Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Pediatc Nurse Practitioner Job Summary

Provides continuous and comprehensive services necessary for the promotion of optimal health, prevention and treatment in an underserved community clinic. Performs advanced clinical duties involved in assessing, treating, controlling, and preventing patient illness and disease within the assigned public health nursing program; conducts physical examinations; identifies patients with physical and emotional illness; and administers medications as prescribed.

Job Type: Full-time

• Identify physical and emotional illnesses through observations, interpretation of laboratory findings, and analysis of patient charts and diagnostic tests, and refer patients to appropriate medical, hospital, or other health care services as needed.
• Facilitate and implement systems that promote effective collaborative communication with colleagues, peers, physician associates, staff, hospital relationships, and other members of the health care team.
• Work closely with the Medical Director to ensure the delivery of quality patient care.
• Maintain confidentiality and patient privacy.
• Ensure compliance with patient rights, guidelines, and standards.
• Provide direction for continuous quality improvement activities and develop methods for measuring their effectiveness.
• Perform periodic quality assurance reviews, including systematic review of records and treatment plans.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining the CCHC quality improvement program that monitors important aspects of care, identifies problems, implements changes, and evaluates effectiveness.
• Collaborate with physician colleagues to develop process protocols and standardized procedure guidelines for delivery of patient care.
• Monitor the success and failure of developed programs and review community service satisfaction as outcome measurements.
• Perform duties as assigned by the Chief Medical Director.

• Completion of a Master’s degree in nursing or a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP).
• Certification from one of the following organizations:
  • American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
  • American Nurses Credentialing Center
  • National Certification Corporation for Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing Specialties
  • Pediatric Certification Board (previously the National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses)
  • Oncology Nurses Certification Corporation
  • AACN Certification Corporation
  • National Board on Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses
• Possession of a valid CA RN license.
• Preferably two years of nursing experience in an outpatient clinic.

$110k-$140k annually

• Medical, Dental and Vision – 100% paid by Employer
• Life Insurance and Accidental Dismemberment – 100% paid by Employer
• Paid Holidays
• 10 Paid Time Off
• Wellness Day Off
• 401(k) and 401(k) matching
• Malpractice coverage
• CME allowance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Fringe Points
• Supplemental Insurance
• Participate in Loan Repayment Program (HRSA)