What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant position at La Clínica de La Raza Inc.?
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Primary Care Providers : Health Advocates Delivering Patient-Centered Care
Who we are : La Clínica de La Raza is a community-based health center committed to providing culturally appropriate, high-quality, and accessible health care to the diverse communities of the San Francisco Bay Area. We have spent over 40 years advocating for and creating a health home for the many that have been denied access to care. As health care activists, we are dedicated to making sure individuals who do not have health coverage get the same level of quality healthcare as those who have it.
Be part of an excellent care team : At La Clínica, you will be able to provide primary care in an outpatient setting, allowing you to practice comprehensive medical care. You will deliver care to a resilient patient population that is ethnically diverse and medically complex, with the aim of achieving optimal health outcomes for every patient. We attract and retain engaged staff by supporting providers in their pursuits of a meaningful role and offering opportunities in mentorship, quality initiatives, and preceptorships. La Clínica is committed to continued provider education; we host a Nurse Practitioner incubator program to prepare new graduates for their roles. You will do this work alongside energetic comrades who are dedicated to an exceptional patient experience just as they are committed to health innovation and delivery of quality care.
Major Areas of Responsibility include but are not limited to :
- Provide medical triage of patients, medical care management, and patient education and counseling to a panel of patients.
- Make referrals to specialty providers and follow up to ensure that patients’ bio-psychosocial needs are addressed.
- Deliver evidenced based care that supports our aim for improved health outcomes, exceptional patient experience, and efficient use of resources.
- Perform routine, acute, urgent, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative medical care to patients and determine appropriate regimen.
- Serve as a member of the cross-functional team of providers, engaged in routine and preventive primary care, care for chronic illnesses, urgent care, and telephone triage.
- Prescribe medications, treatments or therapies and order medical diagnostic or clinical tests.
- Deliver well and chronic disease care with cultural humility to a diverse patient population of all ages.
- Have flexibility in meeting patients’ needs, and participating in evening and Saturday rotation clinics.
- Develop a positive rapport with patients and families to foster the provider / patient relationship.
- Conduct in-home assessment of patients as appropriate.
- Serve as a member of the cross-functional team of providers consulting on the assessment, management, and treatment of complicated cases, chart review, co-signing, and case conferences.
- Consult with physicians on the management, assessment, and treatment of specific cases as needed, and per protocol.
- Suggest improvements for clinic flow, patient scheduling, and service delivery, and collaborate professionally with interdisciplinary team members, including providers, health educators, medical assistants, registered nurses, and case managers.
- Supervision of medical assistants by providing patient consultation as needed.
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