Internal/Family Medicine Physician Assistant

Job Description

Neighborhood Health Center provides impactful healthcare to Western New Yorkers so they can achieve their dreams and goals. We build a healthier Western New York where all enjoy high quality, individualized healthcare and human services. For more than 30 years, Neighborhood Health Center delivers exceptional value to both patients and the communities it serves, dedicated to engaging adults and children in healthier lifestyles and creating healthier communities.

This year, Neighborhood Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) will continue to grow significantly and be the medical home for nearly 25,000 patients, providing more than 90,000 visits. Our family medical services include Primary Care, Dentistry, Behavioral Health, Ob/Gyn, Podiatry, Nutrition, Endocrinology and Pharmacy services in the City of Buffalo, NY and its southern suburbs.

Neighborhood Health Center believes that health is a right, not a privilege, with excellent primary care to be affordable and delivered cost-effectively. Our kind staff believe that healthy individuals and families are the foundation of a caring society, and that those empowered to lead healthy lives contribute significantly to our communities success. For additional information, please, visit www.neighborhoodhealthcenter.org

Neighborhood Health Center is seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for our Internal Medicine/Family Medicine Department. This position will report to the Medical Director and will be based in one site and cover at times in other sites.

The ideal candidate will have a background as a nurse practitioner or physicians assistant with primary care experience, understanding and familiarity working with diverse populations and an education or interest in social determinants of health. This position seeks to provide learning opportunities, understanding and education on race, ethnicity and language, and sexual orientation and gender identity, social determinants of health, trauma informed care, harm reduction, motivational interviewing techniques and skillful outreach and in-reaching and other related topics. The position is designed to last at least one year in the current design and may be reevaluated annually with a potential shift of responsibilities to best meet the needs of patients.

All Neighborhood Health Center offices are located in the greater Buffalo, NY region. The BuffaloNiagara region boasts a great quality of life, with access to tremendous green space, including two Great Lakes and Niagara Falls, world-class museums, professional sports, public concerts and plays, and historic architecture. The area is also incredibly accessible, both in terms of average daily commute time as well having easy access to other major cities (Boston, Chicago, Detroit, New York City and Philadelphia are all about an hours flight away while Toronto is only 90 minutes away by car). The regions school districts are highly rated, the excellent housing stock is affordable, and the cost of living remains one of the lowest in the country. The area has also been experiencing
significant growth in recent years, with a number of new developments and industries choosing Buffalo as a place to live. To read more about living and working in the area, read this guide: http://www.buffaloniagara.org/buffaloniagara/flipbook/2016relocationguide/index.html

Responsibilities

Work as part of the NHC provider staff seeing patients in face to face visits and abide by all the requirements of being part of the NHC medical-dental staff
Provide high quality primary care to Neighborhood Health Centers patients of infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric groups
Lead cross-functional patient-centric care teams
Provide comprehensive patient care and establish a family partnership whenever possible to ensure the needs of the patients are met on an ongoing basis
Ensure high quality primary care is delivered cost-effectively, consistently
Provide appropriate specialist referrals and follow-up recommendations when indicated
Maintain electronic medical records in compliance with Neighborhood Health Centers standards with high efficiency
Engage patient, family and cross-functional care teams in sustained health and well-being of the patient
Partner with Neighborhood Health Centers interdisciplinary teams and resources
Participate in learnings provided to develop skill and understanding in community health, health care for the homeless, and special populations (including, but not limited to, refugees, immigrants, veterans, etc.)
Use the knowledge on these topics to become a trainer, leader and liaison between providers and staff and topics related to health care for the homeless and the community health department of NHC
Participate in outreach and in-reach efforts especially focusing on patients experiencing homelessness
Assist in the development and management of advanced care management registry for HCH patients
Represent Neighborhood Health Center in community outreach activities
Maintain familiarity with ongoing research and development in relevant fields
Ensure performance improvement initiatives are supported with timely and accurate data and consistent actions
Manage a limited, telephone-only coverage shared with other clinicians (weekends: every 68 weeks; weekdays: every 4 -6 weeks)

Requirements

Nurse Practitioner (with valid RN license), Physician Assistant, licensed in NYS prior to start date
Candidates with 4 or more years of experiences will be given preference
Outstanding bedside manners: patient-centric with empathy, excellent active listening and communication skills, engaging and efficient
Outstanding clinical capabilities and judgment
Passionate about providing high quality primary health care to low-income, underserved residents and those lacking access to health care
Focused on collaborative team-based care
Responsive and comfortable working in a fast-paced, high accountability environment
Proficient in EHR systems
Flexible
Excellent judgment and ability to prioritize resources where they will be most useful
Comfortable receiving and providing appreciative and corrective feedback
Engaged in learning and continuous quality improvement
Outstanding written and verbal communications skills with a culturally diverse patient and staff population
Proficient in working with in-person or telephonic interpreters
There are many fantastic benefits to a career at Neighborhood Health Center. In addition to working to effect positive change in the health and lives of thousands of residents of Western New York, Neighborhood Health Center offers its full-time employees a stimulating, diverse and teambased work environment with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, life insurance, 403b, flexible spending accounts, generous paid time off, and educational assistance. As a FQHC our providers are eligible to apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). Aside from excellent benefits, we offer a competitive salary and annual bonuses based on patient care.

At Neighborhood Health Center, we enjoy working in a team-based, patient-centered environment and value the benefits of a diversified workplace that values our patients and the communities we serve.

How to apply: If you want to make a difference in the lives of thousands of patients and in the health of our communities of Buffalo and Western New York, and if the position speaks to your capabilities, experience and commitment to improve the health of our communities, please submit your resume and cover letter with statement of interest and salary requirements to d.batten at nwbchcc.org. Please include Internal/Family Medicine (NP/PA) in the subject line. Qualified candidates will be contacted by phone and/or email.

Neighborhood Health Center is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to the practice of equity and inclusion.

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