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Valley Children's Healthcare

Nurse Practitioner - Charlie's Clinic

Valley Children's Healthcare, Madera, California, United States, 93638


The Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced Practice Practitioner who is accountable for a "defined" patient population. Functions in the roles of expert practitioner, consultant, educator, patient advocate, care coordinator and researcher within a specialized area of practice. Possesses and exhibits a high degree of knowledge, skill and competence in the provision of health care directly to the patient, family or community, or indirectly through guidance of care by other professional personnel. Provision of patient care is conducted and performed utilizing the medical model within the scope of licensure and in accordance with applicable law, regulations, and in accordance with VCH policies. Some positions will be responsible for being on call according to a predetermined schedule or as needed, pursuant to hospital needs. Upon acceptance of an offer of employment and prior to providing patient care, candidate must submit Scope of Practice and all information for credentialing, to the Medical Staff office, Hospital Interdisciplinary Professional Practice Council.

Charlie'sClinic is an urgent care center just for Valley Children's family -employees, physicians, Board members, EVS staff and their families. Patientpopulation will be a variety of ages.Position Details

Status:

Full Time, Exempt

FTE/Hours per pay period:

1.0 FTE (80 hrs)

Shift:

Day

Shift Length:

8

Pay Range:

68.90 - 111.00

Location:

Madera, CA 93636 USA

About Us:

Valley Children's Healthcare - one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation - provides Central California's only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children's delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children in our service area. Our network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to care for children with conditions ranging from common to the highly complex at our 358-bed stand-alone children's hospital that includes 28 regional NICU beds. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders center home on the West Coast, and a pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to a Regional Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We participate in community initiatives, we support community efforts, we get involved where we can do the most good.

EXPERIENCE:

Minimum 1 year of related experienceMinimum 5 years increasingly responsible experience which demonstrates professional working knowledge of nursing theory and practice, with competence in physical assessments, different diagnosis, pathophysiology, pharmacology and management of acute and chronic pediatric problems preferredExperience in family practice and/or clinic setting a plusBilingual skills desirableEDUCATION/LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

Graduate of a Nurse Practitioner program and Master's degree in nursing requiredActive California Registered Nurse licensure (RN)Active California Nurse Practitioner license (NP) - Must successfully complete the credentialing process through the Medical Staff office via CIDP for the appropriate scope of practice, written standardized protocols and furnishing privilegesNurse Practitioner National Certification (NP-C) within months of hire or transfer into positionBasic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire or transfer into position

Have Questions?Call Recruitment Services at 559-353-7071 or email us at recruiting@valleychildrens.orgDisclaimer: Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience.