Nurse Practitioner Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current CA Licensure as RN and Nurse Practitioner
• Current BLS from American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Master’s or Doctoral Degree in Nursing, Nurse Practitioner Specialty
• NPI #, DEA #
• Enrollment in PECOS, Enrollment in CURES
• National Certification in NP specialty
• Ability to independently prioritize work with minimal direct supervision
• Ability to work with a wide variety of individuals in many complex settings
• Skills and abilities to perform history and physical examinations of oncology patients
• Skills and abilities to perform accurate assessment and evaluation of oncology patients
• Skills and abilities to develop and implement appropriate treatment plans under established protocol and physician supervision
• Ability to triage patients accurately after evaluating their vital signs, symptoms, findings, etc.
• Ability to intervene to deal with patient problems when physicians are not immediately available.
• Ability to write clearly and distinctly so as to accurately and concisely communicate using the medical record or business correspondence.
• Ability to use electronic medical record (EHR)/EPIC/CareConnect to obtain pertinent patient information.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision in the outpatient environment while performing a variety of tasks.
• Ability to use computer for standard word processing, spreadsheet and database functions in order to develop communications and to store necessary patient data.
• Detailed background in oncology clinical medicine
• Knowledge and ability to organize, coordinate, and follow complex clinical regimens.
• Skill in communicating and translating medical information to patients and their families, including giving patients and families an understanding of their medical condition and what they might expect in the future.
• Knowledge and proficiency of the English language sufficient to read medical reports and records with comprehension and to prepare reports and correspondence.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to interact effectively and communicate accurately with patients, colleagues and referring physicians.
• Skill in working as part of a team and collaborating with colleagues.
• Ability to perform effectively under conditions of fluctuating workload and frequent interruption.
• Skill in delegating work for maximum efficiency.
• Skill in prioritizing assignment to complete work in a timely and accurate manner.
• As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
• Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

Nice To Haves

• 1-2 years of Oncology NP experience
• NP1: less than 6 months NP exp (if NP1 must have relevant oncology clinical experience)

Responsibilities

• Providing independent clinical assessment and patient care management services for Hematology/Oncology clinic patients.
• Implementing appropriate Standardized Procedures (SPs).
• Collaborating with the Medical Director, attending physicians, and fellows.
• Working independently with minimal direct supervision.
• Covering the Beverly Hills location as needed.
• Performing history and physical examinations of oncology patients.
• Performing accurate assessment and evaluation of oncology patients.
• Developing and implementing appropriate treatment plans under established protocol and physician supervision.
• Triage patients accurately after evaluating their vital signs, symptoms, findings, etc.
• Intervening to deal with patient problems when physicians are not immediately available.
• Writing clearly and distinctly to accurately and concisely communicate using the medical record or business correspondence.
• Using electronic medical record (EHR)/EPIC/CareConnect to obtain pertinent patient information.
• Working independently with limited supervision in the outpatient environment while performing a variety of tasks.
• Using a computer for standard word processing, spreadsheet, and database functions to develop communications and store necessary patient data.
• Organizing, coordinating, and following complex clinical regimens.
• Communicating and translating medical information to patients and their families, including giving patients and families an understanding of their medical condition and what they might expect in the future.
• Maintaining confidentiality.
• Interacting effectively and communicating accurately with patients, colleagues, and referring physicians.
• Working as part of a team and collaborating with colleagues.
• Performing effectively under conditions of fluctuating workload and frequent interruption.
• Delegating work for maximum efficiency.
• Prioritizing assignments to complete work in a timely and accurate manner.