Family Nurse Practintioner

Job Summary

The Family Nurse Practitioner will provide consultation, diagnosis, and treatment of related medical conditions under the supervision of the Chief Medical Officer.

Duties --------

• Examines patient, takes medical history, records results, and makes preliminary diagnosis or decides on follow-up procedures.
• Administers or orders diagnostic tests, blood work, and interprets test results.
• Maintains accuracy, completeness, and timeliness with medical charts. All medical charts must be closed within 48 hours of the encounter to ensure high standards of care and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Performs therapeutic procedures such as immunizations, injections, and managing infections.
• Exercises professional judgment regarding consultation with medical director concerning appropriate treatment.
• Develops and implements patient care plans, instructs and counsels patients, and records progress.
• Prescribes medications to the extent allowable by state guidelines and clinic regulations.
• Provides health education regarding health maintenance, especially in the realm of STD prevention.
• Prescreens cases requiring review by the Medical Director.
• Participates in staff meetings, planning meetings, and other meetings as needed.
• Participates in the programs ongoing quality assurance monitoring.
• Responsible for all nursing services.
• Supervises nurse practitioner students, medical assistants, and volunteer health workers.

Provider Goals --------------

• Sees twenty to twenty-four patients per day, subject to clinic goals.

Non-Essential Functions ----------------------

As directed by the Chief Medical Officer, performs other related and/or necessary tasks to achieve organizational and programmatic goals and objectives.

Professional Requirements ------------------------

• Adhere to dress code, appearance is neat and clean.
• Maintain current Nurse Practitioner license and BLS certification.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Report to work on time and as scheduled.
• Maintain regulatory requirements, including all state, federal, and local regulations.
• Represent the organization in a positive and professional manner at all times.
• Comply with all organizational policies and standards regarding ethical business practices.
• Communicate the mission, ethics, and goals of the organization.
• Participate in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Attendance and punctuality are necessary.
• Ability to work well with a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to problem solve and be self-motivated.
• Must have a commitment to excellence and high standards.
• Must have excellent written and oral skills, strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Must have ability to multitask, manage priorities, and workflow.
• Required to have versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm and have acute attention to detail.
• Able to operate computer software with training.
• Expected to have strong interpersonal skills and have the ability to understand and follow written/verbal instructions.
• Able to work independently with little or no supervision.
• Required to have the ability to deal effectively with a diversity of individuals at all organizational levels and with external customers.
• Must have reliable transportation.

Qualifications --------------

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) License to practice in the State of California.
• Masters Degree in Nursing (MSN).
• Minimum of two years clinical experience preferred.
• NP Furnishing American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Certification.
• DEA Certification.
• Current BLS Certification.
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities:
• Demonstrate the skills to provide age-appropriate care to the clients of the clinic.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to interpret information relative to the patients age-related needs.
• A comprehensive knowledge of primary care in outpatient settings.
• Excellent people skills with an ability to partner with a dynamic leadership team.
• Possess personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and commitment to corporate mission.
• Flexible and able to multitask, can work within an ambiguous, fast-moving environment while also driving toward clarity and solutions.
• Demonstrated resourcefulness in setting priorities.
• Thorough knowledge of principles and practices of modern medicine related to public health services, general knowledge of state and federal laws pertaining to public health.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with men and women of diverse races, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations in a multicultural environment.
• Knowledge of Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Microsoft Office.

Physical Requirements and Environmental Conditions ------------------------------------------------

• Exposure to blood and body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, radiation, and repetitive motions.
• Pushing and pulling objects up to 25 lbs.
• Frequent wrist, hand, and finger dexterity to perform fine motor function without tremor.
• Full range of body motion, including twisting, body pushing, and pulling.
• Position requires light to moderate work with 25 lb. maximum weight to lift and carry.
• Position requires reaching, bending, stooping, and handling objects with hands and/or fingers, talking, and/or hearing and seeing.
• Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Working Conditions -----------------

• Non-ionizing Radiation, welding, flash, microwaves, sun.
• Hazardous Exposure, chemical E.G. Latex and infectious.
• Working Schedule:
• You will generally be scheduled to work each day, Monday through Friday, with starting times each day varying between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and ending time between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. as required to meet the operational needs of the company.
• There will be occasional Saturdays as needed.
• You will need to travel to other clinic locations as needed for cross coverage support.

Our Mission ------------

The mission of Unicare is to be a community health care organization that treats everyone with dignity, respect, and cultural sensitivity to help create an environment in which all can prosper.