Advanced Practice Provider

Family HealthCare Network•Visalia, CA

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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 accurately document visits using appropriate templates. The position requires accountability for attaining budgeted visits, meeting clinical care measures, and locking records within the 72-hour window. The role also involves 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 that addresses both protective and risk factors. Management of chronic diseases and acute illnesses requires a broad range of knowledge in procedural skills, coordination with specialists, and utilization of community resources. The provider will advocate for access to healthcare, focusing on structured evaluation, early intervention, and health promotion. Consultation with supervising physicians or team members is expected for complex cases. The role actively promotes and works within the Patient-Centered Health Home model of care, ensuring excellent customer service and courteous interactions with patients, families, and staff. Awareness of wait times and provision of patient education materials tailored to health literacy needs are crucial. The provider is accountable for patient status as measured by clinical quality measures, promotes daily huddles, and incorporates ancillary health team members in patient care. Setting and monitoring self-management plans, assisting in the assurance of clinical procedures, and maintaining up-to-date clinical protocols are key responsibilities. Chart and peer review completion, participation in performance improvement efforts, staff education, FHCN promotion, and quality improvement initiatives are also expected. Opportunities exist to participate in the rotation of medical, physician assistant students, and dental residents, as well as Network Health Fairs and community events. Meaningful participation in site and provider meetings and meeting Network and credentialing expectations for licensure and employment are required. Adherence to the Attendance and Absenteeism Policy is mandatory, recognizing that regular attendance is an essential function. The ability to present to and work at any FHCN location based on business need is also required. Other duties as assigned.

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, issued by the appropriate governing or regulatory body.
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).
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, Certified Nurse Midwife and/or licensed in the state of California as a Physician Assistant.
Effectively communicate professional opinions and extrapolations of information collected, synthesized/analyzed.
Determine appropriate methods of communicating information through the use of tables, graphs, charts, and other visual forms.
Preparation and execution of presentations to large groups.
Regularly required to sit and use repetitive hand movements to type and grasp.
Frequently required to stand or walk.
Must be able to meet all established productivity expectations.
Must be able to document visits accurately utilizing appropriate templates.
Must be able to attain budgeted visits.
Must be able to meet clinical care measures.
Must be able to lock records in the 72-hour window.
Must be able to meet Advanced Practice Provider professional focus and goals.
Must be able to 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.
Must be able to provide 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.
Must be able to manage 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.
Must be able to advocate access to health care with a focus on structured evaluation, early intervention, and health promotion.
Must be able to consult with supervising physician or other team members on cases that need further input.
Must be able to work within and help to promote the Patient-Centered Health Home model of care.
Must be able to provide excellent customer service and care.
Must be able to consistently behave courteously when interacting with patients/ family members, support staff, and Network staff.
Must remain aware of wait time during the daily workflow.
Must be able to provide the patient with educational materials and resources appropriate to the patient’s health literacy needs.
Must be accountable for patient status as measured by relevant clinical quality measures.
Must promote and participate in daily huddles.
Must incorporate the participation of ancillary health team members in managing the care of patients/families.
Must be able to set and monitor self-management plans.
Must be able to assist in the assurance of clinical procedures and the maintenance of up-to-date clinical protocols.
Must complete chart and peer review responsibility in a timely manner.
Must assist the patient care team with performance improvement efforts, staff education, and FHCN promotion.
Must assist the patient care team with performance evaluations and quality improvement.
Must participate in Network and credentialing expectations for licensure and employment.
Must adhere to the Attendance and Absenteeism Policy.
Must be able to present to and work at any FHCN location, both at the beginning of a shift or during a shift, based on business need.

Nice To Haves

Ability to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Responsibilities

Direct provision of primary care medical services, meeting all established productivity expectations.
Conduct examinations and review laboratory, referral, and imaging results to determine diagnoses.
Accurately document visits utilizing appropriate templates and record relevant data to attain a diagnosis.
Attain budgeted visits.
Meet clinical care measures.
Lock records in the 72-hour window.
Meet 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.
Provide 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.
Manage 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.
Provide excellent customer service and care.
Consistently behave courteously when interacting with patients/ family members, support staff, and Network staff.
Remain aware of wait time during the daily workflow.
Provide 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.
Promote and participate in daily huddles.
Incorporate the participation of ancillary health team members in managing the care of patients/families.
Set and monitor self-management plans.
Assist in the assurance of clinical procedures and the maintenance of up-to-date clinical protocols.
Complete chart and peer review responsibility in a timely manner.
Assist the patient care team with performance improvement efforts, staff education, and FHCN promotion.
Assist the patient care team with performance evaluations and quality improvement.
Participate in rotation of medical, physician assistant students and dental residents, where relevant.
Participate in Network Health Fairs and other community events.
Participate in site and provider meetings in a meaningful way.
Meet Network and credentialing expectations for licensure and employment.
Adhere to the Attendance and Absenteeism Policy.
Present to and work at any FHCN location, both at the beginning of a shift or during a shift, based on business need.
Perform other duties as assigned.