About this opportunity
Valley Children's Healthcare lists this Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant opportunity in madera, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job Summary
The Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced Practice Practitioner who is accountable for a "defined" patient population. Functions in the roles of expert practitioner, consultant, educator, patient advocate, care coordinator and researcher within a specialized area of practice. Possesses and exhibits a high degree of knowledge, skill and competence in the provision of health care directly to the patient, family or community, or indirectly through guidance of care by other professional personnel. Provision of patient care is conducted and performed utilizing the medical model within the scope of licensure and in accordance with applicable law, regulations, and in accordance with VCH policies. Some positions will be responsible for being on call according to a predetermined schedule or as needed, pursuant to hospital needs. Upon acceptance of an offer of employment and prior to providing patient care, candidate must submit Scope of Practice and all information for credentialing, to the Medical Staff office, Hospital Interdisciplinary Professional Practice Council.
Qualifications
Nurse Practitioner Education Masters Degree Nursing (required)
Program Graduate of a Nurse Practitioner program (required)
Licenses and Certifications RN - Registered Nurse License - as issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing (required)
NP - Nurse Practitioner License as issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
Must successfully complete the credentialing process through the Medical Staff office via CIDP for the appropriate scope of practice, written standardized protocols, and furnishing privileges. (required)
NP-C - Nurse Practitioner National Certification - NCC - National Certification Corporation National certification from an accredited certifying board within six (6) months of hire or transfer into position (required)
BLS - Basic Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association within 30 days of hire or transfer into position (required)
Work Experience Minimum one (1) year Related experience (required)
Minimum five (5) years Increasingly responsible experience which demonstrates professional working knowledge of nursing theory and practice, with competence in physical assessment, differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, pharmacology and management of acute and chronic pediatric problems. (preferred)
Skills And Abilities Bilingual Skills Preferred.
Physician Assistant Education Associate's degree (required)
Graduate of a Physician Assistant program (required)
Bachelor's or Master's Degree (preferred)
Licenses and Certifications PA - Physician Assistant License as issued by the Medical Board of California (required)
Must successfully complete the credentialing process through the Medical Staff office via CIDP for the appropriate scope of practice, written standardized protocols, and furnishing privileges. (required)
NCCPA - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (required)
Other certification in applicable area of specialty (preferred)
BLS - Basic Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association within 30 days of hire or transfer into position (required)
Work Experience Minimum one (1) year related experience (required)
Experience in applicable area of specialty (preferred)
Skills And Abilities Bilingual Skills Preferred.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Compensation and Working Hours
Compensation Range: $71.40 - $113.75
Workshift: Day (United States of America)
Position Exempt: Yes
FTE %: 100
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Daily Hours: 8
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Worksite address
madera, CA, 93638, US
Who can apply
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