Advanced Practice Provider

Family HealthCare Network•Hanford, CA

12h•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 accurately document visits using appropriate templates. The position requires accurate record-keeping to attain a diagnosis, meeting budgeted visits and 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, maintenance, 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 providing patients with appropriate educational materials based on health literacy needs are key responsibilities. The provider will be accountable for patient status as measured by clinical quality measures, promote and participate in daily huddles, and incorporate 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 also required. Chart and peer review responsibilities must be completed in a timely manner. The provider will assist the patient care team with performance improvement efforts, staff education, and FHCN promotion, as well as performance evaluations and quality improvement. Participation in the rotation of medical, physician assistant students, and dental residents is relevant. The role includes participation in Network Health Fairs and other community events, as well as meaningful participation in site and provider meetings. Meeting Network and credentialing expectations for licensure and employment is mandatory. Adherence to the Attendance and Absenteeism Policy is critical, recognizing that regular attendance is an essential function. The ability to present to and work at any FHCN location, based on business need, is required. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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.
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.
Effective communication of professional opinions and extrapolations of information collected, synthesized/analyzed.
Ability to determine appropriate methods of communicating information through the use of tables, graphs, charts, and other visual forms.
Ability to prepare and execute presentations to large groups.
Regularly required to sit and use repetitive hand movements to type and grasp.
Frequently required to stand or walk.
Must meet Network and credentialing expectations for licensure and employment.
Must adhere to the Attendance and Absenteeism Policy.
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.

Nice To Haves

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).

Responsibilities

Direct provision of primary care medical services, meeting all established productivity expectations.
Conduct examinations and review laboratory, referral, and imaging results to determine a diagnosis.
Document visits accurately utilizing appropriate templates and record relevant data to attain a diagnosis.
Attain budgeted visits and 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 healthcare including health promotion and maintenance, prevention of illness and disability, and application of a holistic healthcare model with a focus on addressing both protective factors and risk factors affecting the health and wellbeing of patients.
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 for 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.
Work within and help to promote the Patient-Centered Health Home model of care.
Provide excellent customer service and care.
Behave courteously when interacting with patients/ family members, support staff, and Network staff.
Remain aware of wait times during the daily workflow.
Provide the patient with educational materials and resources appropriate to the patient’s health literacy needs.
Be 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.