Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant- SBHC

La Clinica de La Raza • San Leandro, CA

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About The Position

La Clínica de La Raza is hiring a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide comprehensive outpatient primary care in a school-based health center (SBHC) setting. The organization is a community-based health center serving diverse communities across the San Francisco Bay Area. The provider will care for an ethnically diverse and medically complex patient population, working with a collaborative, cross-functional team to support high-quality, culturally appropriate care and strong patient outcomes.

The provider will deliver routine, acute, urgent, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative care; manage a patient panel; educate and counsel patients; prescribe treatments; order diagnostic tests; and coordinate referrals and follow-up. The role also includes patient and family relationship-building, participation in evening and Saturday clinic rotations, appropriate in-home assessments, consultation on complex cases, and supervision of medical assistants. Providers may have opportunities to participate in mentorship, quality initiatives, and preceptorships.

Requirements

• Knowledge and experience with electronic health record programs such as NextGen or Epic.
• Thorough knowledge of evidence-based care and strong interpersonal competence with staff and patients.
• Cultural competence and ability to work in diverse and low-income communities.
• Familiarity with electronic panel management.
• Ability to work courteously and effectively with complex patient profiles and maintain good working relationships with staff.
• Physical stamina to perform a role involving heavy lifting of up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team, exercise good judgment, communicate effectively orally and in writing, and work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work under pressure, adapt to change, and support diversity, equity, and inclusion across cultures.
• Strong time-management skills and use of evidence-based approaches to medical care.
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certificate, or obtain it within 30 days of hire.
• Board certification; candidates hired without certification must become board certified within six months of employment.
• Valid California license and DEA registration.
• For Nurse Practitioners: current California Board of Registered Nursing license, national certification from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners or another national certifying body, completion of a Nurse Practitioner program, and at least two years of clinical experience.
• For Physician Assistants: current California Physician Assistant Committee license, graduation from an approved primary-health-care program as attested by the American Medical Association, passage of a certification examination administered by the Bureau of Medical Quality Assurance, and at least two years of full-time clinical experience after clinical practicum, emphasizing family medicine or geriatrics.

Nice To Haves

• English/Spanish proficiency is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical triage, care management, education, and counseling to a panel of patients.
• Refer patients to specialty providers and follow up to address their biopsychosocial needs.
• Deliver evidence-based care focused on health outcomes, patient experience, and efficient use of resources.
• Provide routine, acute, urgent, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative medical care and determine appropriate treatment regimens.
• Participate in routine and preventive primary care, chronic illness care, urgent care, and telephone triage as part of a cross-functional provider team.
• Prescribe medications, treatments, or therapies and order medical diagnostic or clinical tests.
• Provide well and chronic disease care with cultural humility to patients of all ages and respond flexibly to patient needs.
• Participate in evening and Saturday clinic rotations.
• Develop positive rapport with patients and families to foster provider-patient relationships.
• Conduct in-home patient assessments when appropriate.
• Consult with the care team on assessment, management, and treatment of complex cases, including chart reviews, co-signing, and case conferences.
• Consult with physicians on specific cases as needed and according to protocol.
• Recommend improvements to clinic flow, patient scheduling, and service delivery, and collaborate with interdisciplinary colleagues.
• Supervise medical assistants by providing patient consultation as needed.
• Maintain accurate and clear patient records and support clinic quality and efficiency standards.

Benefits

• Educational leave plus stipend.
• License reimbursement.
• FTCA malpractice coverage.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Tax-free loan repayment through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) approved-site program.
• Opportunities in mentorship, quality initiatives, and preceptorships.
• Provider education, including a Nurse Practitioner incubator program for new graduates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed