Job Details

As a member of the Patient Centered Medical Home Team Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, under the clinical supervision of the Medical Director, assists in creating partnerships between individual patients seeking care at the Santa Rosa Community Health and the providers by delivering excellent, comprehensive primary health care, prevention, and health education.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Creates an ongoing relationship with each patient by taking complete medical history, performing physical exams and making assessments and diagnoses on teen and pediatric patients; initiating, reviewing, and revising treatment and therapy plans, including developmental assessments, preventative well teen and child care, family planning care, and the promotion of childhood vaccines
• Maintains adequate documentation of all patients seen, including follow-up and referral in the electronic medical record.
• Manages the stable phases of chronic illnesses in consultation with the attending physician or Medical Director as needed.
• Orders and interprets laboratory reports and diagnostic imaging report
• Assesses mental health and provides for treatment as needed in individuals and families.
• Coordinates health management with physicians and other agencies.
• Assures quality and safety by a care planning process, evidence-based medicine, and active participation of patients in decision-making.
• Recognizes emerging community health problems and helps initiate appropriate interventions through community action.
• Meets with the Medical Director or Attending Physician on a regular basis to review charting and medical care provided.
• Seeks consultation on any difficult patient as described in the mid-level protocols in the Medical Administrative protocols Manual of SRCH.
• Participates in ongoing training and quality improvement measures

Education

• Current unrestricted California license as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Experience

• At least two years experience in a community health center setting preferred
• Ability to work independently with physician telephone backup

Knowledge and Skills

• Current CPR certification
• Fluency in Spanish and English (speak, read, and write) required
• Demonstrates knowledge of compliance issues within the community clinic environment
• Demonstrates a willingness to report any incident that is unusual or incompatible with accepted clinic procedures.
• Complies with HIPAA policies
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to be sensitive with persons of various social, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize projects, work relatively independently, manage multiple tasks, and meet deadlines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, this position is frequently required to do the following:

• Use standard office equipment and access, input, and retrieve information from a computer. Use computer keyboard with manual and finger dexterity and wrist-finger speed sufficient to perform repetitive actions efficiently for extended periods of time.
• Communicate effectively in person or via telephone in a manner which can be understood by those with whom the person is speaking, including a diverse population.
• Give and follow verbal and written instructions with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Perform complex mental functions and basic arithmetic functions; interpret complex laws, regulations, and policies; collect, interpret, and/or analyze complex data and information.
• Vision: see details of objects at close range.
• Coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Reach forward, up, down, and to the side
• Sit or stand for minimum periods of one hour at a time and come and go from the work area repeatedly throughout the day.
• Lift up to 20 pounds.
• Travel to other office and community locations.