AACI (Asian Americans for Community Involvement)

Nurse Practitioner

AACI (Asian Americans for Community Involvement)  •  $159k - $187k/yr  •  San Jose, CA (Onsite)  •  4 months ago
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Job Description

Job Location: Moorpark - San Jose, CA 95128
Salary Range: $159,000.00 - $187,000.00 SalaryJob purpose
Under the direction and supervision of a physician, the Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant provides professional medical services for AACI Health Center patients.
Duties and responsibilities
- Provide accurate assessment, diagnosis, treatment
- Prescribes and dispenses medications
- Develop and implement treatment plans with patients and other care team members
- Check vitals and conduct physical and reviews patient case histories
- Provides continuing, comprehensive healthcare maintenance and medical care to patients, including preventive care, and behavioral and community health care
- Educate patients on topics such as disease process, medication, prevention, and compliance
- Consult with and referral to affiliated subspecialists
- Work as part of an integrated care team
- Collaborates with behavioral health and wellness colleagues
- Participate in on-call after hours rotation
- Document and maintain clinical records per appropriate standards and regulations
- Participates in team meetings
- Participates in clinical quality improvement processes including peer reviews, data collection, health outcomes reporting, clinical audits, program evaluation
- Provides coverage for other clinicians when needed
- Complete other duties and related projects as assigned

Qualifications

Qualifications
- Ability to perform the duties described above
- Master's Degree or higher in Nursing or Physician Assistant
- Licensed with the California Board of Registered Nursing as a Nurse Practitioner or Licensed with the California Physicians Assistants Board
- Current DEA registration
- Two or more years of clinical work experience
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of family medicine, general internal medicine, or pediatrics
- Knowledge of the local, state, and federal regulations pertaining to medicine and to community health centers
- Knowledge of the structure and function of community health centers
- Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to communicate well with people of diverse cultural professional and experiential backgrounds
- Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills
- Bilingual in one of the Santa Clara County threshold languages (Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Tagalog, Farsi, or Vietnamese preferred
AACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer
AACI (Asian Americans for Community Involvement)

About AACI (Asian Americans for Community Involvement)

AACI (Asian Americans for Community Involvement), founded in 1973, serves individuals and families with cultural humility, sensitivity and respect, advocating for and serving the marginalized and ethnic communities in Santa Clara County. AACI’s staff of 200+ speak over 40 different languages and dialects to best serve our diverse community.

Our mission is to strengthen the resilience and hope of our diverse community members by improving their health and well-being. Our vision for the future is that everyone in our diverse community is healthy, safe and well.

Our many programs address the health and well-being of the individual and advances our belief in providing care that goes beyond just health, but also provides people a sense of hope and new possibilities. Current programs include behavioral and primary health services, substance abuse prevention and treatment, center for survivors of torture, shelter and services for domestic violence and human trafficking survivors, senior center, youth programs, and community advocacy.

For more information, please visit www.aaci.org or call (408) 975-2730.

All are welcome at AACI. AACI strives to foster a climate of purposeful inclusion, an environment where all can feel safe, valued, and cared for. We celebrate the diversity of our clients and employees, and strive to provide services in a way that acknowledges and honors differences in: sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, race, ethnicity, national origin, range of abilities, and/or financial means.

Industry
Government & Public Safety
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
San Jose, CA
Year Founded
1973
Website
aaci.org
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