Health Promotion Center Nurse Practitioner
About The Position
The Health Promotion Center Nurse Practitioner provides primary care to a primarily Spanish-speaking patient population at the Health Promotion Center clinic in City Heights, seeing approximately 8–14 patients per day. The role functions with minimal supervision to conduct age-appropriate physical exams, new-patient visits, and follow-up visits. Responsibilities include taking thorough histories, completing physical assessments, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and referrals, providing preventive and disease-related education, prescribing and furnishing appropriate medications, monitoring therapeutic effects, and referring patients to higher levels of care or specialists when appropriate. The Nurse Practitioner works with other HPC nurse practitioners under clinic policies and procedures and the oversight of the supervising physician. The role also supports vaccination and community outreach events, precepts PLNU students completing clinic rotations, and assists patients with Project Access applications and management. The position is scheduled for 8 hours per week and is part-time.
Requirements
- Proficient or fluent in Spanish and able to conduct patient visits in Spanish.
- Proficiency with Microsoft, Excel, and Google Drive.
- Ability to learn new software and the Practice Fusion charting system.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent skills in patient history-taking, physical assessment, and management of a variety of chronic and acute health conditions.
- Master's- or doctoral-prepared Nurse Practitioner.
- California Nurse Practitioner license, California Nurse Practitioner Furnishing License, and NPI.
- National Nurse Practitioner certification through ANCC or AANP.
- Current CPR certification; BLS required.
- Evidence of Christian commitment and active church involvement.
- Agreement to live in accordance with PLNU’s Community Life Covenant.
Responsibilities
- Complete patient visits in a timely manner.
- Complete charting for all encounters within one business day.
- Maintain appropriate medical-record documentation of health encounters and follow-up communication.
- Work collaboratively with the Health Promotion Center team of providers and externs.
- Maintain Standardized Practice Guidelines specified by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
- Consult the HPC supervising physician and other HPC providers when practice issues arise or treatment plans do not produce the expected response.
- Assist patients with Project Access applications and management.
- Work with other HPC nurse practitioners under clinic policies and procedures and the oversight of the supervising physician.
- Help plan flu vaccination events and community outreach events as needed.
- Assist in precepting PLNU undergraduate and graduate students completing rotations at the HPC.
- Conduct age-appropriate physical exams, new-patient visits, and follow-up visits.
- Take thorough histories and complete appropriate physical assessments.
- Order diagnostic tests and referrals as appropriate, and interpret results and reports.
- Provide preventive and disease-related education to patients.
- Prescribe and furnish appropriate therapies and medications for identified health problems, and monitor therapeutic effects.
- Refer patients to higher levels of care and specialists as appropriate.
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Job Type
Part-time
