Nurse Practitioner

• Independently examines, diagnoses, orders diagnostic studies and treatment for patients using approved standardized procedures
• Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions and changes treatment as indicated
• Coordinates, prioritizes and organizes individual patient care in collaboration with supervising physician(s)
• Collaborates with members of the healthcare team to create a patient plan of care
• Provides individualized patient and family education and documents in the patient teaching plan
• Communicates with supervising physician and physician consultants treating the patient
• Anticipates discharge on admission and plans accordingly
• Ensures accurate patient problem list and medication reconciliation on admission and discharge
• Utilizes age specific competencies for culturally diverse patients
• Ensure accuracy of acuity with appropriate diagnostic documentation
• Ensures a seamless transition through the hospital continuum of care
• May follow in a outpatient clinic or physician’s office
• May practice in a clinic, inpatient setting and/or outpatient setting
• Monitor and manage the patient’s progression through hospitalization
• Identifies ideas and insights into clinical improvements for patient population served
• Participates in quality improvement activities as assigned
• Participates a requested in peer review activities
• Compiles with all policies and procedures
• Participates in the orientation and development of students and/or new staff as assigned
• Maintains standardized procedures and privileging/credentialing requirements according to medical staff AHP rules and regulations

• Three to five years of experience as a registered nurse in a general care or intensive care environment
• Current license as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of California
• Current certification as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) in the State of California
• Current furnishing license to furnish medications in the State of California
• An individual Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) License issued by the United States DEA for Schedule III-V controlled substances
• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) from an agency accredited by the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC)
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Current American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification (ACLS) and/or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) from the per department requirements
• Must have a National Provider Identifier (NPI) and be enrolled in the Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) within 90 days of hire
• ATLS within 8 months of hire

Experienced NP is preferred

• Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCare—that includes taking good care of employees and their dependents
• There may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities