Sacramento, California

Position: Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Job Summary:

The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or (PA) provides professional medical services in the community health center setting. The FNP will provide comprehensive medical services including family practice services for all patients of the health center. The FNP will collaborate with other health care professionals and with the Medical Director in the management of patients and their coordination, referral and follow-up care.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Direct and indirect patient care including, but not limited to, observation of signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to treatment, general behavior, or general physical condition, and determining of whether the signs, symptoms, reaction, behaviors, or general appearance exhibits abnormal characteristic; and implementation, based on observed abnormalities, of appropriate reporting, or referral, or standardized procedure, or changes in treatment regiment in accordance with standardized procedures, or the initiation of emergency procedures.
2. Direct and redirect patient care services that ensure the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patient; and the performance of disease prevention and restorative measures.
3. Direct and redirect patient care services, including, but not limited to, the administration of medications and therapeutic agents, necessary to implement a treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitation regimen as assessed by and/or ordered by and within the scope of licensure of a physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, dentist, podiatrist and clinical psychologist.
4. The performance of skin tests, immunization techniques, and the withdrawal of blood from veins and arteries.
5. Demonstrates satisfactory knowledge and clinical judgment to provide appropriate
care for clinic patients.
6. Performs general physical examination as indicated and instructs patients in health
promotion and disease prevention.
7. Examines patients to determine presence of illness, utilizing physical findings, laboratory results, medical history, ascertains nature and extent of illness and prescribes treatments as indicated.
8. Documents and maintains patient records of services provided according to agency and JCAHO standards.
9. Develops and institutes appropriate treatment plans per protocol with the consultation of Medical Director, and/or supervising physician as needed. Treatment will include the care of acute and chronic medical problems.
10. Provides and assists