Specialty Nurse Practitioner
About The Position
Dignity Health’s Pacific Central Coast Health Centers (PHC) is a non-profit Community clinic organization comprised of more than 40 health centers located primarily from Ventura to Templeton, spanning the coast. Our experienced physicians and advanced practice providers offer a wide range of primary and specialty care services. PHC is a part of Dignity Health Central Coast’s award-winning network of outstanding hospitals, imaging centers, laboratories, and post-acute services. One Community. One Mission. One California. As our Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner, you will help patients suffering from neurological or neurosurgical disorders manage their acute and chronic conditions so they can achieve better health through comprehensive, high-quality neurosurgical care. Every day you will perform neurosurgical consultations, round on inpatients, assist in surgery, and support both surgeon-led and independent clinics. You will be expected to assess, diagnose, and treat patients, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe medications, and provide extensive patient education and counseling. To be successful in this role, you will possess the clinical training to perform neurosurgical evaluations and the collaborative skills to work effectively with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to ensure efficient, patient-centered care.
Requirements
- Masters Of Nursing
- Registered Nurse: CA (RN:CA)
- Advanced Practitioner Registered Nurse:CA (APRN:CA)
- Effective communication
- Knowledge of the principles and skills of the nursing process to provide patient care and treatment
- Critical thinking skills
- Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills both written and verbal
- Basic Computer skills – familiarity with Windows based software programs
Responsibilities
- Perform neurosurgical consultations
- Round on inpatients
- Assist in surgery
- Support both surgeon-led and independent clinics
- Assess, diagnose, and treat patients
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests
- Prescribe medications
- Provide extensive patient education and counseling
- Perform neurosurgical evaluations
- Work effectively with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to ensure efficient, patient-centered care
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
