Provide primary medical care for adult patients, including those who are HIV positive or LGBTQIA+, at the Long Beach clinic. Responsibilities include conducting physical exams, establishing treatment plans, and managing hormone therapy and STI testing.
Requirements summary
Requires a valid California Nurse Practitioner license, RN, NP Furnishing, DEA license, and BLS/CPR certification. Preference is given to candidates with at least one year of primary care experience and bilingual English-Spanish skills.
associate degreePhysical ExaminationsElectronic Health RecordsTreatment PlanningPatient ChartingDiagnostic TestingTriagePreventative CareHIV ManagementPrimary Medical CareHormone Therapy ManagementLGBTQIA+ HealthcarePrEP/PEP Protocols
Job description
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.
QualificationsREQUIREMENTS:
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.
