About the role
Summary of Position:
The nurse practitioner will provide high quality medical diagnostic services and treatment, depending on specialty, to patients, confers with supervising physician, and participates in medical provider quality assurance/improvement programs.
Essential Job Functions:
- Sees NEMS’ patients as scheduled by the department.
- Performs patient examinations, evaluations; obtains medical histories, and counsels within the limits of training and protocols. Consults with supervising physicians or other appropriate providers as necessary.
- Performs routine screening physical exams. Does follow-up evaluations of patients, especially those with stable and chronic conditions.
- Orders lab tests, x-rays, and other diagnostic studies
- Provides preventative care including screening and immunizations
- Makes referrals
- Provides acute care as specified in the NP-PA protocols.
- Provides health counseling.
- Detects changes in a patient’s health and change treatment plans as necessary
- Records patient information in NEMS EHR system
- Provides high quality medical services in a culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate manner.
- Participates in the Agency’s required Quality Improvement Program and activities.
- Complies with and participates in all governmental and other funding agencies’ requests.
- Complies with Agency’s protocols and procedures for medical services.
- Appropriately refers patients to specialists and other ancillary services as necessary.
- Ensures to meet departmental productivity expectations and quality metrics.
- Participates in monthly didactic sessions.
- Provides teaching supervision as requested.
- Participates in medical outreach programs such as health fairs, media (TV and radio programs) etc.
- Performs other job duties as required by manager/supervisor.
Qualifications:
- Graduate degree in nursing.
- Graduate of an accredited nurse practitioner program.
- Licensed Nurse Practitioner in California.
- Current documentation of Basic Life Support is required.
- DEA License Required.
Language:
- Must be able to fluently speak, read and write English.
- Fluent in Chinese (Cantonese and/or Mandarin), Vietnamese, Spanish and other languages may be required depending on location.
- Fluency in other languages are an asset.
Status:
- This is an FLSA exempt position.
- This is an OSHA high-risk position.
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