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Title: Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant-Family Practice
About the Organization: White Memorial Community Health Center (WMCHC) is a non-profit community health center whose mission is to inspire, provide, and coordinate access to high-quality, comprehensive healthcare services to individuals and families, regardless of ability to pay.
At WMCHC, we believe that the success of our healthcare mission is directly linked to our people. We are proud of our team. Their high professional standards, integrity, honesty, enthusiasm and dedication bring our mission to life.
EOE Statement: WMCHC is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Location: Los Angeles
Summary: Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants provide direct medical care to patients in a community health center setting. This includes outpatient general adult medicine, pediatrics, and reproductive health care. The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant is responsible for providing complete clinical care for patients of all ages using a patient-centered medical home
model of care.
Essential Responsibilities
- Provider may gather a database on all new patients or established patients with new or existing problems, which may include a complete medical history and physical examination, medical record review, and he/she may order the appropriate initial diagnostic studies and initiate a treatment plan. The Family Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for transmitting that information orally or through notation in the patient’s medical record to the supervising physician for review.
- A Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant may instruct and counsel patients and their families, and involve them in informed decision making, with regards to their illness or injury, therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, treatment regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, advanced directives, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance. He/she may also facilitate referrals of patients to other medical providers, medical providers, medical facilities, or other health/social service agencies when appropriate as per the delegation of the supervising physician.
- Confers with primary care physicians or specialists regarding the care of patients as well as medical and diagnostic work performed.
- Stays in compliance with all HIPAA regulations
Position Requirements
Qualifications
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
- Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Program,
- A valid and current California license as a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
- Preferably two years of experience in an outpatient clinic
- Previous clinical experience in adult and pediatric assessment and treatment preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills; and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
- Relate well to people of various socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Self-motivated, flexible, and a team player.
- Available to work evening and Saturday clinics.
- Able to work cooperatively as a member of a health care delivery team.
Status: Full Time
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Sick Time
- Paid Vacation
- 403(b) Retirement Plan
- Flexible Spending Account for Pre-Tax Medical
- Employee Assistance Program
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $67.00 – $90.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
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