Nurse Practitioner
Company: CEDARS-SINAI
Location: Pasadena
Posted on: April 28, 2024
Job Description:
Job DescriptionA true leader aims to inspire and at Cedars-Sinai
Medical Care Foundation, that's exactly what our Advanced Practice
Providers do. They have a strong combination of clinical skills,
management abilities and integrity, and as a result, they play an
indispensable role in the success of our organization. We embrace a
culture of passion and dedication. Now we invite you to join us
from working with a team of exceptional healthcare professionals to
using state-of-the-art facilities, you'll have everything available
to do something incredible for yourself, and for others.The
Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation / Huntington Memorial Hospital
is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner to join our General
Medical Oncology Group in Pasadena. Our Nurse Practitioner provides
health care services to patients under the direction of
board-certified physician. In this role, the NP will diagnose
illnesses, develop, and manage treatment plans, prescribe
medications, order, and interpret diagnostic tests, and exams. Our
Nurse Practitioner may serve as a principal healthcare provider and
will incorporate both independent decision-making abilities and
collaboration with the physician to provide expert care to the
patients.Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performs appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for
identification and management of patient diagnosis following
established standardized protocols. Appropriately documents
procedures and follow-up as necessary.
- Uses expert hematologic and oncologic knowledge, clinical
skills and critical thinking in managing daily delivery of patient
care services assuring implementation of the appropriate clinical
processes and coordinating/promoting an interdisciplinary team
approach to patient care.
- Writes patient care orders and delegates as appropriate to
licensed and unlicensed health care providers and other staff as
indicated with scope of practice, assuring optimal levels of
clinical effectiveness and services for all customers.
- Performs a thorough age specific history and physical along
with appropriate follow up and documentation of the results.
- Assesses, facilitates, and role models appropriate resolution
of patient/client/family psychosocial problems and/or support
needs.
- Assesses quality of patient care delivery and identifies
opportunities for changes in practice, rooted in evidence-based
standards of care/protocols, which promote positive patient
outcomes.
- Acts as a liaison/consultant promoting inter-intradepartmental
communication and collaboration.
- Role models patient advocacy behaviors
- Analyzes new skills, technology and equipment for safety and
clinical/fiscal efficacy.
- Evaluates and assesses patient/family readiness to learn;
individualized learning ability; provides age specific education;
initiates and reinforces as needed.
- Educates and mentors staff in the development of sound clinical
judgment (synthesis of clinical data and determination of
subsequent plan) to promote positive patient outcomes.
- Establishes and maintains patient care standards and assures
that patient care functions, such as assessment, treatment,
documentation, and billing processes, are completed safely and
effectively.
QualificationsEducational Requirements:
- Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program required
Licenses/Certifications:
- Current, unrestricted California RN license required
- Current, unrestricted California Nurse Practitioner license
required
- ACLS from the American Heart Association required
- Oncology Nursing Society OCN or Oncology Nursing Certification
Corporation AOCN certification is preferred
- NP Furnishing and DEA license required or eligible to obtain.
Experience:
- A minimum of 2 years of oncology nursing experience required,
preferably in an outpatient setting.
- Minimum 1 year Nurse Practitioner experience in a relevant
clinical area strongly preferred, e.g., Neurology, neurophysiology,
neuropsychology, or other sub-specialties.
Req ID : 1473
Working Title : Nurse Practitioner - General Medical Oncology -
Cedars-Sinai Huntington Memorial Hospital - Pasadena
Department : Oncology - Pasadena
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation
Job Category : Nursing
Job Specialty : Advanced Practice (RN)
Overtime Status : EXEMPT
Primary Shift : Day
Shift Duration : 10 hour
Base Pay : $ $101.09
Keywords: CEDARS-SINAI, La Mirada , Nurse Practitioner, Healthcare , Pasadena, California
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