Primary Care Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Alumni Healthcare Staffing seeks a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for a locum tenens assignment in California. In this role, you will provide comprehensive adult primary care, including routine exams, chronic disease management, and acute care visits in an outpatient clinical setting. Responsibilities include assessing and diagnosing patients, ordering and interpreting labs and imaging, prescribing medications, and coordinating care with physicians and specialists. You'll document in the EMR, follow clinic protocols and quality metrics, and deliver patient-centered, culturally competent care while adapting to varying clinic workflows and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive outpatient primary care to adult patients
• Conduct histories, physical exams, and chronic disease management visits
• Evaluate acute complaints, develop differential diagnoses, and treatment plans
• Order, interpret, and act on laboratory and imaging results
• Prescribe and manage medications per state and clinic protocols
• Document encounters accurately in the EMR and maintain medical records
• Collaborate with supervising physicians, specialists, and clinic staff
• Educate patients on preventive care, medications, and lifestyle modification
• Adhere to quality metrics, clinic policies, and regulatory requirements
• Adapt to locum tenens schedules and varying clinic workflows

Required Skills

• Primary care clinical assessment
• Chronic disease management
• Acute care evaluation and treatment
• Diagnostic test ordering and interpretation
• Medication management and prescribing
• Electronic Medical Record (EMR) documentation
• Care coordination and referral management
• Patient education and counseling
• Knowledge of clinical guidelines and protocols
• Regulatory and compliance knowledge