Primary Care Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant
Core
Provide comprehensive, relationship-based primary care to children and adolescents through preventive visits, acute illness management, and chronic condition care.
Role type
Pediatric primary care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Builds
In-person pediatric primary care services
Domain
Healthcare / Pediatrics
Deliverable
clinical care
Required skills
pediatric clinical assessment, diagnostic reasoning, care management, chronic condition management, immunization administration, patient and family education, care coordination, EHR documentation
Preferred skills
pediatric primary care experience, family medicine experience, well-child care experience, acute and chronic pediatric condition management, bilingual English/Spanish
Technologies
Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Responsibilities
Perform well-child visits, annual wellness exams, and age-appropriate physical examinations; Conduct developmental, behavioral, growth, nutrition, and preventive health screenings; Evaluate, diagnose, and treat common pediatric illnesses and conditions; Manage common chronic pediatric conditions including asthma, ADHD, allergies, eczema, and obesity; Provide and manage routine immunizations and anticipatory guidance; Order, interpret, and follow up on laboratory, imaging, and diagnostic testing; Manage prescriptions, medication refills, referrals, and test results; Educate patients, parents, and caregivers on health, development, treatment plans, and preventive care; Coordinate care with physicians, specialists, and other healthcare professionals; Complete timely and accurate documentation in the EHR.