What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner - Per Diem position at United American Indian Involvement?
Job Location :
Los Angeles, CA 90026 (100% On-Site)
Reports to (title) : Healthcare Clinical
Operations Director
Department : Community Clinic
Supervises : N / A
Working title : Nurse Practitioner
Classification : Exempt
Salary Range :
56.92 - $71.15 Per Hour / DOQ
Status : Regular
Hours / Week : 40 , varies
Effective Date : October 2022
Type of Position : Full-Time; varies
Revised Date : September 2023
POSITION SUMMARY
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is part of a multi-disciplinary team whose primary purpose is to determine, assess and plan public health and case management services, ensuring that services promote early detection of diseases or illnesses, while emphasizing health education and health services that are preventive in nature. A major focus of the NP's responsibilities will be Women's Healthcare. The incumbent will represent United American Indian Involvement, Inc. (UAII) at community events, meetings, and during program reviews.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES, FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES
Assess, diagnose, and treat the healthcare needs of women throughout their lifespan.
- Provide contraceptive counseling and care including placing intrauterine contraception and diaphragms.
- Provide prenatal care.
- Counsel and provide care before and after menopause.
- Evaluate and treat common infections.
- Provide health screening for risk assessment of adults and children dealing with general medical, chronic diseases and HIV / AIDS risk assessment and risk reduction.
- Provide referrals for diagnosis and treatment to assure continuity of health services.
- Responsible for achieving a percentage of encounters & services for face-to-face evaluations, education & screening as well as home visits as required by Indian Health Services or other funding sources.
- Responsible for completing a percentage of chart reviews for quality assurance purposes as assigned by the Healthcare Clinical Operations Director.
- Maintain an active list of all clients sorted by geographic area (to facilitate home visit scheduling).
- Provide immunizations and assist with schedules.
- Provide health and wellness counseling as appropriate to all clients.
- Adhere to and track Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) performance indicators related to the delivery of services.
- Refer clients to appropriate primary and specialty care in partnership with case management staff.
- Submit required monthly reports and records as required by Healthcare Clinical Operations Director.
- Ensure appropriate treatment plans and continuity of care with case management and professional staff.
- Responsible for program goals, plan enhancements and improved outcomes.
- Maintain documentation of all encounters utilizing ICD-9 and CPT codes for data management system.
- Participate in weekly Clinical meetings.
- Adheres to organization's policies and procedures and advances the goals of UAII in a manner that embodies the organization's philosophy.
- Keep Director well informed regarding activities, pending issues and potential problems.
- Other duties as assigned or required to fulfill the purpose of the position.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
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POSITION PREFERENCES
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Work Environment :
The work environment characteristics described here represent those employee encounters while performing the primary functions of this job. Normal office conditions exist, and the noise level in the work environment can vary from low to
moderate.
Physical Demands :
The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the primary functions of this job successfully. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk frequently, sit, bend, twist, talk, and hear. There are prolonged periods of sitting, keyboarding, reading, as well. The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include reading, distance, computer, and color vision. Talking and hearing are essential to communicate with staff and vendors.
UAII will make any practical, feasible, and reasonable arrangements to accommodate qualified applicants and employees with disabilities if it can do so
without undue hardship.
Mental Demands :
There are several deadlines associated with this position. The employee must also multi-task and interact with various people on various and, at times, complex issues.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS
In the performance of their respective tasks and duties, all employees of United American Involvement, Inc. (UAII) are expected to conform to the following :
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
United American Indian Involvement, Inc. (UAII) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. It prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
UAII abides by the mandates of the ADEA and the Fair Employment Housing and Housing Act (FEHA)- protecting individuals 40 years and older-and considers age a non-merit factor in all employment decisions and considerations.
UAII abides by the mandates of the ADA and FEHA and considers disability a non-merit factor in all employment decisions and considerations. Furthermore, UAII will make any practical, feasible, and reasonable arrangements to accommodate qualified applicants and employees with disabilities if it can do so without undue hardship. Applicants and employees may request accommodations for a disability at any time in the application process or during employment.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
OTHER EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS
Salary : $57 - $71
