Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Overview

LifeLong Medical Care has an exciting opportunity looking for a part-time Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Physician Assistant (PA) for our Lenoir Health Center located in Oakland, CA, since 1981. We serve infants, children, and young adults. Our practice has children from all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. Our philosophy is to support parents in raising their children and encourage them to make informed decisions. We seek not just satisfied patients but "raging fans."

The ideal candidate must be dedicated to building a collaborative team model of care experience working with the under-served.

If you're looking for a fulfilling career where you can make a real impact in people's lives, we encourage you to apply to be a part of our dynamic and compassionate team.

Join us in our mission to provide comprehensive healthcare to underserved populations. Apply now to be a part of our team at LifeLong Medical Care.

This position is represented by UAPD. Salaries and benefits are set by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), and an employee in this position must remain a member in good standing of UAPD, as defined in the CBA.

About us:

As a Federally Qualified Health Center in Northern California with over 45 years of dedicated service to the community, LifeLong serves over 66,000 patients in the East Bay Area's socio-economically underserved regions. We provide medical, dental, behavioral health, and school-based services at more than 15 primary care sites across Oakland, Berkeley, and West Contra Costa County. From opening a residential respite program for homeless persons discharged from the hospital to offering free COVID testing to the community, we are innovative and responsive to our times' social and medical needs. We provide an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and with which our patients can identify. To this end, we seek candidates who reflect the diversity of the East Bay communities we serve.

Benefits:

Compensation: $127,000-$151,000/year, depending on years since licensed (pro-rated to FTE), and excellent benefits: medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, dependent and domestic partner coverage, 403(b) retirement savings plan, and loan repayment programs. LifeLong is a qualified site for federal and state loan repayment programs (HPSA score is 20). Acceptance rates may vary year to year based on funding levels and the number of applicants.

Responsibilities

• Provides preventive and primary health services in a Family Practice Community Health Clinic setting.
• Acts as advocate for clients.
• Consults with other health team members including case managers.
• Maintains client records necessary for clinic reporting and billing.
• Performs history and physical examinations of patients, assess clinical status of patients, and establishes and maintains medical records.
• Orders and/or performs laboratory and screening tests; request outside consultations and evaluations as needed.
• Plans a program of care and formulates problem lists based on clinical findings; recommend treatment and medication; provide follow-up care.
• Provides education, verbal and written, as well as counseling to patients, families, and caregivers.
• Recognizes and evaluates situations which call for immediate attention of a physician and institute, when necessary, treatment procedures essential for the life of the patient.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Interest in working in a community based organization.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work with individuals from a wide range of ages, socio-economic, ethnic, racial backgrounds, and disabilities.
• Ability to work well independently under minimum supervision.

Education and Experience:

• Current California Nurse Practitioner certification.
• Experience in the delivery of health care in a Family Practice setting.
• Community health clinic background preferred.
• EMR Epic experience
• DEA
• CAQH PAVE/ORP