Title: Family Nurse Practitioner Or Physician Assistant( FNP, PA)
Reports To: Director of Primary Care & Quality
Status: Full-time, Exempt
Location: Antioch, CA
Pay: $120,000- $150,000/Year depending on experience level. *Additional $10,000 sign-on bonus for bilingual Spanish/English fluency or $5,000 for non-Spanish speakers.
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 (PA) 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 (PA) in the State of California, National Licensure for Nurse Practitioner, or National Physician Assistant with 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. Also included is organizing and delivering health education for patients, including preventative health information and disease specific education.
- 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.
- Perform the care services listed below (or be willing to learn those services). Services may include:
- Minor surgery (toenail removal, mole and cyst removal, foreign object removal, etc.),
- Suturing,
- General Orthopedic Evaluations/Management,
- Basic rehabilitation for musculoskeletal injuries,
- General internal medicine, family medicine and pediatrics,
- General Dermatology,
- General Eye Problems
- General EKG interpretations
- Emergency management skills
- General GYN Expertise
Communicate with the Medical Doctor regarding quality care and treatment issues of patients.Conduct Clinical Pertinence Chart Review studies in order to assess and enhance patient outcomes.Meet all clinical obligations of the medical practice: Accrediting Agency compliance, CLIA compliance, drug prescription compliance, HIPAA, State and Federal regulations, Safety Regulations, etc.See patients in a timely and efficient manner, staying reasonably on time for scheduled appointments.Charting in the patient’s medical record is routinely to be completed within 48 hours of the patient’s visit.Communicate with the Director of Primary Care & Quality, reporting on issues related to the functioning of the BBFHC.
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, and will make reasonable accommodations when necessary.
Benefits
We are proud to offer competitive wages and benefits to our employees. As a summary, we offer:
- 100% employer-paid health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance!
- $10,000 sign-on bonus for licensed and bilingual (Spanish/English) provider.
- $5,000 sign-on bonus for a licensed provider.
- Two weeks of vacation (increase after 1 year of employment)
- 13 paid holidays
- Sick leave accrual
- 403b retirement account with matching
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
- HRSA Loan Repayment Program, eligible for $50,000
Brighter Beginnings is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion.
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