Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care Opportunity

Mercy Care has an exciting full-time employment opportunity for a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner to join an exceptional team providing care for the underserved population in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.

This position delivers primary care services under medical protocol to target population. This position examines, makes diagnoses, dispenses medication, and makes referrals as appropriate. The Nurse Practitioner coordinates care with other health and social services professionals to ensure comprehensive care for the patient. Consult with medical director as needed. They can use the medical director prescription privileges only after consulting and being approved by her or his designed.

The Primary Care Nurse Practitioner will be assigned to provide care to HIV clients following training provided by Mercy Care. The practitioner will serve on committees at the request of SJMCS and remains current in the field. Participates in health fairs or community events on weekends as requested 3-4 times a year.

Provides patient care appropriate to ages served; primarily adults ages 18-65 or geriatric patients ages over 65.  May also include care for infant age 0–1-year, child ages 1-12 years or adolescent ages 13-17 years.

Flexible work schedules! Clinic hours are 7:00 am – 5:00 pm. Some weekend health events may be required. No nights required.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduation from an NLN approved MSN Nurse Practitioner program in the appropriate specialty.
• Certification as a practitioner, OR graduation from a certified Nurse Practitioner program and three years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Georgia RN license required.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Two or more years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner required.
• Must have experience working in a primary care/clinical/urgent care/emergency room/trauma environment.
• Work experience with and/or sensitivity to target population preferred.
• Prefer Bilingual candidates (Spanish) but not required.

JOB KNOWLEDGE:

• Ability to diagnose and treat patients in health and illness using health promotion, disease prevention, and therapeutic interventions.
• Knowledge of health problems, issues, and needs of the specific target populations.
• Knowledge of Nurse Practitioner scope of practice in Georgia.
• The Nurse Practitioner stays current in the field and engages in continuing education for skill building and licensure.

This is an excellent opportunity for the right Nurse Practitioner physician to provide care in an underserved community. 

RECRUITMENT PACKAGE

A competitive compensation package is being offered including:

• Benefits offered to colleagues working 20 hours or more – effective the first day of work.
• Short and Long-term disability and basis life insurance, paid for by the organization.
• Tuition Reimbursement eligibility after 6 months with the organization. 
• We are a National Health Service Corps site with the highest HPSA score; you can apply to NHSC which will aid with student loans.

Mercy Care - St. Joseph's Health System serves metro Atlanta through Mercy Care, a primary care organization that treats nearly 12,000 patients annually, only 7 percent of whom have any type of insurance. The mission of Saint Joseph's Mercy Care Services is to serve the poor, marginalized, and underserved clients in Atlanta.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and Saint Joseph's Health System, Saint Joseph's Mercy Care Services was created in 1985 by volunteer nurses and physicians. Today Mercy Care is a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center (FQHC) and provides an efficient, integrated system of primary care, dental, behavioral health, vision, education and social services -- reaching thousands of poor, uninsured, underserved, and homeless patients and clients in Atlanta each year. Mercy Care is a Federally Qualified Health Center and we operate an Integrated Behavioral Health Care Model, four fixed-site Mercy Clinics and six other clinics in community partner facilities or aboard our Mobile Health Coach. Several programs such as Street Medicine and Case Management involve teams of staff directly delivering care in the community. Mercy Care is located in Atlanta and the metro area offers many attractions, diversity, city to suburban living, and a great southern climate. 

As a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center (FQHC), our opportunities are eligible to apply for Loan Repayment through HRSA and National Health Service Corps in exchange for providing health care in urban, rural, or tribal communities with limited access to care: 

https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/NHSC/loan-repayment/nhsc-lrp-fact-sheet.pdf

Award amounts are up to $50,000 for two years of full time service, and with continued service NHSC clinicians may be able to pay off all of their student loans.

Mercy Care is a member of Saint Joseph’s Health System and Trinity Health. Mercy Care is Atlanta’s only healthcare for the Homeless program servicing the greater Atlanta area. All Mercy Care physicians uphold the same values and provide excellence to every patient, every time.

To learn more about this outstanding organization visit www.mercyatlanta.org.

Atlanta, Georgia is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, home to 5.7M people and the ninth largest metropolitan area in the United States.

Atlanta is an "alpha-" or "world city", exerting a significant impact upon commerce, finance, research, technology, education, media, art, and entertainment. It ranks 40th among world cities and 8th in the nation with a gross domestic product of $270 billion. Atlanta's economy is considered diverse, with dominant sectors including logistics, professional and business services, media operations, and information technology. Topographically, Atlanta is marked by rolling hills and dense tree coverage. Revitalization of Atlanta's neighborhoods, initially spurred by the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, has intensified in the 21st century, altering the city's demographics, politics, and culture.

Atlanta, while located in the South, has a culture that is no longer strictly Southern. This is due to a large population of migrants from other parts of the U.S., in addition to many recent immigrants to the U.S. who have made the metropolitan area their home, establishing Atlanta as the cultural and economic hub of an increasingly multi-cultural metropolitan area. Thus, although traditional Southern culture is part of Atlanta's cultural fabric, it is mostly the backdrop to one of the nation's most cosmopolitan cities. This unique cultural combination reveals itself in the arts district of Midtown, the quirky neighborhoods on the city's eastside, and the multi-ethnic enclaves found along Buford Highway.

As of 2010, Atlanta is the seventh-most visited city in the United States, with over 35 million visitors per year. Although the most popular attraction among visitors to Atlanta is the Georgia Aquarium, the world's largest indoor aquarium, Atlanta's tourism industry is mostly driven by the city's history museums and outdoor attractions. Atlanta contains a notable amount of historical museums and sites, including the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, the Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum, the World of Coca-Cola, the College Football Hall of Fame, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, and the Margaret Mitchell House and Museum, where Mitchell wrote the best-selling novel Gone with the Wind.

Atlanta contains various outdoor attractions. The Atlanta Botanical Garden, adjacent to Piedmont Park, is home to the 600-foot-long Kendeda Canopy Walk, a skywalk that allows visitors to tour one of the city's last remaining urban forests from 40-foot-high. Zoo Atlanta, located in Grant Park, accommodates over 1,300 animals representing more than 220 species. Home to the nation's largest collections of gorillas and orangutans, the Zoo is one of only four zoos in the U.S. to house giant pandas. Festivals showcasing arts and crafts, film, and music, including the Atlanta Dogwood Festival, the Atlanta Film Festival, and Music Midtown, respectively, are also popular with tourists.

Tourists are drawn to the city's culinary scene, which comprises a mix of urban establishments garnering national attention, ethnic restaurants serving cuisine from every corner of the world, and traditional eateries specializing in Southern dining. Since the turn of the 21st century, Atlanta has emerged as a sophisticated restaurant town.

Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. We serve people and communities in 22 states from coast to coast with more than 90 hospitals and 100 continuing care facilities – including home care, hospice, PACE and senior living facilities and programs that provide nearly two and a half million visits annually. Trinity Health employs more than 133,000 colleagues, including 7,800 employed physicians and clinicians.

Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Who are Poor, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve.

At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore this opportunity at www.trinity-health.org.

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to submit your CV, please email docopps@trinity-health.org or call Trinity Health Physician Recruitment at (734) 343-2300.