Our health system is located in King City, a friendly community of 14,221 people. We are located in the picturesque southern Salinas Valley of the California Central Coast in Monterey County. Located about 155 miles south of San Francisco and 277 miles north of Los Angeles, providing convenient access to all areas of California. King City is a gateway to nearby Pinnacles National Park, the Monterey County wine region, and a thriving agricultural area.

 

JOB SUMMARY: Job Summary: Provides advanced nursing care and physician support during the treatment of pediatric patients. Job Duties: Provide care to infant, child, or adolescent patients in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of medical conditions. Obtains patient history screens patients to ensure appropriate physical/mental development, administers immunizations, orders tests or scans, diagnoses illnesses, prescribes medicines, and outlines and monitors courses of treatment. Partners with physicians in the development of care plans, and advises physicians in changes of patient status. Assists patients in the management of chronic illnesses and promotes health and wellness. Performs school or extra-curricular physical examinations. Adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care. Monitors and ensures the accuracy of patient medical records. Experience and Education: Performs work with a high degree of latitude. Handles the most complex issues. Possesses expert knowledge of subject matter. Requires an advanced degree in nursing (MSN or DNP), RN and NP licensure, and 2 to 4 years of related experience. Reports to: Typically reports to a department head. Competencies: Ability to work as part of a team. Oral and written communication skills. Problem-solving skills. Attentiveness. Interpersonal skills. 

 

 

 

PERFORMANCE DIMENSIONS AND TASKS

 

Essential Function

 

Job Duties:

 

Provides care to infant, child, or adolescent patients in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of medical conditions.

Obtains patient history screens patients to ensure appropriate physical/mental development, administers immunizations, orders tests or scans, diagnoses illnesses, prescribes medicines, and outlines and monitors courses of treatment.

Partners with physicians in the development of care plans, and advises physicians on changes in patient status.

Assists patients in the management of chronic illnesses and promotes health and wellness.

Performs school or extra-curricular physical examinations. Adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care. Monitors and ensures the accuracy of patient medical records.

 

 

Experience and Education:

 

 

 

Performs work with a high degree of latitude.

Handles the most complex issues.

Possesses expert knowledge of the subject matter. Requires an advanced degree in nursing (MSN or DNP), RN and NP licensure, and 2 to 4 years of related experience.

Reports to: Typically reports to a department head.

 

 

Competencies: Ability to work as part of a team. Oral and written communication skills. Problem-solving skills. Attentiveness. Interpersonal skills.

 

 

 

PERFORMANCE DIMENSIONS AND TASKS

 

 

 

Clinical Services

 

 

 

Provides care to infant, child, or adolescent patients in diagnosing, treating, and managing medical conditions.

Partners with physicians in the development of care plans, and advises physicians in changes of patient status. Assists patients in the management of chronic illnesses and promotes health and wellness.

Performs school or extra-curricular physical examinations. Adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care. Monitors and ensures the accuracy of patient medical records.

Provides care to infant, child, or adolescent patients in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of medical conditions.

Performs procedures as qualified by training, specialty, and protocol with supervising physician oversight and approval.

Obtains patient history screens patients to ensure appropriate physical/mental development, administers immunizations, orders tests or scans, diagnoses illnesses, prescribes medicines, and outlines and monitors courses of treatment.

Performs physical examinations, or those assessments pertinent to the reason for the visit, to provide a patient database and/or basis for a therapeutic or health maintenance plan.

Orders appropriate laboratory tests, x-rays, etc., and comparable procedures, under established protocols.

Diagnoses and treats common illnesses and injuries under established protocols.

Practices in accordance with Hospital Medical Staff bylaws and guidelines.

Records health, social, and other pertinent problems and data in the medical records.

Orders routine medications and treatments under established protocols for acutely and chronically ill patients under the supervision of the physician and established protocols.

Works with other staff in the establishment, evaluation, and monitoring of treatment programs.

Follows all policies and procedures (medical and fiscal) when completing medical charts, billing forms and other required paperwork.

Review protocols and patient care activities with a supervising physician annually.

Review all referrals with the supervising physician where appropriate.

Participates in quality assurance and utilization review.

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS

 

 

 

Education:

 

 

 

Completion of the Accredited Nurse Practitioner program

 

 

 

Skill Requirements:

 

 

 

Ability to communicate effectively. Competencies: Ability to work as part of a team. Oral and written communication skills.

Attentiveness. Interpersonal skills

 

 

Licensing and Certification Requirements:

 

 

 

Requires an advanced degree in nursing (MSN or DNP), RN and NP licensure, and 2 to 4 years of related experience. Current License as Registered Nurse/Nurse Practitioner with the Board of Registered Nursing in the State of California.

 

Successful completion of an accredited nurse practitioner program of study that conforms to the Board’s educational standards set forth in the California Code of Regulations Section 1484 for California graduates only.

 

 

 

Or

 

 

 

Current certification by one of the following boards: the American Nurses Credentialing Center or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners or Pediatric Nursing Certification Board or National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing Specialties, or the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

 

Current AHA BLS certified

 

Current AHA ACLS certified (if submitting privileges for inpatient setting)

 

Physical Demands:

 

 

 

Must be able to sit and stand/walk for 12 hours per day.

 

Must be able to bend, push/pull and lift up to 50 pounds.

 

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

 

 

 

Pay: $156,000 - $206,310 per year

 

 

 

Benefits:

 

 

 

401(k)

 

Dental Insurance

 

Health insurance

 

Life insurance

 

Paid time off

 

Relocation assistance

 

Retirement plan

 

Vision insurance

 

 

 

DISCLAIMER: The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.