Advanced Practitioner Resident

Full Time| Exempt

We’re committed to compassionate care for all. Our patients. Our employees. You.

At La Clinica, we love our patients and enthusiastically treat them with the same care, respect, and dignity that we would our friends, family, and neighbors because that's who they are. If this appeals to you, La Clinica might be the right place to build your career. We’re looking for the right team members to treat our patients with this level of care.

We extend our commitment to compassionate care to our employees as well. We invest in our employees' lives through competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages, easy access to wellness, personal and professional development workshops, and a focus on healthy work-life harmony. Check out our careers page to learn more about why our employees love working at La Clinica.

La Clinica’s mission is to provide quality medical, dental, and social services to the diverse populations within our communities, especially those who face barriers to healthcare. The Advanced Practitioner Resident’s (Resident) role is to help improve the health of the communities we serve by providing primary medical services while engaging in a dedicated year-long training and learning program.

For more information, please visit our Advanced Practitioner Resident website:

https://laclinicahealth.org/careers/advanced-practitioner-residency-program/

Accountabilities Include

Performs Essential Job Duties:

• Demonstrates personal and profound integrity that is sensitive to staff and community partner’s identity, environment, experiences, values, and beliefs.
• Participates in all aspects of residency program including patient encounters, didactic and specialty rotations, evaluations and special projects.
• Works with mentors and preceptors to increase skills in clinical care.
• Attends educational sessions to increase knowledge of clinical medicine, La Clinica organizational systems, leadership, and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) use.
• Collaborates effectively with clinical team members in preventive care, treatment of acute and chronic illness.
• Treats a mixed patient population, across gender, age and ethnicity, and payor status.
• Obtains, performs, records, and maintains patient histories and physical examinations.
• Evaluates and treats acute and chronic illnesses and injuries.
• Performs or orders appropriate laboratory tests, x-rays, and other tests.
• Obtains consultation or referrals for patient services not provided by the clinic.
• Provides health promotion services, including school physicals, immunization clinics, well-child clinics, well-woman clinics, adult focus clinics, blood pressure screening clinics, nutritional counseling, and family planning counseling.
• Provides additional services determined by agreement with Residency Medical Director.
• Adheres to team agreements and assists in any revisions as necessary.
• Provides emergency services to patients when necessary and in accordance with La Clinica’s policies and procedures and generally accepted standards of care. All clinical services shall be provided in accordance with La Clinica’s Scope of Project for purposes of coverage under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
• Sees patients at primary clinic and other sites as assigned by La Clinica.
• Completes and maintains all privileging/credentialing requirements and standards established by La Clinica.
• Participates in non-clinical duties as requested, such as, but not limited to, meetings, peer review, quality improvement activities, and medical care-related policy/procedure/protocol development. Cooperates with La Clinica’s quality assurance and utilization review protocols.
• Responds to the recommendations for new or modified approaches to patient treatment recommended by peer review and utilization review processes. Complies with all contractual requirements regarding credentialing, utilization management, quality assurance, grievance procedures, provider directory listings, and any other policies and procedures that such contracts may require.
• Maintains confidentiality of patients by complying with HIPAA policies.
• Completes assigned trainings via La Clinica’s learning module system (Relias) by required due date.
• Continues medical education as necessary to meet requirements of licensure by the Oregon State Board of Nursing or Oregon Medical Board and to maintain competency in the practice of family medicine and hospital privileges.
• Adheres to the ethical standards imposed or prescribed by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the American Nurses Association, American Medical Association (AMA), the Oregon State Board of Nursing, the Oregon Medical Association, and the Oregon Medical Board.
  
  

Required Skills And Knowledge

• Proficiency in computer, electronic medical records systems, software programs, and other program management technology.
• Understand the ethical standards imposed or prescribed by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the American Nurses Association, American Medical Association (AMA), the Oregon State Board of Nursing, the Oregon Medical Association, and the Oregon Medical Board, as appropriate.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to be sensitive with persons of various social, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills.
  
  

Customer Service

• The Resident develops and maintains professional, support-oriented working relationships with patients, team members, and community partners.
  
  

Demonstrates continuous improvement in and strives to embody La Clinica’s SERVE standards:

• Service: I provide, helpful service focused on the needs of others.
• Empathy: I welcome and connect with you on a personal level.
• Relationships: I create partnerships, working in a way that benefits everyone.
• Value: I recognize the importance of others and treat everyone with respect.
• Excellence: I go above and beyond to deliver an exceptional experience.
  
  

General Qualifications

• The Resident must be able to interact with a variety of individuals at various levels under stressful circumstances while exercising sound judgement, tact, and diplomacy; work productively both independently and in a team setting; communicate with clarity, both verbally and in writing to groups and individuals be an exceptional listener and be flexible and adaptable within a fast-paced primary care.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• BLS HealthCare Provider (First Aid/CPR)
• Graduation within the last 18 months from an accredited NP or PA program.
• Must be able to obtain a State of Oregon FNP or PA license and NPI number by date of hire.
• DEA License
  
  

Preferred

• Preferred bilingual English/Spanish
• Experience with diverse communities and low-income children and families; migrant community health
  
  

Language Skills

Must be able to communicate with clarity, both verbally and in writing; read, analyze, and interpret complex documents, regulations, policies, and procedure manuals; and create professional business documents.

Mathematical Skills

Must be able to add, subtract; multiply; use percentages, fractions, decimals; interpret numeric graphs; and apply basic algebra, geometry, and statistics.

Reasoning Ability

Must have the ability to:

• Understand confidential document and security from a legal perspective.
• Effectively deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
  
  

Other

• Must have accessible phone service and maintain reliable transportation.
  
  

Equity Statement

At La Clinica, we commit to engage everyone in a welcoming, respectful, and loving way and to maintain the dignity and value of all people above everything else. These standards align with our organization’s vision of absolute excellence, open-hearted community, and well-being for all.

For more information, please visit our website at: https://laclinicahealth.org/patients/approach/

Applications will be reviewed by the appropriate Department for interview; those selected must be able to provide proof of legal right to work in this country. La Clinica is a drug free work environment. Equal Opportunity Employer. La Clinica complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you consider yourself disabled and desire assistance in the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department.