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Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Job Details

7 Directions 2950 Oakland - Oakland, CA
Full Time
Graduate Degree
$154128.00 - $186576.00 Salary
Up to 25%
Day
Health Care

Description

POSITION: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
DEPARTMENT: Medical
REPORTS TO: Chief Medical Officer
LOCATION: Native American Health Center
2950 International Blvd., Oakland, CA 94601
WORK HOURS: 32-40 Hours a Week, 80-100% FTE
STATUS: Non-Exempt, Non-union

 

POSITION SUMMARY
Under the direct supervision of the Chief Medical Officer or designee, provide high quality medical care and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver comprehensive primary, preventive, chronic and urgent care to NAHC’s pediatric members, aged 0-21.

The Native American Health Center is an accredited institution and adheres to the standards of excellence set forth by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and the Commission of Dental Accreditation (CODA).

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical Responsibilities

1. Provide primary care to pediatric members, including histories, exams, lab tests, prescriptions and referrals per current guidelines and protocols.
2. Provide pediatric members and their parent/guardian information concerning their evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Engage member in participation and decision involving their healthcare.
3. Adhere to NAHC’s Care Team model of care, including huddling with Medical Assistant (MA), seeing members timely, communicating barriers to care, participating in Interdisciplinary Rounds, referring and co-managing members with other NAHC programs and departments (i.e., Care Coordination, Dental, Behavioral Health, Nutrition, Community Wellness, etc.)
4. Report births, deaths, and outbreaks of diseases to proper authorities.
5. Ensure completion of medical refills, inbox items, and member forms within three (3) calendar days.
6. Display the highest level of professionalism, integrity and a strong work ethic, serving as a model for all clinic staff. Be an active educator of all colleagues, including other providers, medical assistants, nurses, and other team members.
7. Facilitate group interventions around site-driven topic areas.
8. Quality Improvement: Actively participate in quality improvement processes not limited to peer review, in accordance with the mission and strategic goals of the organization, federal and state laws and regulations, and accreditation standards. Work collaboratively with the clinical data team, ensuring optimal accuracy and performance on clinical outcome measures. Be open to the ongoing changes in medical care and make suggestions for improvements.
9. At all times demonstrate cooperative behavior with supervisors, subordinates, colleagues, members and the community; and support addressing staff and member complaints.
10. Member Care: Demonstrate understanding and apply working knowledge of safety policies and ensuring safe member practices.
11. Employee Safety: Responsible for ensuring that all duties, responsibilities and operations are performed with the utmost regard for the safety and health of all personnel involved, including themselves.
12. Follows required protective protocols to ensure personal safety as well the safety of others. Also take appropriate corrective actions to address matters pertaining to employee health and safety that have been brought to their attention.
13. Must maintain compliance with ergonomic safety standards; be mindful of posture and regularly practice ergonomic stretches.
14. Maintain professional behavior under challenging and/or difficult situations and able to meet multiple and often competing deadlines.
15. Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Scope of Work
1. Be able to see between 18-22 members per day, and complete accurate documentation within 72 hours of visit into the electronic health record (EHR) system.
2. Perform accurate and timely documentation of histories, subjective findings, physical exam, plans, prescriptions and follow up in Electronic Records Systems within 72 hours of the visit.
3. Be able to complete medical refills, member approval queue, inbox, medical records approval and member forms within three (3) calendar days.
4. Work as part of a care team assisting other providers in completing their responsibilities as necessary, e.g., seeing members, processing refills, clearing member approval queue, and provider inbox.
5. Effectively manage a member panel up to the goal set by the organization.
6. Maintain requirements of licensure, DEA certification and board certification. Fulfill and maintain requirements for credentialing, privileging internally at NAHC and externally with payers and regulatory bodies.
7. Provide comprehensive, high quality medical services to members, regardless of age, sex, gender identification, income, national origin or language.
8. Consider individuals’ cultural, psychological, social and environmental factors in creating treatment/care plans.
9. Actively participate in meetings as assigned by direct supervisor.
10. Participate in trainings of other medical personnel as requested.
11. Participate in Saturday clinics, after-hour clinics, on-call duties, and school-based health centers if needed on a rotating basis, as requested by Supervisor.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
1. Current RN License, FNP certificate and furnishing number.
2. Current CPR certification.
3. Current DEA license.
4. One (1) year of experience working within a community clinic.
5. Excellent communication and written skills.
6. Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
7. Ability to work well under pressure, analyze and evaluate individual member’s needs, reach sound conclusions and make appropriate recommendations.
8. Must be detail oriented and be able to multi-task effectively.
9. Previous experience with an Electronic Health Records (EHR) system and working in an EHR environment.
10. Commitment to Native American Health Center’s values and mission.
11. Must have ability to relate and communicate effectively with community interest groups, agencies, and medical facilities that serve the American Indian community.
12. Work extremely well under pressure, meet multiple and often competing deadlines.
13. Must be able to meet set priorities as directed by supervisor.
14. Must be detail oriented and a team player.
15. Sense of humor is a plus.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
1. Two to three years of experience working with community health clinics is highly desirable
2. Excellent communication and written skills.
3. Established leadership skills.
4. Bilingual in Spanish.
5. Experience with Epic EHR system is strongly desired.

NAHC is a National Health Service Corp (NHSC) approved site where primary care physicians who are eligible for loan repayment funding can fulfill their service obligation.

NAHC is an Indian Health Program site for Indian Health Services (IHS) Loan Repayment Program.

 

Benefits: Native American Health Center (NAHC) considers our employees to be our most valuable resource and offers an excellent benefit package: competitive salaries, personal time off (PTO) program, and an employer contribution 403(b) retirement plan to full-time regular status employees. We also provide medical, vision, dental and group term life insurance coverage for employees and their dependents—with a percentage of employee contribution.
Note to Applicants: Please be advised a post job offer, pre-employment Physical and TB test are required as a condition of employment.
Additionally, you may be asked to get a Department of Justice Fingerprinting clearance as a contingency for an offer of employment. Criminal clearances are obtained to protect the welfare and safety of clients receiving services at NAHC. Preference in hiring is given to qualified Native Americans in accordance with the Indian Preference Act (Title 25, US Code, Section 472 and 473). Applicants claiming Indian Preference must submit verification of Indian certified by tribe of affiliation or other acceptable documentation of Indian heritage.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Within the scope of Indian Preference, all candidates will receive equal consideration without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin or other non-merit factors.

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA): Native American Health Center abides by the mandates of the ADEA (protecting individuals 40 years and older) and considers age a non-merit factor in all employment decisions and considerations.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Native American Health Center abides by the mandates of the ADA and considers disability a non-merit factor in all employment decisions and considerations. Furthermore, NAHC will make any practical, feasible, and reasonable arrangements to accommodate qualified applicants and employees with disabilities.

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