Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (P/T)

La Clinica de La Raza•Oakland, CA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

La Clínica de La Raza is a community-based health center dedicated to providing culturally appropriate, high-quality, and accessible healthcare to the diverse communities of the San Francisco Bay Area for over 40 years. We are committed to ensuring individuals without health coverage receive the same quality of care as those with it. Recognizing that health is influenced by economic and social factors, we extend our services beyond our clinics to connect individuals with preventive and primary care. Over 90,000 individuals choose La Clínica as a welcoming place that addresses the whole person, coordinating a broad network of services to improve health and well-being. We have grown into a sophisticated provider of primary health care services with 35 sites across Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano counties. At La Clínica, you will provide primary care in an outpatient setting, practicing comprehensive medical care for a resilient, ethnically diverse, and medically complex patient population with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes. We support providers with opportunities in mentorship, quality initiatives, and preceptorships, and are committed to continued provider education through programs like our Nurse Practitioner incubator. You will work alongside dedicated colleagues focused on exceptional patient experience, health innovation, and quality care delivery. As a NP/PA, you will be part of a collaborative care team invested in your success, sharing tasks to enhance your efficiency. We offer robust perks including educational leave plus stipend, license reimbursement, FTCA malpractice coverage, and flexible work schedules. La Clínica is a National Health Service Corps (NHSC) approved site for tax-free loan repayment. Our clinics are located in the vibrant Bay Area, known for its cultural diversity, pleasant climate, excellent schools, and year-round recreational activities.

Requirements

Knowledge and experience with Electronic Health Record programs, such as NextGen or Epic.
High degree of interpersonal competence with both staff and patients, and thorough knowledge of evidence based care.
Cultural competence working in diverse/low income communities.
Familiarity with Electronic Panel Management.
Ability to deal courteously and effectively with complex patient profiles, and maintain good working relationships with other staff.
Must have the physical stamina to function effectively in a position that involves heavy lifting (50lbs).
Ability to work courteously and effectively as a team member to support the quality/efficiency standards established for the clinic; work independently; exercise good judgment; communicate effectively orally and in writing, make and thorough manner with speed and accuracy with minimal supervision.
Ability and willingness to work under pressure and as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Demonstrate flexibility and ability to accept changes gracefully.
Ability to work across cultures and demonstrate support of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Ability to keep accurate and clear records of patient information.
Top-notch time management skills and evidence based approaches to medical care.
Must hold a current BLS (Basic Life Support) Certificate. You will have 30-day grace period to obtain your certificate from the date of hire.
Requires board certification. In the absence of a board certification, candidate may still be eligible for hire but must become board certified within 6 months of employment with La Clinica.
Requires valid California license and DEA.
Nurse Practitioner: Requires a current license from the California Board of Registered Nursing, a national certification from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners or other national certifying bodies, and a certificate of completion of a Nurse Practitioner Program with a minimum of 2 years clinical experience.
Physician Assistant: Requires a current license from the California Physician Assistant Committee, graduation from an approved program of instruction in primary health care as attested by the American Medical Association, having passed a certification examination administered by the Bureau of Medical Quality Assurance, and a minimum of two years of full-time clinical experience after clinical practicum with emphasis in the areas of family medicine or geriatrics.

Nice To Haves

English/Spanish proficiency preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Provide medical triage of patients, medical care management, and patient education and counseling to a panel of patients.
Make referrals to specialty providers and follow-up to ensure that patients’ bio-psychosocial needs are addressed.
Deliver evidenced based care that supports our aim for improved health outcomes, exceptional patient experience and efficient use of resources.
Perform routine, acute, urgent, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative medical care to patients and determine appropriate regimen.
Serve as a member of the cross-functional team of providers, engaged in routine and preventive primary care, care for chronic illnesses, urgent care, and telephone triage.
Prescribe medications, treatments or therapies and order medical diagnostic or clinical tests.
Deliver well and chronic disease care with cultural humility to a diverse patient population of all ages.
Have flexibility in meeting patients’ needs, and participating in evening and Saturday rotation clinics.
Develop a positive rapport with patients and families to foster the provider/patient relationship.
Conduct in-home assessment of patients as appropriate.
Serve as a member of the cross-functional team of providers consulting on the assessment, management and treatment of complicated cases, chart review, co-signing, and case conferences.
Consult with physicians on the management, assessment and treatment of specific cases as needed, and per protocol.
Suggest improvements for clinic flow, patient scheduling and service delivery, and collaborate professionally with interdisciplinary team members, including providers, health educators, medical assistants, registered nurses, and case managers.
Supervision of medical assistants by providing patient consultation as needed.