Nurse Practitioner II TEMP

This position is responsible for the assessment of selected patients in the designated service. The Nurse Practitioner performs physical examinations, confers with patients in person and by phone/electronically, collaborates with others in the department to ensure smooth flow of patient care, and participates in the overall coordination of patient care.

Responsibilities

• Practices under the standard procedure established for the NP role consistent with Kaiser Permanente policy and California Board of Registered Nursing requirements.
• Conducts age-appropriate assessments of patients, including history taking and physical examination consistent with department protocol.
• Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, and cognitive status; patient/family education, family involvement, and patient advocacy.
• Consults with supervising physician or other clinicians as dictated by patient need and assessment findings.
• Participates with physicians and other clinicians to assure effective patient care consistent with quality indicators for patients in the designated service.
• Reviews medical records for follow-up or ordering of diagnostic studies under established protocols.
• Establishes and maintains communication with other healthcare providers and departments to ensure operational efficiency and promote consistency and continuity of care.
• Establishes effective working relationships with members of the healthcare team, patients, and families.
• Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties/activities of healthcare team members.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of care given by team members.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified by the institution.
• Performs efficiently in emergency situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.
• Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and department personnel.
• Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.
• Participates in unit and department Performance Improvement activities.
• Participates in nursing research activities as requested.
• Identifies and solves problems effectively.
• Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the healthcare team.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the use of computers and telecommunication modalities to document, track, and convey information.
• If practicing in a specialty role, fulfills the expectations established for the particular role.
• Performs other related duties as necessary.

Requirements

• Minimum of 6 months experience as a nurse practitioner.
• One (1) year (within the past 3 years) experience as an NP providing care for women in family planning, perinatal care, or menopause management.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Nursing (unless already a Kaiser Permanente employee who was grandfathered in prior to California Business and Professions Code requirement in January 1, 2008).
• Completion of a master’s program in Adult NP, Family Practice NP, or Women’s Health NP.
• Registered Nurse License (California).
• Nurse Practitioner Furnishing Number (California).
• Nurse Practitioner Certificate (California).
• Nurse Practitioner National Certificate.
• Basic Life Support certification.
• National Provider Identifier required at hire.
• Must meet credentialing requirements established for nurse practitioners within the Kaiser system (Master’s Degree in Nursing and National Certification from one of the following organizations: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners; American Credentialing Center; National Certification Corporation for Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing Specialties; National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses).
• Candidates must meet requirements to apply for PTAN (Provider Transaction Account Number) at the time of hire and apply within 30 days of hire.

Schedule

• Full-time, temporary position (expected length of employment up to 90 days).
• Shift: Day, Monday through Friday.
• Working hours: 08:30 AM to 05:30 PM.

Pay

$134.62 - $159.91 per hour. Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market-competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of the total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.

Work Setting

• Onsite at Stockton Medical Offices - Obstetrics/Gynecology.
• Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.