MemorialCare

Nonprofit health system operating hospitals.

RN Nurse Practitioner - Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery

Advanced Practice ProvidersConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Part-timeLong Beach, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Three to five years of experience as a registered nurse in a general care or intensive care environment.
Hold a current Registered Nurse license in California.
Hold current Nurse Practitioner certification in California.
Hold a current furnishing license to furnish medications in California.
Hold an individual United States Drug Enforcement Administration license for Schedule III–V controlled substances; a Schedule II DEA license is also required if prescribing Schedule II medications.
Hold Nurse Practitioner certification from an agency accredited by the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification.
Hold current American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.
Hold current American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support and/or Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification, as required by the department.
Obtain a National Provider Identifier and enroll in the Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System within 90 days of hire.
Obtain Advanced Trauma Life Support certification within eight months of hire.
Meet additional certifications applicable to the department and medical staff requirements.
Work as scheduled by the nurse manager or director, with possible shift rotation; the position is usually staffed seven days per week and frequently requires handoff reports between shifts.

Responsibilities

Independently examine and diagnose patients, order diagnostic studies and treatments, evaluate intervention effectiveness, and adjust treatment using approved standardized procedures.
Coordinate, prioritize, and organize individual patient care in collaboration with supervising physicians.
Collaborate with healthcare team members to develop patient care plans.
Provide individualized patient and family education and document it in the patient teaching plan.
Communicate with supervising physicians and physician consultants treating the patient.
Anticipate discharge at admission and plan accordingly.
Ensure accurate patient problem lists and medication reconciliation at admission and discharge.
Use age-specific competencies when caring for culturally diverse patients.
Ensure accurate acuity with appropriate diagnostic documentation.
Ensure seamless transitions through the hospital continuum of care, with possible follow-up in an outpatient clinic or physician’s office.
Practice in a clinic, inpatient setting, and/or outpatient setting as assigned.
Monitor and manage patients’ progression through hospitalization.
Identify ideas and insights for clinical improvements for the patient population served.
Participate in assigned quality-improvement activities and requested peer-review activities.
Comply with all policies and procedures.
Participate in orientation and development of students and/or new staff as assigned.
Maintain standardized procedures and meet privileging and credentialing requirements under medical staff advanced health practitioner rules and regulations.

Desired Qualifications

Experience as a Nurse Practitioner is preferred.

Responsibilities

Title: Nurse Practitioner

Location: Long Beach, CA

Department: Trauma Center

Status: Per-diem

Shift: Days (12hr shifts)

Pay Range*: $79.78/hr - $99.50/hr

MemorialCare is a nonprofit integrated health system that includes four leading hospitals, award-winning medical groups – consisting of over 200 sites of care, and more than 2,000 physicians throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. We are committed to increasing access to patient-centric, affordable, and high-quality healthcare; your personal contributions are integral to MemorialCare's recognition as a market leader and innovator in value-based and other care models.

Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration, and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation, and teamwork.

Position Summary

The Nurse Practitioner (NP-S) practices as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team using standardized procedures to independently examine, diagnose and treat patients in collaboration with supervising physician(s).

Essential Functions and Responsibilities of the Job

Expert Clinical Practice and Collaboration

Independently examines, diagnoses, orders diagnostic studies and treatment for patients using approved standardized procedures. Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions and changes treatment as indicated.
Provides direct patient/indirect care:
- Coordinates, prioritizes and organizes individual patient care in collaboration with supervising physician(s)
- Collaborates with members of the healthcare team to create a patient plan of care.
- Provides individualized patient and family education and documents in the patient teaching plan.
- Communicates with supervising physician and physician consultants treating the patient.
- Anticipates discharge on admission and plans accordingly.
- Ensures accurate patient problem list and medication reconciliation on admission and discharge.
- Utilizes age specific competencies for culturally diverse patients.
- Ensure accuracy of acuity with appropriate diagnostic documentation.
- Ensures a seamless transition through the hospital continuum of care. May follow in a outpatient clinic or physician’s office.
- May practice in a clinic, inpatient setting and/or outpatient setting.

General Care Development

Monitor and manage the patient’s progression through hospitalization.
Identifies ideas and insights into clinical improvements for patient population served.

Quality Improvement and Research

Participates in quality improvement activities as assigned.
Participates a requested in peer review activities.

Additional responsibilities:

Complies with all policies and procedures.
Participates in the orientation and development of students and/or new staff as assigned.
Maintains standardized procedures and privileging/credentialing requirements according to medical staff AHP rules and regulations.

*Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCare—that includes taking good care of employees and their dependents.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications/Work Experience:

Three to five years of experience as a registered nurse in a general care or intensive care environment. Experienced NP is preferred.
The NP-S has shift responsibility and works as scheduled by nurse manager/director. May require rotation between shifts. Is usually staffed 7 days/week. Hand off report is frequently required between shifts.

Education/Licensure/Certification:

Current license as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of California, required.
Current certification as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) in the State of California, required.
Current furnishing license to furnish medications in the State of California, required.
An individual Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) License issued by the United States DEA for Schedule III-V controlled substances. If NP will be prescribing Schedule II medications the NP must also have the DEA license for Schedule II controlled substances, required.
Certification as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) from an agency accredited by the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC), required.
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, required.
Current American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification (ACLS) and/or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) from the per department requirements, required.
Must have a National Provider Identifier (NPI) and be enrolled in the Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) within 90 days of hire.
ATLS within 8 months of hire.
Additional certifications as applicable per department and medical staff requirements.

Pay Range

USD $79.78 - USD $99.50 /Hr.

Compensation: 79.78 to 99.5 (USD)

About the Company

MemorialCare

Nonprofit health system operating hospitals.

MemorialCare is a nonprofit health system in Southern California that runs four hospitals, two medical groups, imaging centers, surgical centers, and other specialized facilities to provide a wide range of medical services. Patients access inpatient and outpatient care, diagnostic imaging, surgeries, and other treatments across its network, with revenue from patient services, insurance reimbursements, and community support. As a nonprofit, profits are reinvested into upgrading facilities, expanding services, and improving patient care rather than distributed to shareholders. Its goal is to improve community health and patient outcomes by expanding access to high-quality care and maintaining Joint Commission accreditation with ongoing community health planning.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Early VC
Total funding: $1.8M
Headquarters: Laguna Hills, CA
Founded: 2005

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