Mercy Medical Center Mt Shasta·Mount Shasta, California
Deliver team-based, patient-centered primary care to children and adults, focusing on those with barriers to accessing care. Provide FNP services under physician supervision and support the educational needs of the Mercy Community Clinic.
Where You’ll Work Founded in 1938, Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center Mt.
Shasta is a 25-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Mt.
Shasta, California.
Serving over 40,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III Trauma Center, heart care, cancer care, and a family birth center.
Additionally, Mercy Medical Center Mt.
Shasta, has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.
One Community.
One Mission.
One California Job Summary and Responsibilities As a Nurse Practitioner (NP), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans.
You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others.
Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.
Performs routine physical/psychosocial assessment to collect basic data: follows the written plan of care, standards, practice guidelines, utilizes pathways, which includes notifying physicians as appropriate Formulates a plan of care for individual needs, including patient population needs.
Participates in the planning of routine transitional health care needs (i.e. treatment options, patient placement options) Adapts planned educational programs and information to individual patients and family by modifying teaching strategies or content.
Integrates education during the delivery of patient care Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care to determine immediate priorities and to offer solutions for problems Makes independent clinical decisions based on knowledge drawn from education and experience Actively advocates for patient rights and identifies potential conflict.
Seeks counsel for resolution of conflict Job Requirements Required Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing and FNP Minimum one year of experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner in an outpatient clinic setting RN NP BLS and DEA certifications Active licensure as a registered nurse in California or possession of a temporary California RN license (TL) a California (California Code of Regulations Section 1482) and Licensed as a Nurse Practitioner in good standing from the California State Board of Nursing.
National Nurse Practitioner Certification in good standing from either the: AANP (American Academy of Nurse Practitioners) or ANCC (American Nurse Credentialing Center).
Requires a graduate degree from an accredited nursing school and active California RN and NP licensure. Candidates must have at least one year of outpatient clinic experience and current BLS, DEA, and AANP or ANCC certifications.
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