Advanced Practice Clinician

Salud Para La Gente (Salud) provides high quality, comprehensive and cost-effective full scope primary care services to underserved low-income communities in the Monterey Bay area, including Santa Cruz County and Monterey Counties. Salud began in Watsonville in 1978 as a storefront “free clinic,” and with a growing need for health services, in 1992 became a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Today Salud is a primary health care network with 11 clinic sites and over 500 employees. We provide high quality services to patients of all ages. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and a collaborative culture that values excellence, achievement, innovation and compassion.

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, compassionate Advanced Practice Clinicians (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) who will work with the medical team to fulfill our mission to provide high quality, comprehensive and cost-effective healthcare responsive to the needs of the community we serve.

Under the direction and supervision of the Director of Advanced Practice Clinicians, the Advanced Practice Clinician provides basic medical care to clients, in accordance with established protocols. Care includes diagnosing, treating, and providing preventive medical services to primarily low-income Spanish-speaking farmworkers and their families. Adult, pediatric, and prenatal care and services for chronic illness are also provided. Incumbents may be assigned to Family Practice, Women’s Health Services, or Pediatrics.

Enjoy all the recreational and cultural amenities of coastal living! Live in an area with abundant natural beauty and an excellent quality of life. Easy access to Monterey area and airport.

Glance at the Facts:

• Flexible schedules with 4 day work week
• Full time/part time options
• All outpatient
• Opportunity to care for a full spectrum family practice panel, including dedicated pediatrics time, if desired
• See 20 patients per day
• True primary care medical home with dental, optometry, behavioral health on site as well as robust community health services department
• Healthy Steps site, parent educators on staff, lactation on site
• Diabetic nurse educator on site and MAT program
• Work with amazing colleagues with similar passion for community health
• Eligible site for the National Health Service Corps loan repayment programs[ECC1]

This is an on-going recruitment

SALARY & BENEFITS

Salary: $153,415.27 – $186,477.20/year

Benefits: available to all regular Salud employees working 24+ hours per week. Part-time employees may receive some benefits on a pro-rated basis.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance Plans
• Paid Time Off (PTO): 19 days per year
• Paid Holidays: 12 per year
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer contribution
• Voluntary Long-Term Disability
• Reimbursement of medical license fees
• CME
• Eligible site for the National Health Service Corps loan repayment programs and State Loan Reimbursement Program (SLRP) through HRSA.

Additional Information:

• Employees on temporary assignments are eligible for holiday pay and California sick pay, both pro-rated based on hours worked.
• On-call employees are eligible for California sick pay, pro-rated based on hours worked.

DIRECT PATIENT CARE:

1. Develop a panel of patients to provide comprehensive health care in an attentive and conscientious manner
2. Perform direct patient care, including history taking, physical examination, lab and radiology ordering and interpretation, prescription of medications, immunizations and lifestyle modifications using established medical guidelines
3. Perform procedures per documented training and clinical privileges
4. Collaborate with supporting services at Salud to provide holistic care to patients, including but not limited to Community Health Services, Pediatrics, OB, Behavioral Health, Dental, etc.
5. Refer secondary conditions to specialists when appropriate
6. Institute emergency measures in life-threatening situations
7. Record all medical encounters in a timely and complete manner in the electronic health record
8. Work with scheduling and management staff to ensure provider productivity standards
9. Collaborate and/or consult with supervising physician per licensing requirements

PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT:

1. Adhere to clinic communication guidelines and expectations with internal and external customers including co-workers, patients, and external partners.
2. Communicate respectfully and effectively with people of different racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds and lifestyles
3. Demonstrate professional and productive collaboration with healthcare team
4. May assist with recruitment of physicians/advanced practice clinicians
5. May be asked to support learners (eg. students, residents)
6. May form liaisons with appropriate professional societies, educational institutions and community organizations to enhance clinic ability to deliver medical care to target population.
7. Adhere to departmental policies, procedures and objectives, ongoing quality improvement efforts and safety, environmental and infection control standards
8. Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with all federal and state patient confidentiality laws
9. Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid CA Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner License
• Maintain an updated CPR certificate, valid California driver's license, and valid DEA license; submit copies of renewed licenses and certificates to Human Resources.
• Board Certified or Board Qualified in Family Medicine or Adult Gerontology, preferred.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

• Fluent Spanish/English.
• Bi-cultural Spanish/English

Salud is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Salud is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact the Salud Human