Nurse Practitioner

Enjoy regular, weekday hours in a supportive outpatient health center environment. Our vision is for everyone in our diverse community to be healthy, safe and well. Our many integrated programs provide support that is client-centered and removes barriers to accessing care.

The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant provides professional medical services for AACI Health Center patients. This position assesses, diagnoses, and treats patients, prescribes and dispenses medications, educates patients on illness, disease, and treatments; documents treatment and maintains clinical records, and participates in quality improvement processes. The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant will provide coverage for other clinicians when needed and work as part of an integrated care team.

Duties and responsibilities

• Provide continuing, comprehensive healthcare maintenance and medical care to patients, including preventive, behavioral, and community health care.
• Provide accurate assessment, diagnosis, and treatment based on the ordered medical history, physical examination, and diagnostic tests.
• Prescribe and dispense medications.
• Develop and implement treatment plans with patients and other care team members.
• Educate patients on topics such as disease process, medication, prevention, and compliance.
• Refer patients to affiliated subspecialists when indicated.
• Document and maintain clinical records per appropriate standards and regulations.
• Participate in on-call after hours rotation.
• Provide coverage for other clinicians when needed.
• Participate in clinical quality improvement processes, including peer reviews.
• Maintain certification, professional training, and continued medical education.
• Participate in team meetings, data collection, health outcomes reporting, clinical audits, and program evaluation.
• Complete other related duties and projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Master's Degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant.
• Minimum of two years of clinical work-related experience.
• Active, unrestricted license with the California Board of Registered Nursing as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Active, Unrestricted DEA license.
• BLS certification

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of family medicine, general internal medicine, or pediatrics.
• Knowledge of the local, state, and federal regulations pertaining to medicine and to community health centers.
• Knowledge of the structure and function of community health centers.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Experience with EPIC EHR or ability to learn Electronic Health Records system.
• Bilingual in one of the Santa Clara County threshold languages (Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Tagalog, Farsi, or Vietnamese) preferred.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships as part of a multi-disciplinary team.