Nurse Practitioner

Requisition #: 50053 Status: Full-time, Exempt Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8AM – 5PM (Work hours beyond clinic hours may be required to complete tasks and documentation.) On-call (by phone only) duties are required. Onsite or Hybrid: Onsite position, 5 days per week POSITION SUMMARY: Under the direction of the Site Medical Director, Long Beach, the Nurse Practitioner will provide primary medical care services. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide primary medical care for adult patients at APLA Health at its medical clinic in Long Beach and other clinical sites as needed. Conduct histories and physical exams on patients Orders, interprets and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients’ clinical problems and health care needs Establishes treatment plans, administers, furnishes or recommends medications Documents gathered information in medical record as required by policies and completes charting within 48 hours of a clinical encounter Provides health maintenance and preventative care according to quality evidence based standards and protocols related to contractual obligations Participates in chart review and quality assurance activities as part of APLA Health Quality Management Program Follow APLA Health PrEP and PEP protocols for qualified patients Provide medical management for transgender patients, including hormone therapy management Evaluate and treat patients presenting for sexually transmitted infection testing in accordance with protocols. Provide primary care services for HIV positive persons based on expert guidelines The NP will be expected to see 14 or more patients per full clinic day. The NP will have administrative time amounting to 10% of the work week. Other clinic duties may include telephone and in person triage, seeing same-day or walk in patients, and providing injection treatments OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED TO MEET BUSINESS NEEDS.