Advanced Practice Provider

El Dorado Community Health Center is actively searching for an experienced Advanced Practice Provider that has a passion for serving the underinsured and underserved population. We are seeking a Advanced Practice Provider to join our esteemed Federally Qualified Health Center that provides primary care services in Northern California. The Advanced Practice Provider provides primary health care services in a community clinic environment to the Centers patients.

El Dorado Community Health Center is located in Placerville and Cameron Park, California. The local area offers a myriad of activities for its residents to enjoy within an hour drive. Nature enthusiast can explore the pristine beauty of the nearby Eldorado National Forest, where hiking trails lead to breathtaking vistas and serene lakes, perfect for camping and fishing. For the adventurous spirits, the American River provides opportunities for whitewater rafting and kayaking. Apple Hill is a charming and picturesque region renowned for its bountiful apple orchards, offering visitors a delightful array of apple-related treats and activities. Whether you seek outdoor adventures, culinary delights, or cultural excursions, Placerville and its surrounding treasures have something to captivate every resident.

Responsibilities:

Provide primary health care services to Center clients of all ages consistent with scope of practice laws and Protocols and Standardized Procedures, including taking comprehensive health history, performing physical examination, completing medical work-up, performing or ordering appropriate lab, x-ray, and other tests, prescribing, and implementing appropriate therapy according to standard practice.

Obtain appropriate consults with physicians when problems presented are outside the scope of practice or when unfamiliar with a particular aspect of the client’s care.

Facilitate transfer of care to other EDCCHC clinicians when religious or personal beliefs interfere with the clinician’s ability to offer full care options (i.e., abortion referral, contraceptive management, etc.).

Administer injections, immunizations and oral medications; suture wounds, prescribe, administer an dispense drugs in accordance with federal and state laws and standards of practice.

Provide oral and written health education to Center clients and their families and answer questions, and work closely with other clinic staff who provide these services to assure the provision of appropriate health education and information, including follow-up, for clients.

Maintain productivity standards within 10% of the practice goal in order to sustain fiscal viability while maintaining high quality medical care.

Perform independent assessments and treatment procedures in emergency situations.

Take the lead or participate in the development, periodic review, and updating of Protocols and Standardized Procedures.

Participate in a comprehensive quality improvement process which includes routine auditing of medical records to ensure quality clinical care and that clinic protocols are followed, and ensuring that the Board’s quality assurance committee’s recommendations concerning medical care are implemented.

Complete legible and legally defensible medical records in a timely manner on a daily basis, including completing accurate and timely chart entries on client transactions, orders, test results and progress notes summarizing client care for continuity of care between visits, using the eCW EMR system.

Qualifications:

At least three years of recent experience in a busy outpatient primary care practice serving multigenerational, multicultural patients is required, which can include experience obtained during the FNP or PA program; experience in a non-profit rural community clinic setting is preferred. Speaking and understanding Spanish is desirable.

For FNPs:

• Current, valid, unsuspended State of California license as a registered nurse.
• A Master of Science Degree in Nursing including specialized advanced clinical and didactic education as a Family Nurse Practitioner from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current FNP certification by a national nurse practitioner certifying board, or certification within 12 months of hire.
• Current BLS certification.
• Furnishing number.
• DEA Certificate.

For PAs:

• A Current, valid, unsuspended State of California Physician Assistant License.
• A Physician Assistant Certificate from a school with a physician assistant program accredited by the Accredited Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
• Current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, or certification within 12 months of hire.
• Current BLS certification.
• DEA Certificate.

Salary Range: $135,012.80 - $162,905.60 Annually