Nurse Practitioner at APLA Health
Los Angeles, CA
About the Job
APLA Health’s mission is to achieve health care equity and promote well-being for the LGBT and other underserved communities and people living with and affected by HIV. We are a nonprofit, federally qualified health center serving more than 14,000 people annually. We provide 20 different services from 15 locations throughout Los Angeles County, including: medical, dental, and behavioral health care; PrEP counseling and management; health education and HIV prevention; and STD screening and treatment. For people living with HIV, we offer housing support; benefits counseling; home health care; and the Vance North Necessities of Life Program food pantries; among several other critically needed services. Additionally, we are leaders in advocating for policy and legislation that positively impacts the LGBT and HIV communities, provide capacity-building assistance to health departments across the country, and conduct community-based research on issues affecting the communities we serve. For more information, please visit us at
.We offer great benefits, competitive pay, and great working environment!
We offer:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance (no cost for employee)
- Vision Insurance (no cost for employee)
- Long Term Disability
- Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 11 Paid Holidays
- 4 Personal Days
- 10 Vacation Days
- 12 Sick Days
- Metro reimbursement or free parking
- Employer Matched (6%) 403b Retirement Plan
This is a great opportunity to make a difference!
This position will pay $111,508.80 - $152,968.95 annually. Salary is commensurate with experience.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the direction of the Medical Director, 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.