Nurse Practitioners (NP) - Primary Care

Job Title: Nurse Practitioners (NP) - Primary Care

Salary Expectations -$130K-$160K

Work Location: Los Angeles CA 9003

Shift: Monday through Friday between 830am-430pm (8 hour shifts)

Job Type /Contract Duration: Direct Hire

Discipline:

General Overview:

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Nurse Practitioner (NP) to deliver high quality medical care to all age populations. The provider will assess, diagnose, plan, intervene and evaluate patients of all ages, regarding their medical and mental health/drug abuse conditions. Expected patient flow is between 18-20 per day.

Essential Functions:

• Under supervision of staff physicians, perform evaluation and treatment of patients in the outpatient setting. Assess medical needs and compile care plan, addressing acute needs, chronic conditions, and preventive health maintenance. Assessing needs may include assessment of spiritual, emotional, mental and social needs. Furnish/transmit appropriate medications and treatments. Perform in-office procedures such as incision and drainage, arthrocentesis, nail removal, skin biopsy, and cryotherapy.
• Work within clinical privileges that are clearly delineated either through a practice agreement (Physician Assistant) or Scope of Practice agreement (Nurse Practitioner).
• Keep accurate, concise, and thorough documentation of all medical history, exam findings, assessment, treatment/interventions, and education.
• Arrive to work punctually at the start time. Punctual arrival of licensed providers is essential for the processing and preparation of patients.
• Complete documentation and lock progress notes in a timely manner. The clinic requirement is to lock all progress notes within 7 calendar days.
• Review and electronically sign off on all laboratory results, diagnostic results, and outside consult notes in a timely manner, ensuring the patient is contacted for follow up if clinically appropriate.
• Initiate and follow through on specialist referrals and e-consults (electronic consults), communicating with specialist providers as necessary, in the provision of whole- person care.
• In a "float" capacity, serve patients empaneled to other providers as Primary Care Providers. Work with the care team and other staff to serve as a patient-centered medical home for our patients.
• During and after covering shifts for primary care providers, communicate with the primary care providers about follow up needed for particular patients, to ensure ongoing care by the primary care provider and their clinical care team.
• If maintaining their own patient panel at a given site, serve as the primary care provider for a panel of patients. As a provider, work with a care team and other staff to serve as a patient- centered medical home for our patients.
• Conjointly supervise medical assistants along with the Medical Assistant supervisor.
• Participate in meetings including morning "team huddles", Provider Meetings, and All-Staff Meetings.
• Actively participate in spiritual care for patients and staff which may include prayer, and referral to community resources.
• Provide compassionate care for patients who, depending on the clinic site, are predominately homeless, may suffer from mental illness, and often lack resources to care well for themselves.
• Actively participate in Continuous Quality Improvement activities, including teaching other providers on selected topics, implementing team- based care, participating in peer reviews, evaluating clinical performance measures, and implementing improvements using a Plan-Do-Study-Act method of stepwise changes.
• Meet productivity standards for outpatient primary care , including an expectation of 17 patients seen per usual 8 hour day; actual productivity may vary per site, and depending on type of visit (in person vs. virtual (Telehealth, telephonic or audio-video).
• Periodically serve "on call" for the clinic, answering urgent phone calls from patients or other agencies and responding to critical lab results in the off-hours for one week approximately every 10-15 weeks.
• Network with other health care agencies and county facilities.
• Assist in provision of health screenings (including TB, diabetes, hypertension) at outreach events.
• Maintain active enrollment in Medicare, Medicaid, Managed Care, and other payor programs as needed for clinical operations, completing credentialing paperwork in a timely manner to remain actively enrolled in these programs.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Job Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year as a NP working in a primary care or outpatient setting preferably with underserved populations.
• Proficient with technology and Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems.
• Education: A master's or doctoral degree from an accredited program in Nurse Practitioner
• Licensure:

• Unrestricted California license and valid DEA number.
• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant through an accredited program
• BLS Certification
• Furnishing License

Benefits

This is a direct hire opportunity and benefits will be offered by our client.

• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans

Other

We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO), Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (ULAC), The San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (FCO) , and the California Fair Chance Act (CFCA).

This position is subject to a background check based on its job duties, which may include patient care, working with vulnerable populations, access to financial and confidential information, driving, working with heavy machinery, or working in a warehouse or laboratory environment. Due to these job duties, this position has a significant impact on the business operations and reputation, as well as the safety and well-being of individuals who may be cared for as part of the job position or who may interact with staff or clients.

For California Applicants:

We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO), Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (ULAC), The San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (FCO) , and the California Fair Chance Act (CFCA).

This position is subject to a background check based on its job duties, which may include patient care, working with vulnerable populations, access to financial and confidential information, driving, working with heavy machinery, or working in a warehouse or laboratory environment. Due to these job duties, this position has a significant impact on the business operations and reputation, as well as the safety and well-being of individuals who may be cared for as part of the job position or who may interact with staff or clients.