Primary Care Medical Services
Waterfall Community Health Center is an accredited patient-centered medical home.
We provide comprehensive medical care for the whole family and empower our patients through education, preventative health counseling, and quality care.
As your primary care provider, our role is to provide preventative care, teach healthy lifestyle choices, identify and treat common medical conditions and access the urgency of medical problems.
A patient-centered medical home ensures our quality team is available and knows you and your health history while coordinating your care. Your primary care provider acts as your coach to get healthy, stay healthy and get the care and services right for you.
Appointments
Primary Care Providers
Daniel Knight, MSN, MSHM, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner
Daniel has been a Nurse Practitioner since 2004, and has worked in hospital settings, long term acute care, alcohol and drug detox, rehabilitation, hospice care, and other areas. He is from Arizona, specifically the Phoenix area for most of his life, and then the last decade in the pine trees and snow of Northern Arizona, just before moving here to the beautiful greenery of Oregon and Coos Bay in May 2024. Daniel appreciates blending complementary therapies with conventional medicine when it is helpful. His hobbies include reading, meditation, exercising, and playing acoustic guitar. Daniel has a chocolate beagle named Snickers, and a border collie named Sadie, who absolutely love the beaches here. He plans on settling into a home here indefinitely.
Jordan McLaren, MHA
Provider Specialist/Project Manager
Jordan McLaren joined the Waterfall team in August of 2021 as a Behavioral Health Navigator. She spent three years working with the Behavioral Health Department before joining the Primary Care team in June 2024. Jordan acquired her undergraduate degree in health administration from Eastern Illinois University and her master’s in health administration with an emphasis on quality and performance excellence from Saint Louis University. Jordan moved to Coos Bay in the summer of 2021 and loves the Oregon Coast. She spends her free time on the beach, in the woods, or at home with her two cats.
Kimberly Talley, APRN, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner
Kimberly received her Master’s of Science of Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner from the prestigious Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, in 2021. She has 15 years of experience as a nurse working in long-term care /skilled nursing, oncology Med-Surg, and most recently she worked for six years as a registered nurse in a very busy emergency department in Mississippi. Originally from Mississippi, she moved to the state of Oregon in 2022. Kimberly worked for Indian Health services prior to joining the Waterfall team. She Relocated to Oregon to fill care gaps in primary care, and to experience the great West Coast scenery. She practices traditional medicine and follows best practice guidelines. She believes in promoting excellent health and wellness through preventative medicine. Her superpower is listening. Kimberly’s hobbies include reading, playing music on the flute, and exercising (swimming, running and hiking). She is super proud of her son who is an emergency room nurse in Mississippi. She has a puppy-baby, a toy poodle, that she enjoys spending her free time with.
Michael Johnson
Family Nurse Practitioner
Michael Johnson is a nationally certified physician associate specializing in family medicine. He completed his medical training at the University of Washington School of Medicine MEDEX program in 2019. Prior to his role as a PA, he served in the United States Air Force as a Laboratory Specialist and later as a staff microbiologist for 14 years. Michael describes his approach to medicine as an advocate for patients whilst providing compassionate care. Out of the clinic Michael enjoys spending time with family, hiking, fishing, exploring and enjoying delicious meals with loved ones and friends.
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** Patients/clients have a right to service regardless of your race, sex, religion, age, ethnic background, linguistic preference, education, social class, economic status, sexual orientation, or handicap.