FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER

About the Role

Provides continuous and comprehensive services necessary for the promotion of optimal health, prevention and treatment, in an underserved community clinic. Performs a variety of advanced clinical duties involved in assessing, treating, controlling, and preventing patient illness and disease within the assigned public health nursing program; performs physical examinations; identifies patients with physical and emotional illness; and administers medications as prescribed.

Responsibilities

• Identify physical and emotional illnesses through observations, interpretations of laboratory findings, and analysis of patient charts; analysis of diagnostic tests and appropriate medical, hospital, or other health care as needed.
• Facilitate and implement systems that promote effective collaborative communication with colleagues, peers, physician associates, staff, hospital relationships, and other members of the health care team.
• Work closely with the Medical Director to ensure the delivery of quality patient care.
• Maintain confidentiality and patient privacy.
• Maintain compliance with patient rights, guidelines, and standards.
• Provide direction for continuous quality improvement activities and develop methods for measuring the effectiveness of education and practice activities.
• Perform quality assurance reviews on a periodic basis, including systematic review of records and treatment plans.
• Assist in the establishment and maintenance of a CCHC quality improvement program that monitors important aspects of care, identifies problems in care, implements changes to improve care, and evaluates the effectiveness of actions taken.
• Collaborate with physician colleagues on the development of process protocols and standardized procedure guidelines for the delivery of patient care.
• Monitor the success and failure of developed programs and review community service satisfaction as outcome measurements.
• Perform duties as assigned by Chief Medical Director.

Patient Interaction Expectations

• Greet patients before they greet you.
• Listen, respond, and make eye contact with every patient.
• Personalize interactions with each patient.
• Explain to each patient the process of care.
• Provide patients with updates throughout their visit.

Requirements

• Completion of a Master’s degree in nursing or a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP).
• Must be certified by one of the following organizations:
  • American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
  • American Nurses Credentialing Center
  • National Certification Corporation for Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing Specialties
  • Pediatric Certification Board (previously the National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses)
  • Oncology Nurses Certification Corporation
  • AACN Certification Corporation
  • National Board on Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses
• Possession of a valid Registered Nurse California license.
• Preferably two years of nursing experience in an outpatient clinic.
• Spanish or Armenian speaking preferred.

Pay

$110,000 - $140,000 annually

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental & Vision coverage for employees.
• 100% employer-paid Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance.
• 401(k) with employer matching.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual, 10 paid holidays, and a wellness day off.
• Malpractice coverage.
• Annual Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Fringe Marketplace Stipend.
• Optional Supplemental Insurance.
• Participation in CCHC's company-wide Profit Sharing Program (eligible employees).
• Participation in CCHC's Provider Incentive Program.
• Eligibility to participate in HRSA Loan Repayment Programs.
• Professional development and opportunities for internal growth and advancement.