the future of equitable, patient-centered healthcare in our region.

Primary Functions :

• Conduct health assessments on pediatric patients with both acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Develop an impression of diagnosis and a treatment plan in collaboration with the physician.
• Conduct health education / counseling / prevention of individual patients / groups at Swope Health Services.
• Participate in interdisciplinary patient staffing.
• Coordinate / collaborate with Swope Health Services departments and community service organizations as required by funding agencies.
• Responsible for integrating healthcare and health education in the Continuum of Care process.
• Order / perform and interpret routine laboratory tests.
• Develop a health promotion and maintenance plan, including disease prevention, health education, and counseling.
• Provide care for selected complicated patients as directed and supervised by department physician(s).
• Arrange referrals as needed to other members of the health care team in accordance with SHS policies / procedures and / or third-party payers

Successful Candidates will have :

About PACE KC :

PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) is a healthcare program that provides a full range of personalized healthcare and wellness services to allow older adults to age gracefully in their home communities.

PACE emphasizes comprehensive, coordinated, and preventive care in a way that treats the whole person – addressing physical, emotional, and psychological needs. A team of providers works together across many disciplines to help PACE members achieve and maintain their health and wellness goals.

We support our team members with :

Swope Health / PACE KC is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

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