As a Family Nurse Practitioner with Golden Valley Health Centers, you would make a lasting difference in the lives of Central Valley communities. You will provide high-quality, compassionate primary care to patients of all ages, perform comprehensive health assessments, diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, and promote disease prevention through education, counseling, and age-appropriate screenings.
Requirements
- Consistently adheres and/or exceeds GVHC's communication guidelines and expectations with patients, peers, and supervisors.
- Communicate effectively by using welcoming words, proper tone of voice, appropriate body language, eye contact and smiling with every interaction.
- Listens skillfully and displays a willingness and ability to acknowledge the needs, expectations and values of others through the use of reflective listening and empathy conveyance.
- Obtain an appropriate medical history and perform a physical examination for any presenting problem(s).
- Order specific laboratory studies and x-rays, and other studies as appropriate for that patient.
- Perform or assist in laboratory or screening procedures routinely performed at the clinic site indicating the collection of body fluid and tissue specimens.
- Assess and interview in the common development and behavioral problems of the family and its individual members.
- Diagnose and treat common primary care problems according to accepted criteria and norms described in the Nurse Practitioner standardized procedure manual.
- Maintain a current problem list, medication list and immunization record on all patient records.
- Promote health and disease prevention in all patients through age group specific interventions including immunizations, counseling, physical examinations, and accepted screening procedures.
- Observe all existing Golden Valley Health Centers medical protocols, personnel policies and Principles of Practice.
- Maintain a current Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR, certified by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
- Participate regularly in quality assurance and peer review activities, as well as medical and general staff meetings.
- May administer medication to patient, or transmit orally a prescription from the supervisory physician to pharmacist.
Benefits
- Medical: (0 Deductible / $2,000 Individual; $4,000 Family Out-of-Pocket Max)
- Dental
- Vision
- Pet Insurance
- 403(b) with match
- FSA plans
- Gym discounts
