Advanced Practice Provider

Family HealthCare Network • Porterville, CA

3d

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Provider delivers primary care medical services in a Patient-Centered Health Home, with an emphasis on access to care. The role provides comprehensive, continuous, and coordinated care for acute and chronic illness across all ages and within the context of the family and community. Care includes health promotion and maintenance, illness and disability prevention, and a holistic approach that addresses factors affecting patients’ health and well-being.

The provider examines patients, reviews appropriate laboratory, referral, and imaging results to determine diagnoses, and documents visits accurately using appropriate templates. The position is accountable for productivity, budgeted visits, clinical care measures, timely record locking, and professional goals. The provider manages acute and chronic conditions, coordinates care with specialists, uses community resources when appropriate, advocates for access and early intervention, and consults supervising physicians or other team members when additional input is needed.

The role promotes the Patient-Centered Health Home model and excellent customer service; provides education and resources suited to patient health literacy; monitors wait times and patient status; participates in huddles; and works with ancillary team members on patient and family care and self-management plans. Additional duties include supporting clinical procedures and current protocols, completing chart and peer reviews, contributing to performance improvement, staff education, performance evaluations, and quality improvement, and participating in student or resident rotations where relevant. The provider also participates in community events, health fairs, and meetings, meets Network and credentialing expectations, follows attendance requirements, and may work at any FHCN location based on business needs. Other duties may be assigned.

Effective June 1, 2026, new hires must have the specified advanced knowledge and skills, acquired through an accredited Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nurse Midwife, or Physician Assistant training program with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5, or through successful attainment and maintenance of a valid, active professional license required for the role. The duties require extensive formal training as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, including understanding of professional theory and practice in an organizational setting, typically as part of a master’s degree or other applicable extended training program. California licensure as a Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nurse Midwife, and/or Physician Assistant is required.

The position requires strong written and verbal communication, computational, computer, technical, and mathematical skills. The provider must be able to communicate professional opinions and analyses, choose effective formats such as tables and charts, and prepare and deliver presentations to large groups. Technical requirements include creating complex documents in Microsoft Word, using advanced Microsoft Excel functions to manage databases and reports, and developing sophisticated PowerPoint presentations.

Salary is $147,467.39–$224,888.00, with additional earning potential through outpatient productivity and quality pay, retention payments, shift differential pay, and extra shift pay. Sign-on bonus or relocation assistance, annual CME days and reimbursement, health and wellness benefits, and retirement packages are also offered.

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nurse Midwife, 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 (requirements for individuals hired effective June 1, 2026).
• Extensive formal training as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, including understanding of professional theory and practice in an organizational setting, as part of a master’s degree or other applicable extended training program.
• California licensure as a Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nurse Midwife, and/or Physician Assistant.
• Written and verbal communication, computational, computer, technical, and mathematical skills.
• Ability to communicate professional opinions and analyses and select appropriate communication methods, including tables, graphs, charts, and other visuals.
• Ability to prepare and deliver presentations to large groups.
• Ability to create complex Microsoft Word documents, including linking files and embedding linked objects.
• Ability to use advanced Microsoft Excel functions to create and manage databases, produce standardized reports, and link worksheets and workbooks.
• Ability to develop sophisticated Microsoft PowerPoint presentations using embedded objects, transitions, and other elements.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, including sitting, repetitive hand movements for typing and grasping, standing, walking, and occasionally lifting or moving up to 20 pounds.
• Regular attendance and ability to work at any FHCN location as business needs require.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct primary care medical services and meet established productivity expectations.
• Examine patients and review appropriate laboratory, referral, and imaging results to determine diagnoses.
• Accurately document visits using appropriate templates and record relevant information to attain a diagnosis.
• Meet budgeted visit expectations, clinical care measures, and the 72-hour record-locking requirement.
• Provide comprehensive, continuous, and coordinated care for acute and chronic illness across all ages in a community and family context.
• Promote health, prevent illness and disability, and address factors affecting patient health and well-being.
• Manage chronic diseases and acute illness; coordinate specialist care and use community resources when appropriate.
• Advocate for access to health care through structured evaluation, early intervention, and health promotion.
• Consult with a supervising physician or other team members on cases requiring further input.
• Promote and work within the Patient-Centered Health Home model of care.
• Provide excellent customer service and courteous interactions with patients, families, support staff, and Network staff.
• Monitor patient wait times during daily workflow.
• Provide educational materials and resources appropriate to patients’ health literacy needs.
• Monitor patient status using relevant clinical quality measures.
• Promote and participate in daily huddles and incorporate ancillary health team members into patient and family care.
• Set and monitor self-management plans.
• Assist with clinical procedures and maintain up-to-date clinical protocols.
• Complete chart and peer reviews in a timely manner.
• Assist the patient care team with performance improvement, staff education, FHCN promotion, performance evaluations, and quality improvement.
• Participate in rotations of medical and physician assistant students and dental residents where relevant.
• Participate in Network Health Fairs, other community events, and site and provider meetings.
• Meet Network and credentialing expectations for licensure and employment.
• Adhere to the Attendance and Absenteeism Policy and be available to work at any FHCN location based on business needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus and/or relocation assistance
• Annual CME days and reimbursement
• Health and wellness benefits
• Retirement packages
• Additional annual earning potential through outpatient productivity and quality pay, retention payments, shift differential pay, and extra shift pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level