Description

Description:

Job Summary:

Nurse practitioners (NP) provide health care services to patients who may have acute episodic conditions or chronic problems, as well as those seeking health evaluation, preventive care and/or education and counseling. NPs provide care in areas within KP in primary care or specialty departments consistent with their educational preparation following the Regional Standardized Procedures and Process Protocols for Ambulatory and Hospital-Based Practice. They perform complete physical examinations, including ordering, interpreting and evaluating diagnostic tests and examinations. Assume on-going responsibility for each patient from discovery of the disorder to recovery. Diagnose and treat both chronic and episodic disorders including complications of otherwise normal processes. Establish and document the health care plan and diagnosis, maintain records of each case that are sufficiently complete for any physician reviewing them to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan. Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members and to customers, contracted providers and vendors.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Collect subjective data (obtain history).
• Collect objective data (perform a physical exam).
• Develop an assessment (diagnosis).
• Develop and implement a management plan.
• Facilitate the referral of patients to the appropriate health facilities, agencies and resources within the community.
• Order pharmacologic interventions.
• Develop and implement an educational plan.
• Plan for appropriate follow-up care.
• Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanentes Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licenser requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanentes policies and procedures.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Minimum one (1) year experience unless specified by department as an NP or PA.

Education

• Graduate of an accredited RN and NP Program OR graduate of an accredited PA program.
• Masters Degree in Nursing (effective 1/1/03 for those not previously grandfathered in by CMS-(NP only)).

License, Certification, Registration

• Nurse Practitioner Furnishing Number (California) AND Nurse Practitioner National Certificate AND Nurse Practitioner Certificate (California) AND Registered Nurse License (California)

OR

• 
  Physician Assistant License (California) AND Physician Assistant National Certificate
  

• 
  National Provider Identifier
  
  

• Basic Life Support
  

Additional Requirements:

• Willing to consider Physician Assistant job code 30008.
• 
  Current DEA Registration Number, if applicable.
  
  
• If department elects to hire a new grad NP or PA, the California Furnishing Number and if applicable, the DEA Registration Number, must be obtained within twelve (12) months of hire. The probationary period would also be extended from six (6) to twelve (12) months.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Psy outpatient exp pref.
• Pref bilingual in Spanish.

Notes:

• Works b/t SCL and Syl.
• Hybrid scheduled.
• One eve/week and one Sat per month

Primary Location: California,Sylmar,Sylmar Behavioral Health
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 1
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 12:01 AM
Working Hours End: 11:59 PM
Job Schedule: Per Diem
Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Flexible
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: B13|AFSCME|UNAC
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: Sylmar Medical Offices - Mental Hlth/Psychiatry-RegClin - 0806
Pay Range: $86.54 - $106.26 / hour Travel: Yes, 15 % of the Time Flexible: Work location is on-site at a KP location, with the flexibility to work from home. Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.

Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.

Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.

Requisition #: 1393514

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