Family Nurse Practitioner (Modesto Paradise)

Available Staff Positions • Modesto, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Family Nurse Practitioner with Golden Valley Health Centers, you would make a lasting difference in the lives of Central Valley communities! Under designated physician(s) collaboration and supervision for drugs and device furnishing, our Family Nurse Practitioners provide high-quality, compassionate primary care to patients of all ages. You will perform comprehensive health assessments, diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and promote disease prevention through education, counseling, and age-appropriate screenings.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of Registered Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner program.
• Certification by the Board of Registered Nursing of California as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Working experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR, certified by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Must be able to obtain privileges.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to speak Spanish highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Consistently adheres and/or exceeds GVHC’s communication guidelines and expectations with patients, peers, and supervisors.
• Communicate effectively by using welcoming words, proper tone of voice, appropriate body language, eye contact and smiling with every interaction.
• Listens skillfully and displays a willingness and ability to acknowledge the needs, expectations and values of others through the use of reflective listening and empathy conveyance.
• Responds to needs in ways that are helpful and beyond expectation.
• Obtain an appropriate medical history and perform a physical examination for any presenting problem(s).
• Order specific laboratory studies and x-rays, and other studies as appropriate for that patient.
• Perform or assist in laboratory or screening procedures routinely performed at the clinic site indicating the collection of body fluid and tissue specimens.
• Assess and interview in the common development and behavioral problems of the family and its individual members.
• Diagnose and treat common primary care problems according to accepted criteria and norms described in the Nurse Practitioner standardized procedure manual.
• Maintain a current problem list, medication list and immunization record on all patient records.
• Promote health and disease prevention in all patients through age group specific interventions including immunizations, counseling, physical examinations, and accepted screening procedures.
• Observe all existing Golden Valley Health Centers medical protocols, personnel policies and Principles of Practice.
• Maintain a current Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR, certified by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Participate regularly in quality assurance and peer review activities, as well as medical and general staff meetings.
• May administer medication to patient, or transmit orally a prescription from the supervisory physician to pharmacist. This may be based either on a patient specific order by the supervising physician or on protocols specified in the Nurse Practitioner standardized procedures and process protocols.
• Satisfactorily works towards achieving productivity goals established by the Golden Valley Health Centers.

Benefits

• Medical: (0 Deductible / $2,000 Individual; $4,000 Family Out-of-Pocket Max), excellent PPO coverages
• Dental
• Vision
• Pet Insurance
• 403(b) with match
• FSA plans
• gym discounts

What This Job Offers

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