Advanced Practitioners - NP/PA

Description

About SoHum Health:

At SoHum Health, our mission is to provide high-quality local medical services and engage community members in education and lifestyle opportunities to promote optimal health and wellness. As the sole provider of emergency, acute, radiology, skilled nursing, pharmacy, and various other health services in our expansive rural region, we play a unique role as a hub and trusted partner for the patients we serve. Guided by our core values of caring, quality, teamwork and positivity, we strive daily to improve the health of our underserved community. 

Position Overview:

Responsibilities include performing routine administrative and clinical responsibilities as clinic medical provider. This position utilizes knowledge of office systems, procedures, clinic and hospital regulations, interdepartmental functions and insurance standards and procedure to facilitate patient services provided in a primary care clinic.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Professional, courteous, responsive to patients, co-workers, and superiors.
2. Works well with a variety of age groups.
3. Offers team support; maintains positive relationships.
4. Maintains confidentiality with regard to patient information.
5. Adheres to attendance, punctuality and absence reporting requirements. 
6. Maintains requirements for applicable licensure and job description.
7. Seeks to improve skills and abilities through self-education and/or attendance at training programs.
8. Works directly with department managers to assist with development and instituting of policies and procedures that affect the clinic.
9. Participates in team meetings and/or committees and special projects.

Requirements

Preferred Education and Experience:

Previous experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in medically needy and underserved communities.

Licenses/Certificates:

1. Possession of a valid California license as a Physician Assistant OR Registered Nurse and Certification by the state of California, Board of Registered Nursing, as a Nurse Practitioner;
2. Furnishing number (for Nurse Practitioners only)
3. DEA license, unrestricted;
4. NPI number; 
5. Possession of/eligible for Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (for Physician Assistants only) OR Possession of/eligible for American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Board Certification (for Nurse Practitioners only)
6. Current BLS Certificate, required.
7. Current ACLS Certificate, preferred.
8. Current PALS certificate, preferred.