The Community
AppHealthCare serves the vibrant communities of Alleghany, Ashe, and Watauga Counties nestled in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains in Northwestern North Carolina. Take a quick look around and witness the many expressions of community pride and southern hospitality – a smile from someone walking downtown, a thriving culinary scene, and plenty of outdoor adventure. We experience the beauty of four seasons from white fluffy snow to colorful fall foliage. There is simply something special about these mountains and quaint small-town feels – come see for yourself!
Caring for Our Community
We are a local public health department and health center focused and committed to improving our communities’ health and well-being through compassionate, high-quality care. We have about 120 full/part- time employees and about 10 contract employees. We are governed by two boards that provide strategic direction and oversight of agency functions. We have received numerous awards and distinctions for the care we provide and have recently achieved accreditation with honors. We are committed to caring for our community and providing excellent customer service.
Position: Advanced Practice Provider I, II, or III [PDF Document]
Positon #: 405-48-207
Location: Watauga Health Center, 126 Poplar Grove Connector, Boone NC 28607
Salary: $75,624 – $145,344
Hours: Full-time, Monday-Friday, during clinic hours of 8:00 am-4:45 pm. Potential to work outside normal hours for client needs, special events, or public health emergencies.
Closing Date: Open until filled
Job Summary: Serves the clients of Watauga Health Center by providing preventive, primary care, and public health services.
Major Duties & Responsibilities
Provide high-quality preventive public health and primary care to clients seeking healthcare services. Collect health histories, perform physical exams, and offer education, counseling, and treatment to clients seeking healthcare services within Primary Care for adults and children, Maternal Health, Family Planning, Sexually Transmitted Disease, as well as Breast and Cervical Cancer Control programs. Interest in providing comprehensive acute and chronic care of adults and children. Medication-assisted treatment services for patients in recovery from opiate addiction is preferred. Ongoing supervision from the Medical Director includes defined patient care protocols and guidelines with availability for prompt consultation.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Thorough knowledge of techniques of interviewing, medical and relevant history taking, principles and practices of general medicine and disease states as they relate to the area of work; thorough knowledge of health appraisal tools, laboratory tests and findings, advanced physical assessment, advanced pathophysiology, advanced pharmacology, and therapeutic procedures as related to the area of work; thorough knowledge and ability to plan a regime of care based on assessment and findings; considerable knowledge of available resources and appropriate referral methods. Skills in performing clinical functions. Skill in assisting with routine surgical procedures. Ability to examine patients and detect abnormalities; ability to record accurately and completely all information necessary to evaluate and plan care and to convey this to the physician; ability to communicate orally; ability to teach and counsel individuals, families, and groups in areas of health maintenance, preventive medicine, and care of the sick; and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff and to gain the confidence of patients and families and work effectively with them; some ability to plan and conduct in-service training programs. Work requires judgment in the application of accepted patient care protocols and medical guidelines in the area of assignment to determine the appropriate course of action.
Minimum Education & Experience
Licensed as a Physician Assistant by the North Carolina Medical Board or approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Certified Nurse Midwife by the North Carolina Board of Nursing and the North Carolina Medical Board.
For questions or more information, please contact AppHealthCare Human Resources:
(336) 372-5641 x1119 | careers@apphealth.com | AppHealthCare.com
How to Apply
Complete an NC State Government Application for Employment (PD-107). The application is located on the NC Office of State Human Resources website. The application can be completed in hard copy or electronically.
A completed state application, including cover letters and resumes/CVs, should be sent to Human Resources by email to careers@apphealth.com or dropped off in person at the AppHealthCare Alleghany Health Center at 157 Health Services Road in Sparta, NC.
Benefits
Our clinical providers can be reimbursed up to $2000 annually for Continuing Education purposes. Our Ashe and Alleghany clinics are NHSC-approved sites for the NHSC Loan Repayment Program. For clinicians with associate licenses in need of clinical supervision, AppHealthCare can cover up to $90 weekly for external supervision of your choosing or provide internal supervision if available. Our agency follows North Carolina’s state holiday schedule, which includes 12 paid holidays per year, in addition to earning 8 hours of annual leave and 8 hours of sick leave per month for new hires, which grows with service years. All employees can participate in our Employee Wellness Program, where you can earn additional time off for documenting and submitting your monthly time spent engaging in wellness activities. Employees wishing to further their education while employed may be eligible for tuition reimbursement. We also offer a variety of paid and voluntary employee benefits including a generous state retirement plan and health insurance, as well as life insurance and paid parental leave. For more information about benefits, visit our website.
AppHealthCare recruits team members who share our values of Integrity, Drive, Resilience, Service, and Community and actively support the overall public health mission of the agency.
AppHealthCare is committed to providing equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, age, veteran’s status, family medical or genetic information, sexual orientation, gender status, pregnancy, gender identity or other non-merit based factors. All recruitment and selection activities will be administered according to EEO principles, to have a diverse workforce that reflects the population of the communities the District serves.
AppHealthCare is a recovery-friendly workplace.
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