Under the direction and supervision of a physician, the Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant provides professional medical services for AACI Health Center patients.
Duties and responsibilities:
Provide accurate assessment, diagnosis, treatment
Prescribes and dispenses medications
Develop and implement treatment plans with patients and other care team members
Check vitals and conduct physical and reviews patient case histories
Provides continuing, comprehensive healthcare maintenance and medical care to patients, including preventive care, and behavioral and community health care
Educate patients on topics such as disease process, medication, prevention, and compliance
Consult with and referral to affiliated subspecialists
Work as part of an integrated care team
Collaborates with behavioral health and wellness colleagues
Participate in on-call after hours rotation
Document and maintain clinical records per appropriate standards and regulations
Participates in team meetings
Participates in clinical quality improvement processes including peer reviews, data collection, health outcomes reporting, clinical audits, program evaluation
Provides coverage for other clinicians when needed
Complete other duties and related projects as assigned
Qualifications:
Ability to perform the duties described above
Masters Degree or higher in Nursing or Physician Assistant
Licensed with the California Board of Registered Nursing as a Nurse Practitioner or Licensed with the California Physicians Assistants Board
Current DEA registration
Two or more years of clinical work experience
Knowledge of the principles and practices of family medicine, general internal medicine, or paediatrics
Knowledge of the local, state, and federal regulations pertaining to medicine and to community health centers
Knowledge of the structure and function of community health centers
Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Ability to communicate well with people of diverse cultural professional and experiential backgrounds
Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills
Bilingual in one of the Santa Clara County threshold languages (Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Tagalog, Farsi, or Vietnamese preferred