Family Nurse Practitioner (Russian Speaking)

Job Description

Family Nurse Practitioner - Sacramento, CA

Compensation: $75 - $85 per hour

Overview: Nexus HR is looking for a Russian Bilingual Family Nurse Practitioner in the Sacramento, California area. The ideal Family Nurse Practitioner will be in charge of providing family-focused care and will create treatment regimens for acute and chronic diseases, educate patients on disease prevention, administer diagnostic tests, and manage overall patient care.

Client-highlighted qualifications - FNP license for California, unrestricted DEA, fluent in Russian

About the Job

The job is for a client and it is located in Sacramento. The Family Nurse Practitioner promotes and maintains patient health by providing medical services under the supervision of a physician. The Family Nurse Practitioner will provide both children and adults general and preventative care, perform check-ups, treat illnesses, request lab testing, and prescribe medicines.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Contributes to physician's effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range patient care issues that must be addressed; providing information and commentary pertinent to deliberations; recommending options and courses of action; and implementing physician directives.

Assesses patient health by interviewing patients; performing physical examinations; and obtaining, updating, and studying medical histories.

Determines abnormal conditions by administering or ordering diagnostic tests, such as x-rays, electrocardiograms, and laboratory studies; interpreting test results.

Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.

Performs therapeutic procedures by administering injections and immunizations; suturing; managing wounds and infections.

Instructs and counsels patients by describing therapeutic regimens; giving normal growth and development information; discussing family planning; providing counseling on emotional problems of daily living; and promoting wellness and health maintenance.

Provides continuity of care by developing and implementing patient management plans.

Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.

Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.

Complies with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.

Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; and participating in professional societies.

Develops health care team staff by providing information, educational opportunities, and experiential growth opportunities.

Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Qualifications:

2 years experience as a Nurse Practitioner

1-year experience in Primary Care or comparable work experience.

Active DEA license without restrictions.

Must have a current California NP license.

Able to work in Sacramento, CA.

Experience with EMR and EHR platforms preferred.

Bilingual (English/Russian) is highly preferred.

Benefits:

Dental

Vision

Medical

401k

Paid Leave

Others