Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

La Clinica de La Raza•Pittsburg, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

La Clínica de La Raza is a community-based health center providing culturally appropriate, high-quality, accessible care to diverse communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants provide comprehensive outpatient primary care to an ethnically diverse and medically complex patient population, working toward optimal health outcomes. The role is part of a collaborative, cross-functional care team and may include mentorship, quality initiatives, and preceptorships. La Clínica also supports continued provider education and offers a Nurse Practitioner incubator program for new graduates. The position provides routine, acute, urgent, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative care; manages patient panels; coordinates referrals; and supports patients’ medical and psychosocial needs. Providers participate in evening and Saturday rotation clinics and may conduct in-home assessments when appropriate. The role also includes case consultation, chart review, team collaboration, and supervision of medical assistants as needed.

Requirements

Knowledge and experience with electronic health record programs such as NextGen or Epic.
Thorough knowledge of evidence-based care.
Cultural competence working in diverse and low-income communities.
Familiarity with electronic panel management.
Ability to handle complex patient profiles courteously and effectively and maintain good working relationships with staff.
Physical stamina to perform work involving heavy lifting of up to 50 pounds.
Ability to work effectively as a team member, work independently, exercise good judgment, and communicate orally and in writing with speed and accuracy and minimal supervision.
Ability and willingness to work under pressure as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Flexibility and ability to accept changes gracefully.
Ability to work across cultures and demonstrate support for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Strong time-management skills and evidence-based approaches to medical care.
Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certificate; a 30-day grace period from the date of hire is provided to obtain it.
Board certification required, or must be obtained within six months of employment if not held at hire.
Valid California license and DEA registration.
Nurse Practitioner: 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.
Physician Assistant: 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, with emphasis in 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 ensure their biopsychosocial needs are addressed.
Deliver evidence-based care to improve health outcomes, patient experience, and efficient use of resources.
Perform routine, acute, urgent, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative medical care and determine appropriate regimens.
Participate in primary care, chronic illness care, urgent care, and telephone triage as a member of a cross-functional provider team.
Prescribe medications, treatments, or therapies and order diagnostic or clinical tests.
Provide well and chronic disease care with cultural humility to patients of all ages.
Participate in evening and Saturday rotation clinics to meet patient needs.
Build positive rapport with patients and families.
Conduct in-home patient assessments when appropriate.
Consult with providers on assessment, management, and treatment of complicated cases, including chart review, co-signing, and case conferences.
Consult with physicians on specific cases as needed and per protocol.
Suggest improvements to clinic flow, patient scheduling, and service delivery.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, including providers, health educators, medical assistants, registered nurses, and case managers.
Supervise medical assistants by providing patient consultation as needed.
Maintain accurate and clear patient records.