Family Nurse Practitioner

This Position qualifies for FQHCs: HRSA Health Center Program - Loan Repayment

About The Company

The Brighter Beginnings mission is to "support healthy births and successful development of children by partnering with parents and helping to build strong communities". Our mission gains its strength from our core belief that "Every family matters, and every child deserves a happy, healthy future".

Brighter Beginnings is a 501c3 nonprofit organization and has been responding to the needs of families in resource-poor neighborhoods since 1984 when our work began in response to the alarming differences in mortality and illness rates among African American babies compared to other children. Brighter Beginnings has grown into a respected and well-connected organization with locations in Oakland, Richmond, Bay Point, and Antioch. We have a multi-cultural, bi-lingual staff of passionate and committed family service professionals; in fact, many of our staff came to this work because of the challenges they faced in their own families.

About The Role

The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Physician Assistant (PA) will be responsible for direct patient care and for other administrative duties as designated by the Director of Primary Care & Quality. The Medical Doctor will provide the overall direction for all patient care activities and the Director of Primary Care & Quality will provide you with administrative supervision.

Responsibilities

• Primary Care Provider providing complete patient history, physical examinations, diagnosis, and plan for treatment of primary, secondary, and tertiary care services as outlined in, and in compliance with the standardized protocols for Nurse Practitioners.
• Primary care delivery includes communicating with patients or guardians of patients regarding care plans, results of diagnostic studies, and answering patient and family questions. Also included is organizing and delivering health education for patients, including preventative health information and disease specific education. The primary care provider coordinates patient referrals for specialized health care to public health care agencies.
• Reviews patient file/record, including allergies, problems, medications and immunization status.
• Orders or executes various tests, analyses and diagnostic images to provide information on a patient's condition.
• Analyzes reports and findings of tests and examination and diagnoses the condition of patients.
• Administers or prescribes treatments.
• Determines and prescribes medication, dosage and schedule given the patient's condition and allergies.
• Prescribes vaccinations to immunize patients from communicable diseases.
• Provides prenatal care to pregnant women. Provides postnatal care to mothers and infants.
• Perform the care services listed below (or be willing to learn those services). Services may include:
• Minor surgery (toenail removal, mole and cyst removal, foreign object removal, etc.)
• Suturing
• General Orthopedic Evaluations/Management
• Basic rehabilitation for musculoskeletal injuries
• General internal medicine, family medicine and pediatrics
• General Dermatology
• General Eye Problems
• General EKG interpretations
• Emergency management skills
• General GYN Expertise
• Communicate with the Medical Doctor regarding quality care and treatment issues of patients at BBFHC.
• Conduct Clinical Pertinence Chart Review studies in order to assess and enhance patient outcomes.
• Serves as a resource for community agencies.
• Use technology tools for research, data entry, record keeping, and business communication via email.
• Meet all clinical obligations of the medical practice: Accrediting Agency compliance, CLIA compliance, drug prescription compliance, HIPAA, State and Federal regulations, Safety Regulations, etc.
• Follow all internal policies and procedures; be accountable for completion of all operational tasks according to departmental guidelines to ensure appropriate clinical processing/documentation.
• See patients in a timely and efficient manner, stay reasonably on time for scheduled appointments in family practice throughout the day, unless exceptional circumstances occur.
• The financial viability of Brighter Beginnings requires that all providers be held accountable for their actions with regard to proper coding and appropriate charging for all services rendered.
• Charting in the patient's medical record is routinely to be completed within 48 hours of the patient's visit. Establish and maintain a confidential medical record for each patient.
• Communicate with the Director of Primary Care & Quality, reporting on issues related to the functioning of the BBFHC, and the Director of Primary Care & Quality reports to the CEO and partner agencies of BBFHC.
  
  

Qualifications

• A valid license to practice as a Registered Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Physician Assistant (PA) in the State of California, National Licensure for Nurse Practitioner, or National Physician Assistant with ability to sign prescriptions and furnish medications
• Master's Degree or higher.
• A certificate of completion from an accredited nurse practitioner program.
• Board Certification requirement.
• Current BLS certification.
• Current DEA Certification
• Valid California drivers' license.
• Proof of auto insurance.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the rationale of appropriate patient care.
• Demonstrate the ability to maintain good interpersonal relationships with co-workers and health team members
• Skilled in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Access, data entry, and use of business email.
• Passed Physical exam, TB test
  
  

Pay range and compensation package

Pay range or salary or compensation: $120,000- $150,000/Year depending on experience level.