Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Paycom; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Santa Rosa Community Health is seeking a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner to join the Patient Centered Medical Home team in Santa Rosa, CA. Under clinical supervision, you will deliver primary health care, prevention, and health education to pediatric patients and teens.

Responsibilities include comprehensive exams, preventive care, vaccines, care planning, and collaboration with physicians to manage chronic conditions. Fluency in Spanish and English is preferred and CPR certification is required.

Qualifications

• CA Pediatric Nurse Practitioner license required.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Spanish and English fluency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build ongoing patient relationships by taking medical history and conducting exams for pediatric patients.
• Review and revise treatment plans in collaboration with physicians.
• Document all patient encounters in the electronic medical record.
• Assist in managing chronic illnesses with physician collaboration.
• Order and interpret labs and imaging as needed.
• Support health education and preventive care for teens and families.
• Participate in quality improvement activities.

Skills

Bilingual (Spanish/English)

CPR certification

Independent work

Education

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner license (CA)

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Pediatrics Campus - Santa Rosa, CA 95407, Position Type: Full-Time/Part-Time, Salary Range: $138,831.00 - $175,666.00 Salary, POSITION TITLE: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

REPORTS TO (TITLE): Medical Director

SALARY RANGE: $138,831 - $175,666 DOE

Job Summary: As a member of the Patient Centered Medical Home Team Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, under the clinical supervision of the Medical Director, assists in creating partnerships between individual patients seeking care at the Santa Rosa Community Health and the providers by delivering excellent, comprehensive primary health care, prevention, and health education.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Creates an ongoing relationship with each patient by taking complete medical history, performing physical exams and making assessments and diagnoses on teen and pediatric patients; initiating, reviewing, and revising treatment and therapy plans, including developmental assessments, preventative well teen and child care, family planning care, and the promotion of childhood vaccines
• Maintains adequate documentation of all patients seen, including follow-up and referral in the electronic medical record.
• Manages the stable phases of chronic illnesses in consultation with the attending physician or Medical Director as needed.
• Orders and interprets laboratory reports and diagnostic imaging report
• Assesses mental health and provides for treatment as needed in individuals and families.
• Coordinates health management with physicians and other agencies.
• Assures quality and safety by a care planning process, evidence-based medicine, and active participation of patients in decision-making.
• Recognizes emerging community health problems and helps initiate appropriate interventions through community action.
• Meets with the Medical Director or Attending Physician on a regular basis to review charting and medical care provided.
• Seeks consultation on any difficult patient as described in the mid-level protocols in the Medical Administrative protocols Manual of SRCH.
• Participates in ongoing training and quality improvement measures

Qualifications: QUALIFICATIONS:

Education

• Current unrestricted California license as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Experience

• At least two years experience in a community health center setting preferred
• Ability to work independently with physician telephone backup

Knowledge and Skills

• Current CPR certification
• Fluency in Spanish and English (speak, read, and write) preferred
• Demonstrates knowledge of compliance issues within the community clinic environmentembasselicacypore:}