Clinical Outreach Provider (NP/PA)

Description

Our Mission

To transform lives by providing exceptional, accessible, and compassionate healthcare experiences for all. 

Our Vision

Care Alliance will be the health center of choice, delivering compassionate, high-quality, and innovative healthcare that empowers individuals and strengthens communities. We are committed to advocacy, accessibility, and excellence, ensuring every patient receives the care they deserve with dignity, respect, and unwavering support. 

Our Values

1. Accessibility: We are committed to eliminating barriers to care, ensuring that every individual—regardless of background or circumstance—has access to high-quality healthcare. 
2. Collaboration: Our strength comes from collaboration, fostering communication and teamwork among employees, patients, and community stakeholders to achieve shared goals. 
3. Accountability: We are unwavering in our commitment to accountability, upholding the highest standards in patient care, employee well-being, and organizational excellence. 
4. Compassion: We treat every person with dignity, empathy, and respect, building trust through genuine care and understanding. 
5. Innovation: We embrace change and seek out creative solutions to continuously improve the experiences of our employees, patients, and community. 
6. Excellence: We are relentless in our pursuit of excellence, ensuring superior clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, and transformative patient experiences. 

• Community Impact:
• We are deeply rooted in the communities we serve, dedicated to creating positive, sustainable change through outreach, advocacy, and partnerships. 

Job Summary:

The Clinical Outreach Provider (NP/PA) delivers high-quality primary care across diverse community settings, including school-based health centers (serving K–12), homeless shelters, outpatient treatment centers, and other outreach locations. This role is designed for a nurse practitioner or physician assistant with a background in family medicine or internal medicine. Pediatric or substance use management experience is preferred but not required.
 

The provider will offer clinical services both within Care Alliance’s brick-and-mortar clinics and through mobile medical units, ensuring access to care for underserved and vulnerable populations. The Clinical Outreach Provider will practice within an integrated, team-based model of care, collaborating with physicians, behavioral health clinicians, pharmacists, case managers, and community partners.

Requirements

Competencies/Responsibilities:

*Include but are not limited to: 

Clinical Care

• Provide comprehensive primary care services across the lifespan, including preventive, acute, and chronic disease management.
• Deliver care at outreach sites, including K–12 school-based health centers, homeless shelters, recovery programs, and other designated locations.
• Diagnose, treat, and manage acute and chronic conditions according to evidence-based guidelines.
• Prescribe medications, order diagnostic tests, and develop individualized care plans.
• Provide immunizations, screenings, and age-appropriate preventive services.
• Support patients in accessing specialty care, behavioral health services, and social support resources.

Outreach & Integration

• Serve as a key provider on Care Alliance’s mobile medical units and community-based clinics.
• Collaborate with schools, shelters, recovery centers, and community partners to meet health needs in non-traditional settings.
• Deliver care that is culturally competent, trauma-informed, and responsive to the needs of diverse populations.
• Actively participate in care coordination with interdisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care across outreach and clinic-based settings.

Compliance & Quality

• Document all encounters in the electronic medical record (EMR) in a timely and accurate manner.
• Follow Care Alliance protocols, state and federal regulations, and evidence-based practice standards.
• Participate in quality improvement activities, population health initiatives, and program evaluation.
• Contribute to organizational goals around access, equity, and improved patient outcomes.

Minimum Education And Experience:

Required:

• Licensed Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) in the State of Ohio.
• Board-certified in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or related specialty.
• Pediatric or substance use management experience preferred but not required.
• Current DEA license.
• Two or more years of clinical practice in primary care or community health strongly preferred.
• Commitment to serving diverse, underserved populations with compassion and respect.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in both traditional clinical environments and mobile/outreach settings.