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Job Title: Family Nurse Practitioner
Closing Date/Time: Continuous
Salary: $27.11 - $45.42 Hourly
Job Type: Grant - Part-time (benefit earning)
Location: 1313 Penn Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Department: NorthPoint Health and Wellness
 

 
 
NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center, 1313 Penn Avenue North, seeks a Family Nurse Practitioner to provide a full spectrum of ambulatory family medicine services in a community clinic setting. Our practice is a diverse, urban community health center in North Minneapolis whose mission is: “Actively partnering to create a healthier community.”

Hennepin County offers an impressive benefits package valued at up to an additional 55% of salary. Benefits include health, dental, life and short/long-term disability insurance, 11 paid holidays per year in addition to paid time off, a defined benefit pension plan (PERA), retirement savings programs, trade time for fitness and many more.

This is a grant position (non-permanent) with benefits, available for up to two years. Hours for this position range from 32 to 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with some on-call, evening and Saturday clinic hours. Candidates who are fluent in English and Spanish, or English and Hmong, are encouraged to apply.

Primary duties and responsibilities include:
  • Perform initial and ongoing assessment of patient medical, physical, and psychosocial status.
  • Make appropriate referrals to other health professionals and community agencies.
  • Conduct preventive screening procedures based on age and history.
  • Prescribe, administer and manage therapeutic treatments and medications.
  • Utilize electronic health records.
  • Design, implement and evaluate programs of care based on the needs of clinic population.
  • Triage patients who require physician supervision.
  • Work as part of patient care team.
  • Partner with patients to optimize their health and wellness.
  • The Ideal Candidate must have:
  • Master's degree in nursing from an accredited program.
  • Possession of a valid Minnesota license as a Registered Nurse.
  • Current certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner or an approved equivalent as provided under M.S. 148/284.
  • Two or more years of experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner within the last five years.
  • Fluency in Spanish and English, or Hmong and English, or experience communicating with patients through interpreters, is highly desirable.
  • Ability to respect, appreciate and promote teamwork among diverse co-workers and patients.
  • Ability to demonstrate the employee competencies.
  • Applications will be forwarded to the hiring supervisor on a regular basis. Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education and experience. Position will remain open until filled.

    Final candidates must successfully complete a drug test and criminal background check post-interview.

     

    If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation to actively participate in the employment process, please email us at HR.Dept@co.hennepin.mn.us or call us at 612.348.2163.

    Hennepin County provides equal access to employment, programs and services without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex (except when sex is a Bona Fide Occupational Qualification), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, public assistance or national origin. If you believe you have been discriminated against, contact the Human Resources Department, A-400 Government Center, Minneapolis, MN 55487, 612-348-2163.