Nurse Practitioner-Physician Assistant

• Mission: Rooted in LGBTQ+ liberation, Howard Brown Health provides affirming healthcare and mobilizes for social justice. We are agents of change for individual wellbeing and community empowerment.
• Vision: Howard Brown Health envisions a future where healthcare and transformative social policies actualize human rights and equity for all.   
• Community-based health clinics in some of Chicago’s most underserved neighborhoods
• The largest LGBTQ health provider in the Midwest
• Latinx inclusive community based on respect, equal opportunity, and appreciation of diversity to provide the culturally competent support and services within Howard Brown Health.

What is in it for you:

• A commitment to work-life balance with:
  • 3-weeks paid vacation and 1-week of personal time
  • 12 accrued sick days per year
  •  9 paid holidays, including Juneteenth
  • PTO Exchange allows employees to turn unused PTO into liquid assets
• Employer-sponsored health, dental, and vision insurance with two PPO plans and an HMO plan.
  • BCBS HMO, PPO, and PPO Select Plans
    • HMO premium = $ 34.40 /month
  • BCBS Dental premium = $ 13.00/month
  • EyeMed Vision premium = $ 6.52/month
• 401k program with up to 5% employer match after 90 days = $1,700+
• Employer-paid basic life insurance valued at one times the annual salary
• Voluntary Life and AD&D, and Short-term and Long-term disability
• Up to $720 pre-tax commuter and parking benefit account
• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
• Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Forgiveness Programs; NHSC & PSLF
• Employee Assistance Program with 5 employer-paid counseling sessions
• 50% off at Brown Elephant Resale Shops and discounts at local businesses

What you can expect:

The role of the Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in a community setting is a response to society’s demand for accessible quality health care to all populations regardless of socio-economic status. Individual accountabilities and work volume will be established through the development of annual Success Objectives within the framework outlined below.

How you will make an impact:

• Facilitate entry of the patient into the health care system by assessing the primary health care needs, including eliciting comprehensive health histories, performing physical examinations, ordering and/or performing pertinent diagnostic tests, analyzing collected data to determine client health status and formulating a problem list (diagnosis.)
• Provide coordinated, continuous and culturally competent primary health care to clients that span the health continuum through mutual goal setting and planning delivery of care.
• Adhere to collaborative practice principles of respect and joint decision making when:
  • Consulting with health team members about managing the client treatment plan.
  • Following clinical practice standards (protocols) related to each health care providers role and responsibilities.
• Assure continuity by obtaining hospital privileges at designated hospitals as directed by Chief Clinical Officer.
• Practice within the legal and ethical guidelines established by the Medical Practice Act and the Specialty Standards of Practice.
• Document comprehensive, accurate and continual data on clients records and program reports according to Organization standards.
• Adhere to professional standards as outlined by governmental bodies, American Medical Association (AMA), American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), American College of Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, American academy of nurse practitioners, American academy of physician assistants, private funding sources, Organization plans/policies and Unit guidelines.

What you will bring to Howard Brown Health

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation from a college or university accredited for Advance Practice Nursing or Physician Assistant Training.  Successful completion of an approved program of residency. 
• At least 2 to 3 years of clinical experience. 
• Active Illinois Nurse Practitioner License or Active Illinois Physician Assistant licensure, plus current DEA registration, Board certification in a specialty area (must be completed within two years of employment), documentation of a Medical Degree from an accredited APN or PA-C program.