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El Cajon FHC - San Diego, CAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R0021236
** For more than 55 years, Family Health Centers of San Diego’s (FHCSD) mission has been to provide caring, affordable, high-quality health care and supportive services to everyone, with a special commitment to uninsured, low-income and medically underserved persons.
** FHCSD is one of the top 10 largest federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in the country. We operate more than 90 sites across San Diego County, including 29 primary care clinics, 23 behavioral health facilities, 10 physical rehabilitation clinics, nine dental clinics, five vision clinics, four outpatient substance use treatment programs, three mobile medical units, two mobile counseling centers, two urgent care centers, and a pharmacy.

Our staff provides care to over 227,000 patients each year, of whom 91% are low-income and 29% are uninsured. FHCSD provides care to all. Services include, but are not limited to adult care, chronic disease management, pediatrics, comprehensive women’s care including obstetrics, dental, vision, case management, physical rehabilitation, speech therapy for children, vaccinations, infectious diseases, behavioral health, substance use counseling and a host of specialty services including cardiology, podiatry, endocrinology, dermatology, among others.  

FHCSD also offers supportive services to those who are unsheltered and in need of intensive case management.
The breadth of our clinic locations, services and programs has grown over the last five decades, making us the largest community clinic provider of health care to the uninsured in the county and one of the top 10 largest community clinic organizations in the nation. We are also the largest health care safety-net provider, largest school-based health care provider and the largest mental health provider in the San Diego region.

Performs a wide variety of patient care activities and accommodative services for assigned clinic patients, as direct by the Clinic Director and/or Nursing Director, in order to facilitate the delivery of prompt, quality care.
** Responsibilities:
*** Addresses routine messages in EHR within 2 days, urgent messages within 1 day.
* Attends Nursing in-services or completes make-up assignments within 2 weeks of assignment.
* Builds positive relationships, inspires others to perform at a higher level, prepares career development plans and retains an accountable workforce.
* Coaches and counsels staff and administers appropriate disciplinary action in a timely manner.
* Communicates effectively with interdisciplinary care team and support services, including Physicians, PSRs, Medical Assistants, and others. Attends department meetings.
* Completes all required documentation accurately, in a timely manner, and thoroughly in accordance with department standards; in addition, documentation complies with patients' insurance requirements. Includes documenting patient history.
* Consistently follows Policies and Procedures to ensure positive patient outcomes.
* Ensures MAs document patient Vital Signs and pre-assessment questions.
* Keeps clinic work-flow moving, focusing on productivity and efficiency, including assigning lunch times and breaks, ensuring exam room is set up, ordering supplies and vaccines to ensure correct supply is on hand, supporting provider productivity, reviewing patient problem list prior to visit with provider, and calling in refills to pharmacy.
* Keeps site in compliance with TJC, DHS, CHDP, and Medi-Cal Managed Care requirements.
* Participates in continuous improvement activities and ensures appropriate Lean tools (i.e., 5S, A3) are deployed and results are evaluated and/or measured.
* Performs nursing tasks, demonstrating Clinical Competency, including:
Measures height, weight, and vital signs accurately;
Performs hearing and vision screenings appropriately;
Administers IM medications or immunizations correctly;
Administers PO medications or immunizations correctly;
Administers subcutaneous immunizations correctly;
Administers medications via inhalation correctly;
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