FAMILY PRACTIONER at Comprehensive Community Health Centers Inc. – Las Vegas, Nevada

CCHC Las Vegas is seeking Nurse Practitioner to provide primary and urgent care services in a newly renovated Las Vegas clinic. This is a newly opened site, backed by Comprehensive Community Health Centers, an established organization with over 20 years of experience expanding access to care. Full-time opportunity with an immediate start available.

FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER JOB SUMMARY

Provides continuous and comprehensive services necessary for the promotion of optimal

health, prevention and treatment, in an underserved community clinic. To perform a variety of advanced clinical duties involved in assessing, treating, controlling, and preventing patient illness and disease within the assigned public health nursing program; to perform physical examinations; identify patients with physical and emotional illness; and to administer medications as prescribed.

FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify physical and emotional illnesses through observations, interpretations of laboratory finding, and analysis of patient charts; analysis of diagnostic tests and appropriate medical, hospital, or other health care as needed
• Facilitates and implements systems that promote effective collaborative communication with colleagues, peers, physician associates, staff, hospital relationships and other members of the health care team.
• Works closely with the Medical Director to ensure the delivery of quality patient care.
• Maintain confidentiality and patient privacy.
• Maintains Compliance with patient rights, guidelines and standards.
• Provides direction for continuous quality improvement activities and develops methods for measuring the effectiveness of education and practice activities.
• Performs in quality assurance review on a periodic basis, including systematic review of records and treatment plans.
• Assists in the establishment and maintenance of CCHC quality improvement program that monitors important aspects of care, identifies problems in care, implements changes to improve care, and evaluated effectiveness of action taken.
• Collaborates with physician colleagues of the development of process protocols and standardized procedure guidelines for the delivery of patient care.
• Monitors the success and failure of developed programs and reviews the community service satisfaction as outcome measurements.
• Perform duties as assigned by Chief Medical Director.

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Graduate from an accredited medical school with a degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO).
• Completion of an accredited residency.
• Board certification or board eligible in specialty.
• Unrestricted license to practice within California.
• Valid DEA.
• PALS or NRP, ACLS may be required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Advanced knowledge of principles, procedures, methods and techniques of medical and health care.
• Advanced knowledge of principles and practices of medical diagnosis.
• Ability to keep all Medical and DEA License, CME, etc., current.
• Ability to know how to listen, as well as how to explain complicated conditions or procedures to someone with no medical background.
• Must have the analytical skills to review symptoms and test results and determine a diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
• Good interpersonal skills are needed in communicating clearly and compassionately with patients and their families.
• Ability to stay abreast of new techniques, new equipment and be contemporary with the latest medical discoveries.
• Practice using sound medical judgment and adhere to all ethical considerations of the practice of medicine.
• Know limitations and seek consult when advisable.
• Work productivity must demonstrate ability to see a minimum case load of 24 patients per day.
• Effectively work patients into their schedules as the caseload demands and respond to a variety of unforeseen daily circumstances, including emergency care of patients.
• Ability to see patients in a timely and efficient manner, staying reasonably on time for scheduled appointments throughout the day, unless exceptional circumstances occur.
• Ability to find solutions when barriers are identified.
• Strong documentation skills.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize when needed.
• Ability to independently seek out resources and work collaboratively.
• Ability to read, understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Experience and work ethics that supports working within a high functioning, team-oriented environment.
• Demonstrates a willingness and ability to work under supervision.
• Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with staff.
• Ability to use computer and learn new software programs.
• Excellent interpersonal skills reflecting clarity and diplomacy and the ability to communicate accurately and effectively with all levels of staff and management.
• Demonstrates ability to work in a regulatory climate that includes oversight of state and federal entities, payer contracts etc.
• Possesses ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Possesses genuine respect for others and acceptance of their individual social and cultural traits.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Outlook.
• Able to travel and attend professional meetings, conferences, trainings and clinic sites.
• Demonstrate flexibility, enthusiasm, and willingness to cooperate while working with others in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Position requires prolonged sitting at a computer, some bending, lifting, stooping and stretching. Good eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard, photocopy machine, telephone, and other office equipment is also required. Employee must have normal range of hearing and eyesight.

NOTE: The essential job functions for this position include, but may not be limited to those listed in this job description. Employees hired for this position must be able to perform the essential functions of this job without imposing significant risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of themselves or others.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records. In accordance with the ULAC Fair Chance Ordinance, we will not inquire about or consider criminal history until after a candidate has received a copy of their background check report. All applicants will be evaluated based on their qualifications and ability to perform the essential functions of the job. For more information, please refer to LA County Fair Chance Hiring.