Title: Family Nurse Practitioner
Reports To: Director of Primary Care & Quality
Status: Part-time
Location: Antioch, CA (preferable if can work in the Richmond CA clinic also)
Pay: $55-65 per hour depending on experience level
Our Mission and Vision
The Brighter Beginnings mission is to "support healthy births and successful development of children by partnering with parents and helping to build strong communities". Our mission gains its strength from our core belief that "Every family matters, and every child deserves a happy, healthy future".
Position Summary
The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Physician Assistant will be responsible for direct patient care and for other administrative duties as designated by the Director of Primary Care & Quality. The Medical Doctor will provide the overall direction for all patient care activities and the Director of Primary Care & Quality will provide you with administrative supervision.
Qualifications
- A valid license to practice as a Registered Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Physician Assistant in the State of California, National Licensure for Nurse Practitioner, with the ability to sign prescriptions and furnish medications.
- Master’s Degree or higher.
- A certificate of completion from an accredited nurse practitioner program.
- Board Certification requirement.
- Current BLS certification.
- Current DEA Certification.
- Valid California drivers’ license.
- Proof of auto insurance.
- Must demonstrate knowledge of the rationale of appropriate patient care.
- Demonstrate the ability to maintain good interpersonal relationships with co-workers and health team members.
- Skilled in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Access, data entry, and use of business email.
- Passed Physical exam, TB test.
Responsibilities
- Primary Care Provider providing complete patient history, physical examinations, diagnosis, and plan for treatment of primary, secondary, and tertiary care services as outlined in, and in compliance with the standardized protocols for Nurse Practitioners.
- Primary care delivery includes communicating with patients or guardians of patients regarding care plans, results of diagnostic studies, and answering patient and family questions.
- Reviews patient file/record, including allergies, problems, medications and immunization status.
- Orders or executes various tests, analyses and diagnostic images to provide information on a patient's condition.
- Analyzes reports and findings of tests and examination and diagnoses the condition of patients.
- Administers or prescribes treatments.
- Determines and prescribes medication, dosage and schedule given the patient’s condition and allergies.
- Prescribes vaccinations to immunize patients from communicable diseases.
- Provides prenatal care to pregnant women. Provides postnatal care to mothers and infants.
Administrative Job Functions
- Demonstrate on-going support and respect for administration in all communications.
- Time management: routinely see patients in the time allotted, adjusting to daily patient flow issues to remain on schedule.
- Reporting: FNP’s report directly to the Medical Doctor and his/her designees.
- Complete patients charts and submit medical bills daily.
- Must be flexible, adapt to change, and serve as a role model for staff.
- Comply with all HIPAA rules and regulations.
- This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Special ADA Requirements
Brighter Beginnings is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities.
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