Adolescent and School Based Nurse Practitioner
Company: Roots Community Health Center
Location: Oakland
Posted on: May 17, 2022
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Job Description:
Job Description Position Summary: Roots provides health services
to a wide variety of youth and college students across the Oakland
community. We are seeking a full-time nurse practitioner to join
the medical teams serving this population. Youth and college sites
include: Dream Youth Clinics: The Dream Youth Clinics are the
youth-engaged, youth-inspired, adolescent clinics of Roots. The
Dream Clinics are located within the Wellness Centers of
Dreamcatcher and Covenant House Youth Shelters, providing
comprehensive health services to youth ages 13-24. Peralta
Community College Clinics: Roots provides both medical and
navigation services to the community college population at
satellite clinics at the Peralta Community Colleges. We provide
basic medical services for all actively enrolled Peralta College
students. Under the supervision of the Director of Adolescent and
School Based Services, the Nurse Practitioner (NP) is responsible
for carrying out functions within the NP scope of practice
following the principles of primary care and adolescent medicine.
The Nurse Practitioner is an advanced practice nurse that leads
with all aspects of patient care, including diagnosis, treatments,
and consultations. They will perform both independently and as part
of a treatment team. This position will educate patients about
preventative care and will prescribe treatments. They will conduct
physicals, order tests and serve as a patient's primary healthcare
provider. The ideal candidate should have experience serving
adolescent, young adult, and/or college populations ideally from
underserved communities and communities of color. Duties and
Responsibilities: Provides services including ongoing primary and
preventative care, acute/urgent visits, health assessments, first
aid, health education and coaching, referrals to medical and
community resources, and patient advocacy. Orders and interprets
diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to the patient's
presenting issue(s) as well as age-specific needs. Prescribes
appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment
modalities. Implements interventions to support the patient to
regain or maintain their optimum state of wellbeing. Monitors the
effectiveness of interventions and makes appropriate adjustments as
indicated. Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by
making appropriate referrals. Facilitates staff, patient and family
decision making by providing educational tools. Maintains
confidential health records. Actively participates in integrated
team care management conferences as needed. Monitors referrals made
to radiology, laboratory, specialty care and other services to
support the patients--- overall care management plan. Provides
oversight of a population of complex, high-risk patients, including
monitoring care plan completion and patient outcomes as needed.
Enters and maintains assessments, authorizations, and pertinent
clinical information into Electronic Health Record systems. Attends
department and organizational meetings as required. Competencies:
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Graduate of an
accredited Nurse Practitioner Program. Current Advanced Practice
Registered Nurse (APRN) Licensure. Board certified or board
eligible (expected to obtain within 12 months of employment)
Current provider card in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced
Cardiac Life Support (ACLS); PALS provider card. Strong computer
skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Minimum of 1-2
years--- experience in the Nurse Practitioner role preferred.
Understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse
academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability and ethnic
backgrounds of community members. Willingness to work a flexible
schedule. Ability to establish and maintain effective working
relationships with individuals and groups, both professional and
non-professional, co-workers, management personnel, the public and
others. Solid organizational skills including attention to detail
and multi-tasking. Clear and effective external and internal,
verbal and written, communication skills. Ability to work with
people from diverse backgrounds. Roots Community Health Center is
proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer and values diversity of culture, thought and lived
experiences. We seek talented, qualified individuals regardless of
race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, age,
national origin or ancestry, citizenship, conviction history,
uniform service membership/veteran status, physical or mental
disability, protected medical conditions, genetic characteristics,
sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression regardless
of physical gender, or any other consideration made unlawful by
federal, state, or local laws. Roots uses E-Verify to validate the
eligibility of our new employees to work legally in the United
States.
Keywords: Roots Community Health Center, Oakland , Adolescent and School Based Nurse Practitioner, Healthcare , Oakland, California
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