Family Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Description

The Hennepin County Public Health Clinic is looking to hire a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. This position with the Red Door Clinic will primarily provide sexual health care services including comprehensive HIV / sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment services, family planning, and HIV prevention services within a multidisciplinary team of medical providers. This position will also cross-train to our tuberculosis (TB) care and treatment, refugee health screening, and suboxone / harm reduction programs, such as Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), as warranted by clinic volume and utilization. Our team consists of nurse practitioners, registered nurses, medical assistants, and community health specialists.

This position provides the opportunity to make a difference in communities by advancing health and racial equity and being part of a department with the mission to strengthen communities by improving the well-being of individuals and families by reducing health disparities.

The Public Health Clinic works to prevent and treat infectious diseases and is a respected leader in providing sexual health services, comprehensive testing and treatment for tuberculosis, and refugee health exams. The clinic has recently started to provide care for individuals with opioid use disorder. We are home to the Red Door Clinic, Minnesota’s largest HIV and sexually transmitted infection clinic. Our mission is to reduce health disparities, increase access, and promote health across communities with specialized services that value evidence-based, client-centered care to create empowered and healthy communities.

Hennepin County Public Health is committed to advancing health and racial equity. We recognize racism is a public health crisis. We are committed to change, and to co-creating solutions with those impacted to support communities where everyone experiences optimal health and wellness. Diverse voices are critical to this mission. We encourage you to join us in this work!

Current Hennepin County employees who refer a candidate hired into an open competitive position may be eligible for a $500  referral bonus. For more information visit the employee referral program page.

Salary will be based upon qualifications :

Nurse Practitioner $74,001.80 - $155,003.15 Annually

Physician Assistant  $101,330.30 - $155,003.15 Annually

Location and hours :

This position is located at the Public Health Clinic, 525 Portland Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415. The Public Health Clinic is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with evening expansion when the clinic resumes evening hours. This position will work 40 hours per week from 8 a.m. to 4 : 30 p.m., which will include one evening shift from 11 a.m. - 7 : 30 p.m. No weekend, overnight or holiday shifts are required.

About the position type :

This is a full-time, benefit earning position.

This position is internally classified as a Nurse Practitioner.

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This position is internally classified as a Physician Assistant.

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In the Nurse Practitioner position, you will :

• Provide HIV prevention and sexual health care services including HIV testing, STI testing and treatment, family planning, PrEP, and PEP.
• Provide MOUD (medications for opioid use disorder) through office-based buprenorphine therapy, conducting initial assessments and follow-up evaluations.
• Conduct refugee health screening exams, including health history, physical examination, and preventive screening of newly arrived refugees to identify acute and chronic health problems as well as identify public health risks.
• Evaluate and treat patients with active and latent tuberculosis, including medication management.
• Perform lab work as indicated, including gram stains, wet preps, and other labs in CLIA certified on-site lab under direction of lab technician specialist.
• Provide health education, harm reduction counseling, consultation, and referrals based on patient needs.
• Work with a diverse, interdisciplinary team to deliver health services, develop team goals, performance outcomes, and effective referral coordination.
• Provide supervision or lead work direction to professional and / or support staff, including other nurse practitioners.

In the Physician Assistant position, you will :

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