Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant

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Base pay range: $/yr - $/yr.

Our mission is to provide quality, comprehensive healthcare and supportive services to those in our community. Our vision is "Improving the Health and Well Being of our Community." Our core values consist of Integrity, Compassion, and Excellence. Employees must possess a strong commitment to the mission, policies, goals, and philosophy of Harbor Community Health Centers.

The Primary Care NP/PA works as a member of an interdisciplinary health care team to provide quality comprehensive primary and preventive care to Harbor Community Health Centers patients.

• Obtain health history and physical examinations.
• Order and interpret diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to the patient’s age, gender, and disease specific needs.
• Review incoming reports (labs, x-rays, EKG, consult notes, outside records) in a timely manner.
• Formulate treatment plan for acute and chronic medical conditions, provide preventive health services, and arrange follow‑up.
• Determine and prescribe medication, dosage, and schedule given the patient’s condition and allergies.
• Provide health education to clinic patients to promote positive health behaviors and disease prevention.
• Arrange specialty referrals for services not provided by Harbor
  
  CHC; review referral/consultation reports and arrange appropriate follow‑up.
• Consult with supervising physician whenever questions arise as to the diagnostic evaluation or treatment plan.
  • Provide backup for fellow providers as needed, which may include:
    • Responding to calls from pharmacies regarding prescriptions and refills.
    • Responding to calls from other physicians.
    • Responding to calls from patients requiring medical advice.
    • Reviewing lab results.
  • Ensure that encounter notes are entered into the Electronic Health Record and closed within 72 hours of the visit. Encounter notes should:
    • Reflect changes in the patient’s condition and other significant information.
    • Include documentation of pertinent history, review of systems, and physical examination.
    • Indicate studies performed, and that results were reviewed and discussed with the patient.
    • Reflect the provider’s thought process regarding the patient’s problems, diagnosis, and treatment.
    • Specify medications prescribed by the provider.
    • Develop and maintain a current chronic problem list.
    • Inform the patient of the general nature of his/her medical problem, general prognosis, and the nature and purpose of the proposed treatment and procedures.
    • Include referrals to specialty services as deemed medically necessary.
    • Integrate recommendations made by specialists into the patient’s treatment plan.
    • Reflect any pertinent attitudes or behavior on the part of the patient or family towards any aspects of care.
    • Include notation of the need for routine and preventative services including screening tests, periodic lab exams related to chronic disease care, and immunizations.
    • Ensure compliance with coding standards as required by Medi‑Cal, health plans, and other regulatory agencies.
• Participate in Harbor
  
  CHC’s after‑hours call system; on‑call notes should be entered into the patient’s chart within 72 hours.
• Promote patient satisfaction principles and foster an excellent environment for the patient and their family.

• Use and disclose patients’ protected health information only in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards.
• Promote a cohesive, cooperative working relationship with fellow providers, which may include helping with excess patient loads.
• Actively participate in Harbor Community Clinic’s peer‑review and quality assurance activities to improve HEDIS, UDS and other quality metrics, including timely access to prenatal care, postpartum care, cervical cancer screening, breast cancer screening, immunization rates, etc.
• Participate in provider meetings, staff meetings, and any other committee meetings as assigned.
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