Nurse Practitioner
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BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
CA
Summary
The Nurse Practitioner provides preventive and acute medical care to indigent primary care patients. They collaborate with the Medical Director and coordinate care while assisting in the training of medical students and staff.
Job Description
Job DetailsLevel: ExperiencedJob Location: Gardena, CA 90249Position Type: Part TimeSalary Range: $90.00 - $117.00 HourlyJob Shift: DayStatement of Purpose
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is responsible for preventive and acute health care services of assigned caseload of patients. The position collaborates with the Medical Director as described in the established protocol.
Major Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
Provides medical care to indigent primary care patients.
Provides consultation to the nurses and clinical staff.
Consults with medical director regarding work performance of nurse practitioners and nurses.
Consults training or assist in training of medical students, interns, residents, nurse practitioners and other related health professionals.
Coordinates medical care of assigned patients.
Consults with other staff physicians and para-medical personnel regarding medical management of patients and quality of medical and diagnostic work performed.
Confers with medical director on management issues.
Participates in medical and services utilization audits, peer review and quality assurance activities.
Prerequisite Qualifications
Following are the qualifications and competencies required to perform the essential functions of this position. Qualifications may be subject to modification based on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Current RN NP license and CPR. Experience working with clients and staff from diverse socio-economic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. Ability to travel as needed. Bilingual ability helpful.
Able to stand, stoop, bend, squat and reach for purpose of performing job duties such as handling materials stocked on shelves, filing, lifting and assisting in emergency situations. Duties may require occasional use of stool or small ladder. Routinely lift and move items weighing up to ten pounds and occasionally up to twenty-five pounds; is expected to ask for assistance and use a dolly or cart for any heavy items. Able to move about the facility. Ability to sit at desk, use keyboard and physically perform job duties.
Must have valid California driver’s license and liability insurance if driving personal vehicle on BHS business.
Vision, hearing, manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination must be adequate for performance of job duties. Speech must be clear. Good hearing for face-to-face and telephone contact and communication.
Qualifications
Behavioral Health Services is a not-for-profit community-based healthcare organization providing substance abuse, mental health, drug-free transitional living, older adult services, HIV/AIDS education and prevention, and other related health service to the residents of Southern California.
BHS' mission is to transform lives by offering hope and opportunities for recovery, wellness, and independence.
Since 1973, BHS has provided inpatient detoxification and residential and outpatient treatment services to substance abusers. Over the past thirty-four years BHS expanded services to meet the comprehensive needs of its clients, and now provides services from 11 sites located throughout Los Angeles County. These sites include two free-standing chemical dependency recovery centers with medical detoxification and residential/outpatient treatment, two residential treatment facilities, seven outpatient facilities, and two transitional living facilities. The BHS continuum of care includes four community assessment center sites, prevention programs for adolescents and older adults; geriatric case management and home care services for frail elderly and disabled adults.
BHS substance abuse programs are licensed and/or certified by the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs and accredited by CARF the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
For more information on our services please call (310) 679-9126.
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Behavioral Health Services is a not-for-profit community-based healthcare organization providing substance abuse, mental health, drug-free transitional living, older adult services, HIV/AIDS education and prevention, and other related health service to the residents of Southern California.
BHS' mission is to transform lives by offering hope and opportunities for recovery, wellness, and independence.
Since 1973, BHS has provided inpatient detoxification and residential and outpatient treatment services to substance abusers. Over the past thirty-four years BHS expanded services to meet the comprehensive needs of its clients, and now provides services from 11 sites located throughout Los Angeles County. These sites include two free-standing chemical dependency recovery centers with medical detoxification and residential/outpatient treatment, two residential treatment facilities, seven outpatient facilities, and two transitional living facilities. The BHS continuum of care includes four community assessment center sites, prevention programs for adolescents and older adults; geriatric case management and home care services for frail elderly and disabled adults.
BHS substance abuse programs are licensed and/or certified by the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs and accredited by CARF the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
For more information on our services please call (310) 679-9126.
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit