Advanced Practice Provider - Pediatrics

Family HealthCare Network•Cutler, CA

22h•$142,854 - $228,566•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for the provision of primary care medical services in a Patient-Centered Health Home context, with a focus on access to care. This role involves the direct provision of primary care medical services, meeting all established productivity expectations. The provider will conduct examinations, review laboratory, referral, and imaging results to determine diagnoses, and document visits accurately using appropriate templates. Accountable for attaining budgeted visits, meeting clinical care measures, and locking records within the 72-hour window. The position also requires meeting Advanced Practice Provider professional focus and goals, providing comprehensive, continuous, and coordinated medical care for acute and chronic illnesses across all ages within a family unit in a community setting. This includes health promotion, illness prevention, and applying a holistic healthcare model. Management of chronic diseases and acute illness with a broad range of knowledge in procedural skills, coordination of care with specialists, and utilization of community resources is essential. The role advocates for access to healthcare with a focus on structured evaluation, early intervention, and health promotion, consulting with supervising physicians or team members as needed, and promoting the Patient-Centered Health Home model of care. Excellent customer service and care are paramount, requiring courteous interaction with patients, families, and staff, awareness of wait times, and providing appropriate educational materials based on patient health literacy. Patient status is measured by clinical quality measures, and the provider will promote and participate in daily huddles, incorporate ancillary health team members in patient care management, set and monitor self-management plans, assist in assuring clinical procedures and maintaining up-to-date clinical protocols, and complete chart and peer review responsibilities in a timely manner. The role also assists the patient care team with performance improvement efforts, staff education, and FHCN promotion, potentially participating in the rotation of medical, physician assistant students, and dental residents, and participating in Network Health Fairs and other community events, as well as site and provider meetings. Adherence to Network and credentialing expectations for licensure and employment, as well as the Attendance and Absenteeism Policy, is required. The ability to present to and work at any FHCN location based on business need is also a requirement. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Possesses specific advanced knowledge and skills, including written and verbal communication skills, computational, computer, and technical skills, and mathematical knowledge, frequently acquired through one of the following: Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant training program, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5; or Successful attainment and maintenance of a valid, active professional license required for the role, issued by the appropriate governing or regulatory body.
Performance of the duties and responsibilities of the job requires the equivalent of extensive formal training as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, including an understanding of the application of the theory and practices of the profession to the operation of the organization as part of a Master’s degree (or other applicable extended training program).
Have a minimum credit score of 650.
Ability to create highly complex documents in Microsoft Word, including linking multiple files and embedding objects linked to other documents.
Ability to use advanced functions of Microsoft Excel, such as to create and manage databases, including creating standardized reports, or link multiple worksheets and workbooks.
Ability to develop sophisticated presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint, including the use of embedded objects, transitions, and other elements.
Licensed in the state of California as a Nurse Practitioner and/or licensed in the state of California as a Physician Assistant.
Requires employees to effectively communicate their professional opinions and extrapolations of information they collect, synthesize/analyze.
Employees must determine appropriate methods of communicating information through the use of tables, graphs, charts, and other visual forms.
Duties require the preparation and execution of presentations to large groups.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the direct provision of primary care medical services, meeting all established productivity expectations.
Will provide examination and will review appropriate laboratory, referral and imaging results to determine a diagnosis.
Expected to document visits accurately utilizing appropriate templates and record relevant data to attain a diagnosis.
Accountable for attaining budgeted visits.
Accountable for meeting clinical care measures.
Accountable for locking records in the 72-hour window.
Responsible for meeting Advanced Practice Provider professional focus and goals.
Provide comprehensive, continuous, and coordinated medical care for acute and chronic illness at all ages within the context of a family unit in a community setting.
Comprehensive health care including health promotion and maintenance, prevention of illness and disability and application of holistic healthcare model with focus on addressing both protective factors and risk factors affecting the health and wellbeing of patient.
Management of chronic diseases and acute illness with a broad range of knowledge in procedural skills, coordination of care with specialists, and utilization of community resources when appropriate.
Advocate access to health care with a focus on structured evaluation, early intervention, and health promotion.
Consult with supervising physician or other team members on cases that need further input.
Works within and helps to promote the Patient-Centered Health Home model of care.
Accountable for providing excellent customer service and care.
Consistently behaves courteously when interacting with patients/ family members, support staff, and Network staff.
Provider remains aware of wait time during the daily workflow.
Responsible for providing the patient with educational materials and resources appropriate to the patient’s health literacy needs.
Accountable for patient status as measured by relevant clinical quality measures.
Promotes and participates in daily huddles.
Incorporates the participation of ancillary health team members in managing the care of patients/families.
Responsible for setting and monitoring self-management plans.
Responsible for assisting in the assurance of clinical procedures and the maintenance of up-to-date clinical protocols.
Completes chart and peer review responsibility in a timely manner.
Assists the patient care team with performance improvement efforts, staff education, and FHCN promotion.
Responsible for assisting the patient care team with performance evaluations and quality improvement.
Where relevant participate in rotation of medical, physician assistant students and dental residents.
Participates in Network Health Fairs and other community events.
Participates in site and provider meetings in a meaningful way.
Meets Network and credentialing expectations for licensure and employment.
Responsible for adhering to the Attendance and Absenteeism Policy, recognizing that regular attendance is considered an essential function of all FHCN positions. Absenteeism is not being at work or failing to attend a paid workshop, training, or event unless the absence is protected by law.
Ability to present to and work at any FHCN location, both at the beginning of a shift or during a shift, based on business need.
Performs other duties as assigned.