Nurse Practitioner, Convenience Care - LV Craig Family Medicine Clinic - Full Time 12 Hour Rotating Shifts (Exempt) (Non-Union)

About the role

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) Convenience Care at Keck Medicine of USC specializes in providing comprehensive care in a convenient setting. This role requires a Master’s degree in Nursing and 5 years of clinical nursing experience. Essential duties include performing or ordering diagnostic studies, developing and implementing treatment plans, conducting procedures, writing orders, initiating consultations, and counseling patients.

Responsibilities

• Directly performs or orders appropriate diagnostic studies and interprets finished results.
• Develops and implements long and short range treatment plans.
• Performs procedures such as obtaining specimens, performing injections, immunizations, skin biopsies, suturing, wound care and management of conditions produced by trauma or infection.
• Writes orders to increase, decrease or change medication, subject to checking and counter-signing by physician.
• Initiates consultations and monitors scheduling of patients for special tests.
• Instructs and counsels patients and families regarding preventive care, medical problems, psychological problems, and use of prescribed treatments and drugs.
• Acts as liaison with governmental agencies such as Center for Disease Control and National Institute of Health. Assists with medical research projects, following medical research protocols. Obtains Investigational Review Board approval for treatment protocols.
• Maintains compliance with established University and department policies and procedures, quality assurance, safety, environmental, infection control and complies with requirements of accreditation and regulatory agencies.
• Participates in in-service education programs and professional associations.

Requirements

• Master’s degree Nursing Graduate from an accredited school of Nursing (MSN).
• 5 years Clinical nursing experience.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak, read and write English proficiently.
• Knowledge of medical procedures and conditions and ability to understand, follow and successfully perform duties.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual in Spanish preferred; ability to understand and to make one-self understood to all Spanish-speaking individuals.

Required Licenses/Certifications

• Registered Nurse (NV NSBN) Nevada State Board: Valid Nevada State Board of Nursing License as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Nurse Practitioner - NP (NV NSBN)
• NP Board Certified Must have one of the following NP specialized certifications: Acute Care (ACNP), Adult Medicine (ANP), Family Medicine (FNP) or Gerontology (AGNP) for primary and secondary care.
• DEA Certificate Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Certificate issued by the U.S. Department of Justice for Schedule II-V controlled substances. Unrestricted DEA Certificate with a Nevada address
• Board of Pharmacy License Valid Nevada Board of Pharmacy certificate
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
• Advanced Radiology Life Support (ARLS) required upon hire or obtained within thirty (30) days from date of hire.
• USC Credentialing - Must obtain USC Credentialing from governing board within 6 months of hire (Will Precept with Physicians, PAs and/or fully credential NPs for up to six months)

Pay

The annual base salary range for this position is $110,240.00 - $181,896.00.

Schedule

Full time 12 hour rotating shifts (Exempt).