Nurse Practitioner

Job DetailsJob Location: APLA Health Center Long Beach - Long Beach, CA 90813Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: AA - Associates DegreeSalary Range: $121,867.20 - $163,571.20 Salary/yearTravel Percentage: Up to 25%Job Shift: Day: 8am - 5pmRequisition #: 50053 Status: Full-time, Exempt Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8AM – 5PM (Work hours beyond clinic hours may be required to complete tasks and documentation.)

On-call (by phone only) duties are required. Onsite or Hybrid: Onsite position, 5 days per week POSITION SUMMARY: Under the direction of the Site Medical Director, Long Beach, the Nurse Practitioner will provide primary medical care services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide primary medical care for adult patients at APLA Health at its medical clinic in Long Beach and other clinical sites as needed.

Conduct histories and physical exams on patients Orders, interprets and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients’ clinical problems and health care needs Establishes treatment plans, administers, furnishes or recommends medications Documents gathered information in medical record as required by policies and completes charting within 48 hours of a clinical encounter Provides health maintenance and preventative care according to quality evidence based standards and protocols related to contractual obligations Participates in chart review and quality assurance activities as part of APLA Health Quality Management Program Follow APLA Health PrEP and PEP protocols for qualified patients Provide medical management for transgender patients, including hormone therapy management Evaluate and treat patients presenting for sexually transmitted infection testing in accordance with protocols.

Provide primary care services for HIV positive persons based on expert guidelines The NP will be expected to see 14 or more patients per full clinic day. The NP will have administrative time amounting to 10% of the work week.

Other clinic duties may include telephone and in person triage, seeing same-day or walk in patients, and providing injection treatments OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED TO MEET BUSINESS NEEDS.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS: Training and Experience: Possession of a valid California Nurse Practitioner license with no pending or previous disciplinary action from any state licensing entity. Minimum 1 year experience managing primary care patients preferred.

Must possess a current, RN, NP Furnishing and DEA license and BLS/CPR certificate. Must be eligible to participate in Medicare, Medi-Cal, F-PACT and other federal health programs. Experience working with electronic health records required, eClinicalWorks preferred. Bilingual English-Spanish is a plus.

Knowledge of: Experience with management of HIV positive persons and/or LGBTQIA+ persons preferred. Ability to: On-call duties by phone only are required.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: This is primarily an office position that requires only occasional bending, reaching, stooping, lifting and moving of office materials weighing 25 pounds or less.

The position requires daily use of a personal computer and requires entering, viewing, and revising text and graphics on the computer terminal and on paper. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must possess a valid California driver’s license; proof of auto liability insurance; and have the use of a personal vehicle for work related purposes. COVID vaccination and booster required or medical/religious exemption. An Equal Opportunity Employer.