Community Street Outreach Nurse Practitioner

CommonSpirit Health•Merced, CA

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About The Position

Where You’ll Work Mercy Medical Center, a Dignity Health member, has been building a rich history of care in our community for more than 100 years. We have grown from a small one-story wooden structure into a major healthcare provider with a new 186-bed main campus, offering the latest in facility design and technology. Mercy also operates Outpatient Centers, a Cancer Center and several rural clinics. Wherever you work throughout our system, you will find faces of experience with dedication to high quality, personalized care. Joining our 1,300 employees, 230 physicians and many volunteers, you can help carry out our commitment to providing our community with the excellence they have come to associate with Mercy Medical Center. One Community. One Mission. One California Job Summary and Responsibilities Position Summary The Nurse Practitioner (NP) will provide clinical support to our Street Medicine team. NP will provide direct medical care to unsheltered, homeless individuals with comorbid physical, mental health, and substance use disorders in a wide variety of settings including encampments and on the street. The NP will work as part of a multidisciplinary team consisting of behavioral health, community health workers, medical assistants, and a nurse to develop a treatment plan and provide ongoing care to a panel of high-risk homeless patients. p articipates in strategic planning within overall needs in function of growth and clinical enterprise of Street Medicine, f acilitates relationships with other practitioners and learners, p rovides ongoing education to staff, learners and community on health and homelessness. Participates in the development of new protocols for street medicine along with the director of clinic operations and medical director, p articipates in the development of standards for clinical application of new or established guidelines for patients, p articipates in local and state street medicine organizations (national and international optional), p articipates in the development of quality standards for clinical operation in Inpatient and Outpatient settings along with the director of clinic operations and medical director. Oversees quality of patient care with input from the clinical program leader and medical director, e nsures accurate tracking and dispensing of pharmaceuticals, r esponsible for ensuring timely and accurate documentation, a ssists in the development of Policies and Procedures with input from directors of clinic operations and medical director. Perform other duties as assigned or requested, and u nder the general supervision of a primary care physician to perform primary medical, obstetrical and pediatric care to adult, geriatric, adolescent, and pediatric patients, p erforms routine medical examinations of adult, geriatric, adolescent, and pediatric patients. Diagnose common medical conditions, educate and counsel patients, regarding their physical health in a family practice clinic, and perform related clinical duties. Please note that this position is for our Street Medicine Program, and t his position is a grant-funded position and may be eliminated if funds are no longer available.

Requirements

Must possess and maintain a current Registered Nurse license AND certification as a Nurse Practitioner with the state of California.
Must possess and maintain a current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate
Current/unrestricted DEA certification.
2+ years of NP experience working in a medical office or hospital setting.
NP experience in assessing/managing those with substance use disorders, mental illness, and trauma care.
Experience with EMRs
Must work independently with little supervision
Ability to be culturally sensitive and work with a diverse patient population
Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical support to our Street Medicine team.
Provide direct medical care to unsheltered, homeless individuals with comorbid physical, mental health, and substance use disorders in a wide variety of settings including encampments and on the street.
Work as part of a multidisciplinary team consisting of behavioral health, community health workers, medical assistants, and a nurse to develop a treatment plan and provide ongoing care to a panel of high-risk homeless patients.
Participates in strategic planning within overall needs in function of growth and clinical enterprise of Street Medicine
Facilitates relationships with other practitioners and learners
Provides ongoing education to staff, learners and community on health and homelessness.
Participates in the development of new protocols for street medicine along with the director of clinic operations and medical director
Participates in the development of standards for clinical application of new or established guidelines for patients
Participates in local and state street medicine organizations (national and international optional)
Participates in the development of quality standards for clinical operation in Inpatient and Outpatient settings along with the director of clinic operations and medical director.
Oversees quality of patient care with input from the clinical program leader and medical director
Ensures accurate tracking and dispensing of pharmaceuticals
Responsible for ensuring timely and accurate documentation
Assists in the development of Policies and Procedures with input from directors of clinic operations and medical director.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested
Under the general supervision of a primary care physician to perform primary medical, obstetrical and pediatric care to adult, geriatric, adolescent, and pediatric patients
Performs routine medical examinations of adult, geriatric, adolescent, and pediatric patients.
Diagnose common medical conditions, educate and counsel patients, regarding their physical health in a family practice clinic, and perform related clinical duties.