APC- Mobile Clinic Van

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:

On-Call

Exemption Status:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

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

January 15, 2025

The Opportunity:

THIS WORK MATTERS!

Integrated Clinical Services provides quality health services for people who experience barriers to accessing care. Our vision is to provide services that are integrated and connected to promote optimal health and well being through interdisciplinary team based care. The Primary Care Division assesses need and develops services that strive to deliver timely access and promote racial equity through culturally appropriate care, health screening, and treatment of chronic illness. A primary focus of our services is on prevention, education, and shared decision making to promote well-being. Clients are seen in geographically dispersed sites throughout Multnomah County. Advanced Practice Clinicians (APC) - deliver clinical care, create shared care plans, provide education and resources within the Health Department and external programs that best meet the client's needs and health goals. APC determines diagnosis and treats acute and chronic conditions, leveraging the resources and skills of an interdisciplinary health care team to improve or maintain health status for a diverse, multicultural client population within a busy, primary care setting. 

As an APC you will provide professional, comprehensive specialized nursing services with an emphasis on prevention of disease and promotion of health. The APC establishes a therapeutic relationship with a diversity of patients, including refugees and low-income populations.

The APC provides professional, comprehensive specialized nursing services with an emphasis on prevention of disease and promotion of health. They establish a therapeutic relationship with a diversity of patients, including refugees and low-income population groups and create a work culture of respect, trust and understanding for the highly diverse populations the Health Department serves in the office and in the community.

As the Advanced Practice Clinician, other duties will include:

Direct Clinical Care:

• Within a mobile care environment, diagnoses and treats acute and chronic medical conditions and diseases according to scope of practice across the lifespan to include conducting a medical history.

• Conducting physical exams, performing treatments such as suturing simple lacerations and wound care, etc.

• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, devising a course of treatment, discussing alternative treatment, risk and benefits of treatment, prescribing and monitoring medications, appropriate counseling of patients and reassessment of the patient at appropriate intervals. 

• Provide patient education on disease treatment options, nutrition, exercise, and health maintenance behavior. 

• Maintains high quality notes and recommendations for treatment and next steps in the care plan as part of a team-based approach.

Indirect Clinical Care: 

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

• Provide consultation to other providers, nurses and support staff. Prioritize and direct activities of the care team. 

• Coordinates, externally with providers and community based organizations, and internally, with behavioral health, pharmacy, and dental providers to effectively integrate and coordinate care. 

• As needed provides coverage for clinical colleagues in their absence. 

• Completes patient documentation and manages electronic in-basket according to established policies and procedures. 

• Utilizes panel based information technology tools to prioritize and direct proactive care for patients assigned to provider or team panel including preventive health screening and chronic disease care management. 

• Follow-ups on utilization issues (ED, hospital admissions) including specialty referrals and consultations. 

• Works closely with Mobile Clinic care team members including Dental, medical assessment, case manager and others. 

• Participates in Team, Professional, and Health Center-wide meetings. 

• Participates in continuing education to maintai