Job Title: Family Nurse Practitioner
Department: Medical
Reports To: Chief Medical Officer
Salary Level: Grade 24 ($64.08-$84.55)
FLSA Status: Exempt
Approved By: Chief Executive Officer
Approved Date: January 2024
GOALS FOR POSITION: Specify goals for current year (goals are updated yearly)
SUMMARY: The Family Nurse Practitioner will function as a primary care provider seeing all ages of patients and all medical conditions. Referral of complex medical conditions to Physician providers will be expected.
FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Must comply with all California State requirements including those applying to Title 22, and The Joint Commission.
- Incumbents will be expected to maintain complete and appropriate medical records and documentation on all services that they deliver.
- Will be proficient at EKG interpretation, IV line insertion, oxygen therapy, PALS, and ACLS.
- Must comply with the K'ima:w Medical Center Medical Staff Bylaws.
- The Family Nurse Practitioner will be expected to participate in all Medical Staff Meetings, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee meetings, and Quality Assurance Committees as requested.
- Participates in peer review activities as necessary.
- Appropriately manages primary care pediatric, adult, and elder health care. And appropriately refers when necessary.
- Coordinates other specialty services for patients as needed.
JOB SPECIFIC SKILLS & ABILITIES:
- Demonstrated ability to perform processes in the delivery of care to specific age groups.
- See Credentialing Privileges
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Must be a Masters Degree Family Nurse Practitioner.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
- Must have a current unrestricted Family Nurse Practitioner License from any of the 50 states. California license is preferred.
- Must have current ACLS Certification.
- Must have current PALS Certification.
- Must have a Furnishing Number within three months of hire for prescription processing.
CONFIDENTIALITY: Employee must be aware of and adhere to Ki'ma:w Medical Center's Confidentiality Policy and deal appropriately with patient confidentiality at all times.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Employee is subject to base line and random drug testing per the Hoopa Tribal Drug & Alcohol Fit for Duty Policy. Employee will serve a 90-day introductory period. Employee is subject to introductory and annual performance evaluations. Preference will be given to qualified Indian applicants pursuant to the Tribe's TERO Ordinance.
ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: At a minimum Employee is required to be certified for 1) Health Stream courses and 2) CPR, PALS, ACLS every two years.