Description
Adventist Health in Clear Lake is seeking an experienced Women's Health Advanced Practice Provider to join our busy and thriving Rural Health Clinic. New Provider will be working alongside rotating Gyns and OBs as well as other Advanced Practice Providers.
We're looking for a Women's Health NP who:
Maintains responsibility for providing expert clinical care in general or specialty areas. Assesses, plans and provides patient care in collaboration with the attending physician. Provides comprehensive health assessments, performs medical diagnosis of acute and chronic illnesses, writes prescriptions and formulates treatment plans. Diagnoses medical conditions, plans and implements interventions. Assists in medical/surgical care of patients and evaluates responses in collaboration with the attending/consulting physicians.
Essential Functions:
Interviews patients, employees and/or family members. Constructs comprehensive medical histories. Performs initial and periodic physical examinations. Evaluates patient behavior and explores patient's interpretation of health needs. Works under the scope of practice of a nurse practitioner and as an agent of the physician. Provides appropriate patient education. Explains the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Secures appropriate informed consent for procedures. Instructs patients about health maintenance and preventive care. Provides patient education handouts. Makes referrals to health education classes when available. Provides continuity of care. Directly performs or orders appropriate diagnostic studies and interprets finished results.
Provides continuity of care including discussing the completion of treatment plans and administration of medications and injections. Follows-up on acute and chronic problems and significant abnormal tests.
Oversees the maintenance of adequate, concise, legible and up-to-date documentation of patient care. Makes note of problem medical, medication and discharge records, drug allergies, lab orders, subjective and objective data, diagnostic procedures, patient education and treatment. Provides treatment of patients as needed, including administering medications and/or vaccines and performing procedures. Works under the scope of practice of a nurse practitioner and as an agent of the physician. Writes orders to increase, decrease, or change medication (subject to checking and medical consultation as indicated).
Uses cost-containment measures which include, but are not limited to, prescribing only clinically necessary medications, prescribing generic medications when appropriate, making only clinically necessary referrals and ordering only clinically necessary diagnostic procedures.
You'll be successful with the following qualifications:
Work Experience:
One years relevant clinical experience: REQUIRED
Required Licenses/Certifications:
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification: Required
Nurse Practitioner (NP) licensure in state of practice: Required
Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in state of practice: Required
Board Certified
About the medical center:
Adventist Health Clear Lake (AHCL) is a 25-bed Critical Access medical center in Clearlake, California, serving Lake County. Services include 24-hour emergency care, diagnostic imaging (MRI, CT mammography), home care, ICU, laboratory, maternity, physical rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation, surgery, and ten rural health clinics around the lake that provide primary care, behavioral health, dental care, OB/GYN, pediatrics and specialty health care services.
In 2019, AHCL had 1,352 admissions, 159 deliveries, 22,364 emergency visits and 66,960 outpatient visits. Our Rural Health Clinics had 149,021 visits. The medical center is staffed by more than 40 physicians, 571 employees and 51 volunteers.
PNMG is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
About the community:
Adventist Health Clear Lake is located in Lake County, CA which has a population size of approximately 65,000. Home to California's largest natural freshwater lake and the cleanest air in the nation, Lake County offers beautiful rural scenery and an abundance of outdoor activities, such as hiking, boating, fishing, water skiing, biking, windsurfing and golfing. Lake County is a family-friendly community that offers year-round community events, including fairs and festivals. Adventist Health Clear Lake is less than two and a half hours by car from the San Francisco Bay Area and the Pacific Ocean, less than two hours from the Sacramento Valley and less than one hour from world-famous Napa Valley.
Life is good in Lake County:
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Wage Scale: $150,000-$170,000
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*Total compensation may vary based on additional services, including call coverage, administrative services, performance bonus, etc. Compensation may also vary based on productivity after initial guarantee period
Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
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