Family Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant – FNP / PA

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - NP / PA

Position Type: Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Specialty Unit: Family Medicine Clinics

Location: Weaverville, CA

Shift: 4 x 10hr day shifts

*Student Loan forgiveness & great outpatient work environment!

Summary: The nurse practitioner and physician assistant provide direct primary medical care, including diagnosis, treatment and referral under physician supervision, to patients. It is expected that NP/PAs will provide direct patient care to a minimum of 22 - 25 patients per eight hour working day. No evenings, no weekends, no call.

Qualifications: Have an understanding of the practice of medicine in a community health facility, of the roles of various health personnel and of the ethics and laws under which medicine is practiced and governed. Graduated from an accredited school training persons to perform as non-MD Clinicians. 

For physician assistant, certification by California State Board of Medical Examiners as a non-MD Clinician, i.e. as a physician's assistant. For nurse practitioner, graduation from a recognized Nurse Practitioner's Program. Current licensure as nurse practitioner or physician assistant. Current and valid BLS/CPR certification. Ability to work in fast pace environment, use discretion/good judgment. Must maintain confidentiality relating to personnel, patients, and information which could result in proprietary damage. Must be flexible; work both independently and as a team. Must have the ability to work various shifts, occasional Saturday shifts, and rotate when needed to other sites.

Physical Requirements: Sitting, standing, walking, bending/stooping, squatting/crouching, balancing, reaching, twisting/turning, pulling, stand up lifting to 10 pounds, speaking/hearing on phone and in person, reading, writing, close eye work, repetitive motion of hands, fine and gross manipulation, up/down and side/side hand motion, work with VDTs, positioning patients, exposure to bodily fluids, exposure to infectious disease, exposure to emotional crisis of others, exposure to solvents/chemicals, exposure to public/staff/physicians, working with others, fast work pace, frequent change, frequent interruptions, independent problem solving, travel by auto to other sites.