This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on:
9/27/2024, 10/25/2024, 11/22/2024, 12/27/2024, 1/31/2024, 2/28/2024, 3/28/2024, 4/25/2024
Nurse Practitioners provide a range of health care services involving diagnosis, assessment, treatment, and clinical management of patients in a public health center or a public health/field services program; such services include physical examinations, laboratory and screening tests, therapeutic treatments, education, counseling, referral, and clinical duties customarily performed by physicians.
Knowledge of- Professional principles, procedures, and techniques of nurse practitioners
- State of California laws and regulations on nursing, and nurse practitioner practices
- Symptoms and normal course of acute and chronic illnesses, and their treatment
- Family planning methods
- Medical and health care for pregnant women
- Normal growth and development, and common illnesses of infants and children
- Standard medical record-keeping
- Procedures, techniques, and tests for conducting comprehensive physical examinations
- Techniques and interpretations of standard laboratory tests, X-rays, and basic diagnostic procedures
- Substance abuse symptoms and intervention techniques
- Mental and emotional illness symptoms and intervention techniques
- Medications commonly used for a wide variety of medical conditions, and their effects and contraindications
- Symptoms, prevention, reporting requirements, and treatment of child and adult abuse and neglect
- Normal and abnormal family dynamics
- Community resources for medical care, mental health care, and social services
- Differing cultural, religious, social, and economic factors affecting community medical care clients
- Proper handling and administering of medications
- Proper handling of laboratory samples and contaminated items
- Causes, control, detection, prevention, and treatment of common communicable diseases including sexually transmitted diseases
- Techniques of patient and family counseling
Desirable Knowledge- Techniques of interviewing
- Techniques of conducting training sessions
Ability to- Effectively communicate with clients of various social, cultural, economic, and education backgrounds
- Work cooperatively with other medical care providers
- Effectively intervene in cases of mental illness, substance abuse, and adult/child abuse and neglect
- Effectively train others
- Gain cooperation of patients in treating communicable and environmentally-based illnesses
- Maintain patient confidentiality
- Accurately evaluate and diagnose medical conditions, including obtaining and assessing medical histories
- Work independently and apply sound medical judgement and department protocols in treatment, treatment planning, and referrals to physicians
- Recognize and take immediate action in emergency and immediate need cases
- Communicate clearly and concisely orally and in writing
Minimum QualificationsPossession of a current valid license as a registered nurse
and a Nurse Practitioner certification issued by the State of California. Failure to maintain such a license and certification may be cause for disciplinary actions in accordance with Civil Service Commission Rules.
APPLICATIONQualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by
5:00 PM on the posted cut-off date.
County of Sacramento
Department of Personnel Services
Employment Services Division
700 H Street, Room 4667
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone (916) 874-5593; 7-1-1 California Relay ServiceEmail EmployOffice@Saccounty.netInter-Office Mail Code: 09-4667
www.SacCountyJobs.net
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