Rn Nurse Practitioner - Cvti Surgery Clinic

The Nurse Practitioner takes a leading role in activities such as managing the clinical aspects of clinic, patient rounding and care, nursing performance improvement, job performance/competency evaluations, staffing, scheduling and working with the directors, employees, and preceptors in the orientation and training of new employees. Executes leadership in the following areas: Direct/Indirect Patient Care, Support of Systems, Research, Education, and Professional Leadership. Works in collaboration with other health care team members, consulting and referring as appropriate, but retains responsibility for ongoing clinical management of the patient. Must work with any and every physician in the Surgery Clinic. Other duties as assigned.

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. Minimum Education: • Master's degree Nursing Degree in a related field • Bachelor's degree Graduate from an accredited school of Nursing (BSN). Minimum Experience/Knowledge: • 5 years; Combined education/experience as substitute for minimum experience Clinical nursing experience. • Must have excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak, read and write English proficiently. • Knowledge of medical procedures and conditions and ability to understand, follow and successfully perform duties, including whole blood collection, and apheresis procedures, in accordance with administrative and clinical policies, regulations and procedures. Required License/Certification: • Registered Nurse - RN (CA DCA) • Nurse Practitioner - NP (CA DCA) • Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association • Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only) • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association The annual base salary range for this position is $139,320.00 - $230,000.00. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.