Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Valley Children’s Healthcare • Madera, CA

9d • $71 - $114 • Onsite

About The Position

The award-winning Neurology team at Valley Children’s Hospital provides diagnostic services, medical treatment, and follow-up care to infants, children, and adolescents who have suspected or confirmed neurological disorders. Our board-certified neurologists and epileptologists manage and treat a variety of patients, including those with seizures, epilepsy, neuromuscular disorders and other neurologic conditions. Valley Children's Hospital is also accredited by the NAEC as a level 4 epilepsy center. Level 4 epilepsy centers have the professional expertise and facilities to provide high-level, comprehensive medical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy. Our neurology team specializes in a variety of conditions from seizures and epilepsy, to neuromuscular and movement disorders. Our teams are experts in advanced diagnostic procedures and utilize both the latest technology as well as innovative programs to provide the best treatment plan for each patient. 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.

Requirements

• Masters Degree Nursing (required)
• Program Graduate of a Nurse Practitioner program (required)
• 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)
• Minimum one (1) year Related experience (required)
• Associate's degree (required) for Physician Assistant
• Graduate of a Physician Assistant program (required) for Physician Assistant
• PA - Physician Assistant License as issued by the Medical Board of California (required) for Physician Assistant
• 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) for Physician Assistant
• NCCPA - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (required) for Physician Assistant
• BLS - Basic Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association within 30 days of hire or transfer into position (required) for Physician Assistant
• Minimum one (1) year related experience (required) for Physician Assistant

Nice To Haves

• 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) for Nurse Practitioner
• Bilingual Skills Preferred for Nurse Practitioner
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree (preferred) for Physician Assistant
• Other certification in applicable area of specialty (preferred) for Physician Assistant
• Experience in applicable area of specialty (preferred) for Physician Assistant
• Bilingual Skills Preferred for Physician Assistant

Responsibilities

• Functions in the roles of expert practitioner, consultant, educator, patient advocate, care coordinator and researcher within a specialized area of practice.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level