Job Description

Salary is negotiable.

SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER NURSE PRACTITIONER OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Well Care Community Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center, is a mission-driven organization that provides access to high-quality health care, including dental and behavioral health, to underserved members of our communities.

Principal Function: The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant is responsible for providing primary health care, acute care, education, immunization, health screenings, emergency response, and collaborating with school staff, parents, and other healthcare providers to develop and coordinate care plans for the Healthy Eagle Clinic location in Austin, IN. Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm - Vacation, sick, and personal time after probation period.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  Duties include, but are not limited to:

• • Primary Care Services -  will include
    • Well child Care
    • EPSDT screenings and exams
    • Comprehensive physical exams
    • Risk assessments/other screening
    • Laboratory services
      • CLIA Waived testing
    • Other diagnostic, screening and/or preventive services
      • Hearing and vision screening
      • Tympanometry
      • Spirometry
      • Pulse oximetry
      • Telehealth capabilities
  • Illness/Injury Care
    • Minor injury assessment/treatment and follow-up
    • Acute illness assessment/treatment and follow-up and/or referral
  • Chronic Conditions Care 
    • Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of a new condition
    • Maintenance of existing conditions based on need, collaboration with PCP/specialist or client/parental request.
    • Chronic conditions may include asthma, diabetes, sickle cell disease, hypertension, obesity, metabolic syndrome, depression, allergy, skin conditions, or other specific to a population.
  • STI & HIV Education, Counseling, & Voluntary Testing
    • Education appropriate for age, other demographics of the target population, and needs assessment data.
    • Risk assessment, historical and physical assessment data inform individualized care.
    • Testing for and treatment of STIs and testing and referral for HIV treatment are on site.
  • Confidential services" as defined by Indiana and/or Federal law
    • Confidential services and those that may be obtained by any minors without parental consent.
    • Confidential services include referral for mental health counseling, pregnancy testing & services, STI/HIV testing and treatment, referral for substance use disorder counseling, family planning (excluding contraceptive prescription/distribution on school property)

Work-Life Balance

Well Care understands our employees’ commitment to community and family and offers the following benefits:

12 paid holidays

Up to 20 other paid days off

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Long-term disability

Life Insurance

401K

Opportunity for student loan forgiveness

Paid training

Reimbursement for licensing

Current Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m

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