Nurse Practitioner

Mission Driven, Community Focused About | Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (cdrewu.edu)

Charles R. Drew University is located in the Watts-Willowbrook area of south Los Angeles and was founded in 1966 in the wake of the Watts uprising. CDU was founded to address inadequate medical care in the region and to provide equitable medical education opportunities for underrepresented students.

CDU is strongly invested in the local and regional community. The university leads multiple partnerships and programs to provide equitable healthcare resources in a variety of south Los Angeles neighborhoods.

Job Summary:

The MoHOP Project Nurse Practitioner will support our DFM mission to ensure access to high-quality, patient-centered, equitable health care for Los Angeles County residents, with a special focus on the medically under-resourced and uninsured racial/ethnic minority populations residing in South Los Angeles’ SPA 6, Skid Row and other regions of Los Angeles County. This position would support the CDU Street Medicine Projects ongoing community outreach and provision of health screening services as well as POC services targeting vulnerable medically under-resourced  populations of African Americans and Latinos residing in SPA 6 , Skid Row other regions of LA County in collaboration with community and university partners.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assumes ongoing responsibility for each patient from discovery of the disorder to recovery and referrals to local primary health care facilitates, including MLK Hospital’s Outpatient Clinic and Kedren’s Primary Healthcare Clinic.
• Performs complete physical examinations, including interviewing patients to obtain complete medical histories as well as ordering, interpreting and evaluating diagnostic tests and examinations.
• Diagnoses and treats both chronic and episodic disorders including complications of otherwise routine processes such as pregnancy or childhood development.
• Establishes and documents the health care plan and prognosis, maintaining records of each case that are detailed and complete for any physician reviewing them to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan.
• Utilizes an Electronic Medical Records system to document all client service interventions/actions.
• Initiates drug therapy, when a physician is on site and takes responsibility for other reactions as well as therapy when performed prior to consultation with a physician.
• Provides wound care to the unhoused and other medically under-resourced populations as well as POC screenings including diabetes, HgA1 C, cholesterol, , urinalysis, pregnancy, STI screenings, as appropriate, etc.
• Determines when the patient has needs immediate referral to a primary healthcare provider.
• Participates in the Quality Improvement and Assurance activities of Family Medicine Patient Center Medical Home
• Works in an independent and interdependent relationship with members of the medical staff, which allows for consultation, collaboration, and referral.
• Works with the CDU Street Medicine Projects clinical team, including physicians and an EMT/RN  to coordinate, implement and  evaluate service provision
• Drafts monthly reports

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned or

Qualifications/Requirements:

LICENSES:

• A license to practice as a Registered Nurse and a certificate to practice as a Nurse Practitioner issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Applicant's must ensure the License and Certification Section of the application is completed. Provide the title(s) of your required license(s), the number(s), date(s) of issue, date(s) of expiration and the name(s) of the issuing agency for the required license as specified in the Selection Requirements.
• A current, active certification in accordance with the American Heart Association's Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED) Program.
• A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

Required license(s) and/or certification(s) must be active and unrestricted, or your application will not be accepted. Additionally, in order to receive credit for license(s) and/or certification(s) in relation to any desirable qualifications, the license(s) and/ or certification(s) must be active and unrestricted. 

KNOWLEDGE/ABILITY/SKILLS:

A minimum of two years  experience in working with  a mobile street medicine project serving under-served and medically under-resourced and uninsured populations of racial/ethnic minorities.

• Must relate well to all cultural and ethnic groups in the community
• Ability to work and communicate well with others, particularly in a clinical
• Demonstrate sensitivity towards marginalized
• Skills and ability developing individual service plans, prioritizing work flow and resolve
• Bi-lingual in Spanish

COMPLEXITY:

• The ability to perform highly detailed work with sustained attention and care while providing/obtaining information on numerous inquiries is paramount to success in this position.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Occasional stooping. Frequent standing. Constant walking, sitting, climbing, reaching high/low levels, finger movement, feeling, speaking clearly, hearing conversationally, and seeing far and near.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of a street medicine mobile outreach project. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

LOCATION OF CLINICAL SERVICES

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

MoHOP Project

1731 E 120^th Street, COM

Loss Angeles, CA 90059

PATIENT/CLIENT POPULATION

Adults and children, including families in South Los Angeles and Skid Row and other regions of Los Angeles County where the medically under-resourced and unhoused and uninsured reside or encamp.. Majority of patients from vulnerable populations, including uninsured, mentally ill, and immigrants.

Special Requirements:

• As a health professions institution of higher education, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science seeks to protect the health and safety of the University community. As a condition of enrollment and employment, students, faculty, and staff must comply with the current CDU COVID-19 requirements as described on the CDU COVID-19 webpage.  Please visit the CDU Return to Campus website https://www.cdrewu.edu/covid-policy/ or email the Campus Nursing Office at nurseofficer@cdrewu.edu.
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse community, including persons of color and sexual minorities.  

Compensation:

• $60.99 Hourly

Position Status:

• Part Time 

Work Location:

• On-site

Conditional Statement: The employment status of this position is classified as “Conditional”.  Conditional employment means that the job exists contingent upon funding limitations of restricted funds or, the duration of a specific program, project, grant or contract. The duration of grant for this position is through January 31, 2026.

EEO Statement: Charles R. Drew University is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity. Applicants will be considered without regard to gender, race, age, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, disability or covered veteran status.

Fair Chance Statement: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local “Fair Chance” laws.

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