p>Essential Duties: • Conducts in-depth interviews with patients and/or family, constructs comprehensive medical histories • Performs initial and periodic physical examinations and explores patient's interpretation of health needs • Identifies and treats patients' diseases • Manages treatment of hospitalized patients • Directly performs or orders appropriate diagnostic studies and interprets finished results • Develops and implements long and short range treatment plans • Performs procedures such as obtaining specimens, performing injections, immunizations, lumbar punctures, skin biopsies, suturing, wound care and management of conditions produced by trauma or infection • Writes orders to increase, decrease or change medication, subject to checking and counter-signing by physician • Initiates consultations and monitors scheduling of patients for special tests • Identifies records pertinent progress of patients, updating and summarizing charts, changing orders when appropriate and notifying the responsible physician of changes in the patient's condition • Instructs and counsels patients and families regarding preventive care, medical problems, psychological problems, and use of prescribed treatments and drugs • Acts as liaison with governmental agencies such as Center for Disease Control and National Institute of Health • Assists with medical research projects, following medical research protocols • Obtains Investigational Review Board approval for treatment protocols • Researches community resources for referral of patients • Refers patients to most appropriate resource based on patients' medical needs and condition • Maintains compliance with established University and department policies and procedures, quality assurance, safety, environmental, infection control and complies with requirements of accreditation and regulatory agencies • Participates in in-service education programs and professional associations • Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Licenses/Certifications:
• Registered Nurse - RN (CA Board of Registered Nursing) • Nurse Practitioner - NP (CA Board of Registered Nursing) • Nurse Practitioner Furnisher (CA DCA) • Current license to furnish medications in the State of California • DEA Certificate Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Certificate issued by the U.S. Department of Justice for Schedule II-V controlled substances • NP Board Certified Possession of National Board Certification in Nurse Practitioner area of specialty accredited by Accreditation Board of Specialty Nursing (ABSNC) or National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) • If work in Hospital/Acute Care Setting must have Certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) or Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) upon hire • (Grandfathered from Acute Care Certification requirement if hired/transferred prior to 12/2015.)