Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner
Company: Communicare Health Centers
Location: Davis
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
The Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant works under the
supervision of the Medical Director and Lead Physician to provide
direct patient care. The Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant
works as part of a multidisciplinary team composed of physicians,
medical assistants, mid-level providers, a Clinic Manager,
community health workers, and administration to provide quality
comprehensive care to our patients. CommuniCare Health Centers is a
Federally Qualified Health Center providing comprehensive
patient-centered primary care services including medical, dental,
substance abuse treatment, mental health and outreach services to
low income, multi-ethnic, uninsured and underinsured
populations.HOURS/SITE: Full time, 40 hours per week at Davis
Community Clinic in Davis, CA.CommuniCare Health Centers provides
an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and life
experience.CommuniCare encourages people of all backgrounds to
apply including, but not limited to those who identify as: Black,
indigenous, people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQIA+
persons, people with disabilities, veterans, individuals of all
ages and religions, as well as those who have experienced the
criminal justice system.RESPONSIBILITIES:The following reflects
management's definition of essential functions for this job, but
does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may
assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any
time due to business necessity, reasonable accommodation or some
other reason.1. Work in outpatient family practice community health
center with scope of services to include primary care, reproductive
health and pediatric care. Perform all aspects of health care as
directed by physician including health history, physical
examination, diagnosis, treatment, and health education for all age
groups from newborns to geriatric care.2. Order labs as needed and
specified by physician. Interpret lab findings for infants, teens
and adults.3. Prescribe medications as directed by physician.
Current knowledge of pediatric dosages.4. Complete charting of all
patient medical records in electronic medical records.5. Request
appropriate consultation with physician as needed.6. Provide
patient case management (referrals and follow-up care) as needed.
Communicate follow-up information and high risk conditions to
physician and coordinate care plans with staff.7. Participate in
quality improvement activities as needed.MINIMUM POSITION
REQUIREMENTS:Education: Completion of an accredited Nurse
Practitioner. Current California Nurse Practitioner or Physician
Assistant license. Current First Aid/CPR required.Experience:
Experience providing primary outpatient care including pediatrics,
reproductive health and family medicine. Experience working in a
clinic setting and a demonstrated commitment to comprehensive care
for low income clients preferred.Special Skills/Equipment:
Bilingual Spanish/English preferred. Ability to operate all
equipment used in the clinic sites. Demonstrate skills to provide
age-appropriate care to clinic patients including principles of
growth and development over the life span. Ability to assess data
reflective of patients' age-specific needs required. Must be able
to maintain current credentialing and privileges for CommuniCare
and contracted health plans. Experience using electronic health
records strongly preferred.Expectations: Proven ability to work
independently. Must demonstrate commitment to excellence and high
standards, acute attention to detail. Effective and flexible
written and oral skills, strong organizational, problem-solving and
analytical skills required. Must have ability to manage priorities
and workflow. Flexibility and willingness to work enthusiastically
with changing priorities. Strong interpersonal skills and ability
to understand and follow written/verbal instructions required.
Ability to deal effectively with a diversity of individuals,
externally and internally at all organizational levels. COMPLETED
COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREDPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK
ENVIRONMENT: The physical demands described here are representative
of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform
the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.Requires a moderate to high level of mobility,
dexterity, and flexibility in order to perform essential functions.
The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach
with hands and arms, and to lift 25 lbs. Must be able to sit or
stand for long periods of time. Specific vision abilities required
by this job include close vision. Work is performed in a typical
office environment with moderate equipment noise.SALARY:Exempt
positionThe pay range for this position is $102,000-$152,000.
Starting pay within this range will vary depending on the
job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.Eligible for yearly
2% COLA and up to 2% additional merit, annuallyOUR BENEFITS:Medical
Insurance: Kaiser, Sutter Health Plus, Wester Health
AdvantageDental/VisionFlexible Spending Plan (before-tax savings
plans)Employee AssistanceRetirement 403b (including match)Robust
PTO, Floating Holiday, Emergency Sick Time, & Paid
HolidaysADDITIONAL BENEFITS:We are an eligible NHSC (National
Health Service Core) approved loan repayment site and are proud to
have a HPSA score of 18Professional training and/or
conference/travel fees paid by organizationResilience/ professional
development support opportunities, including but not limited to:
Licensed clinical consultation group, group team meetings, Persons
of Color Coalition and specialized clinical consultation group for
those providing services in Spanish
Keywords: Communicare Health Centers, Davis , Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner, Healthcare , Davis, California
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