Immediate Access Provider - APC / MD

Current employees: Please apply through the employee portal to be considered for this opportunity.

Pay Range:

$61.73 - $78.95 Hourly

Department:

Health Department

Job Type:

Regular Represented

Exemption Status:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):

The Opportunity:

 

THIS WORK MATTERS!

Employees qualify for various loan repayment programs.

We seek leaders, achievers and doers who bring skill and passion to a challenging and evolving environment.  At the Multnomah County Health Department we are all inspired by the mission: We work with communities to advance health equity, protect the most vulnerable, and prompt health and wellness for everyone and we uphold the values: Compassion and Care, Empowerment, Racial Equity, Creativity and Integrity. We create a culture of respect, trust and understanding for the highly diverse population we serve in our communities. 

We’re seeking a visionary and dynamic leader who is creative in problem solving and contributes new ideas and solutions to the organization to join our team as the Integrated Clinical Services.The Immediate Access Provider will provide same day access to new and established patients of Integrated Clinical Services.  This position will reduce referrals to external Urgent Cares and Emergency Departments.

The Immediate Access provider does not have a patient panel, but is an integral part of the care team to ensure care continuity in the primary care setting. The Immediate Access provider will have 0.8 clinical FTE with same day and next day availability, and 0.2 FTE for indirect patient care time.

This recruitment will be used to fill Advanced Practice Clinician vacancies within Integrated Clinical Services.The clinics include:

• East County Health Center

• Mid County Health Center

• Rockwood Health Center

• North Portland Health Center

• Northeast Health Center

• Southeast Health Center

 

As the Immediate Access Provider other duties include:

 Clinical Care Direct

• Perform comprehensive health assessments and clinical procedures by completing a physical and psychosocial history; identify actual and potential health needs based on medical, behavioral, financial, and social factors; prescribe and dispense medications to patients; initiate and/or continue medical regimens for new  and established patients.

• Examine, diagnose, treat, and advise patients on medical and behavioral health problems; make referrals to appropriate social or medical agencies; chart treatment records and monitor results; provide patient education and institute treatment plans.

• Perform treatments such as suturing simple lacerations, performing routine excisions and biopsies, removing foreign bodies, conducting wound care and debridement, and casting of simple fractures;; interpret various diagnostic studies such as lab values, X-rays, EKGs, sonograms, and EEGs.

• Act as representative on committees, interagency task forces, special projects, and other community outreach activities as assigned; provide consultation and education to internal and external partners and providers.

• Analyze and review federal, state, and local laws, regulations, policies, and procedures in order to ensure compliance; conduct analysis on best practices and trends, and formulate recommendations.

Clinical Care Indirect

• Seeks clinical consultation from other clinicians as needed as part of practice management. 

• Reviews tests, laboratories, and diagnostic imaging ordered in the course of care, and develops a care plan to ensure continuity with primary care. 

• Provide consultation to other providers, nurses and support staff. 

• Prioritize and direct activities of the care team. 

• Coordinates with primary care provider behavioral health, pharmacy, and dental providers to effectively integrate care. 

• Provides coverage for clinical colleagues in their absence. 

• Completes patient documentation and manages elec