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LMG HealthCare

Nurse Practitioner

LMG HealthCare, San Jose, California, United States, 95199

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Overview Summary: Under the direction and supervision of a physician, the Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant provides professional medical services for AACI Health Center patients.

Responsibilities

Provide accurate assessment, diagnosis, treatment

Prescribes and dispenses medications

Develop and implement treatment plans with patients and other care team members

Check vitals and conduct physicals and reviews patient case histories

Provide continuing, comprehensive healthcare maintenance and medical care to patients, including preventive care, and behavioral and community health care

Educate patients on topics such as disease process, medication, prevention, and compliance

Consult with and referral to affiliated subspecialists

Work as part of an integrated care team

Collaborate with behavioral health and wellness colleagues

Participate in on-call after hours rotation

Document and maintain clinical records per appropriate standards and regulations

Participate in team meetings

Participate in clinical quality improvement processes including peer reviews, data collection, health outcomes reporting, clinical audits, program evaluation

Provide coverage for other clinicians when needed

Complete other duties and related projects as assigned

Qualifications

Ability to perform the duties described above

Masters Degree or higher in Nursing or Physician Assistant

Licensed with the California Board of Registered Nursing as a Nurse Practitioner or Licensed with the California Physicians Assistants Board

Current DEA registration

Two or more years of clinical work experience

Knowledge of the principles and practices of family medicine, general internal medicine, or paediatrics

Knowledge of the local, state, and federal regulations pertaining to medicine and to community health centers

Knowledge of the structure and function of community health centers

Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Ability to communicate well with people of diverse cultural professional and experiential backgrounds

Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills

Bilingual in one of the Santa Clara County threshold languages (Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Tagalog, Farsi, or Vietnamese preferred)

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